Garmont DRAGONTAIL Review The Best Approach Shoes!
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Garmont Dragontail Review
After over 1 years hard use, I have to say Garmont's DRAGONTAIL Approach shoes have not let me down. Tough leather and rubber construction sporting an excellent VIBRAM sole with a great grippy tread pattern, the Dragontail is an approach shoe you can feel comfortable in walking over rough terrain giving you a secure feeling from the sole and the lacing pattern.
The lacing system of the Garmont Dragontail is also well thought out and the tongue is of bellows construction, so this is great at preventing small stones and sticks getting right into the shoes.. The Garmont Dragontail comes in various colors if you're not up to the zombie green of mine and there is also a gortex model although I simply spray mine once in a whole with silicone water repellent and they are good to go.
Totally recommend them for people serious about their outdoor footwear!
The Garmont Dragontail can also be seen here:
www.garmont.com/en/catalogo/ap...
Those of you who are climbers and are not wearing the the Dragontail, I'd definitely recommend you take a look at this model.
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Nice shoes, man, they look good and stout!👍
@BushCampingTools
7 жыл бұрын
They are indeed. Plus they come in various different colours (other than this Mint green). The VIBRAM sole rocks too for grip. Thanks for watching.
i love my dragontails. looking forward to buy a second pair. you know one in the forrest and one for home.they are so comfortable to me that i cannot ressist :) i wear the lt not the mnt variant.
@BushCampingTools
6 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear, mine get a real flogging! I love them too and only wish they were "wearing out" even a bit so I could justify buying another pair LOL! I also own a pair of Garmont VETTA MNT's, which I also love and wear all the time!
@geogaddi6215
6 жыл бұрын
last time mine got me trou 3 cimes in dolomites with some climbing trails many rocks and so on. i never missed those heavy shoes most dealers will sell you. they got me throu the rocks like butter.sry for my bad english mate. how long do you own them now?what do you use to keep them fresh and clean?
@BushCampingTools
6 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm just wiping them, most of the time they just get dusty and not so much covered mud but the construction has been well thought out as approach shoes go and that's what I like and as u say they are not too heavy for fast trips into the mountains. BTW I also very much like La Sportiva and have been a big user of their shoes and boots for many years and I also have a pair of Kayland mountaineering boots (crampon compatible). Which I love too.
@geogaddi6215
6 жыл бұрын
Thx for those Tips mate. Design on those sportiva shoes is great aus well.good to know that you like them too. Hope my second pair arrives these days. Think i will be all right for a long time with 2 pairs.:)
look's a good strong shoe , I've noticed for a while that more and more people are starting to use approach shoe's instead of boots it could also be a weight issue shoe's are much lighter than big heavy boots, nowadays it's all about weight for all kit ,I remember back in the day my kit canvas rucksack hobnail boot's now that was heavy when wet happy day's
@BushCampingTools
7 жыл бұрын
Hi yeah, I've got mountaineering boots (not plastic boots but still very rigid for crampons- actually sitting beside me now LOL. I'll need to gain some altitude to use them right now LOL. But seriously, i guess being a climber from way back I was always wearing them and then they just progressed to a lot of outdoor use even if not hiking to a crag. The only drawbacks can be waterproofness (but there is a Gortex model of the Dragontail). They (approach shoes) are generally cheaper than good lightweight boots too. But yeah carrying less weight on the feet makes a huge difference. Hobnail boots mate, well I've only seen em once when I was a teenager. This shoe is def strongly constructed. I haven't seen it for sale though in the UK though.
@normanscout1148
7 жыл бұрын
+Bush Camping Tools no haven't seen them in the UK for sale but now with the web would say it wouldn't be difficult to find a pair anywhere "hobnail boot's"cracking footwear I think you'll have to look in a museum now for them giving away my age now LOL
@BushCampingTools
7 жыл бұрын
Yep you are mate! I seem to remember they were a real PITA when those "nails" started to get all exposed?
@normanscout1148
7 жыл бұрын
Bush Camping Tools your right they were I think that's why they went out of fashion
@BushCampingTools
7 жыл бұрын
I remember wearing some sort of MKII version but with screws and they were good but when they got exposed, look out LOL!
I've never had a better sole for wilderness use, than Vibram Lugs.
@BushCampingTools
7 жыл бұрын
You are so right! They are experts in making and designing excellent soles. The sole of my mountaineering boot boots are Vibrams, the sole of these things in this video are and so are the soles of 90% of my outdoor footwear is too. I swear by them.
Do you know where these shoes are made? Thank you
@BushCampingTools
3 жыл бұрын
Hi the Company is an Italian company but I think mine were sewn in Vietnam. I away from home right now but I can look in about 5 days time and check properly for you. They are still going strong!
Am I the only one who gets bad blisters with these?
@BushCampingTools
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe? LOL, never ever had bad blisters with mine even when straight out of the box on a day hike. I've still got mine although the inners on the sides are getting pretty worn.
@MrHappy-oq7ot
Ай бұрын
@@BushCampingToolsI have a question about sizing, should i get them half size bigger than normal street shoe size?