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5 Reasons to Buy LOWA Women’s Renegade GTX Mid Hiking Boots
Hi, I’m Darlene Panzera, an adventurer, author, and mom, and I’d like to share 5 reasons why I decided to buy Lowa Women’s Renegade GTX Mid Hiking Boots.
Last year I bought a pair of hiking boots from another company that felt great when I tried them on in the store, but when I started hiking in them, they didn’t quite feel right. I kept telling myself they still needed to be broken in and that they’d be okay. I was so wrong! After several months of smaller hikes, I took a 6-mile hike to a fire tower in Washington’s Cascade Mountains and when I removed my boots my toes felt like they were on fire! The pain was almost unbearable. I had to face the fact that these boots were the wrong fit and I ended up giving them away to someone else even though I had spent over two hundred dollars on them.
This year when I went to buy new boots, I was more cautious. Below are a few of the deciding factors that led me to buy a pair of Lowa brand hiking boots:
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