Pinewoods Hunter Boots

Manufactured and imported from Pinewood, an established Swedish company specialising in outdoors wear, the High Leg Hunter’s Boots stand 10 ½” high from the underside of the sole’s cleat to the very well padded and stylishly trimmed top section.

Even on initial inspection, the boot’s ooze quality due to the generous amount of high grade leather used for the upper, as well as the design and layout of the heavy-duty synthetic toe and heel protection. There’s also a comfortable, wide, three ribbed padded top rear section.

Internally, the boots use a waterproof membrane known as Aqua-Dry. It keeps water out and is breathable to allow sweat to wick away from your foot. They’re also lined with a sensible 200gram Thinsulate. I find this suitable for very cold weather, if wearing the correct socks and equally not over warm come summer. I mention this ‘Thinsulate rating’ as I feel it’s a good compromise for adding comfort and warmth to an ‘active’ hunting boot of this kind.

The boots have a ‘wide throat’ meaning they’re easy to get in and out of unlaced, which is always a bonus. The boots use very strong ‘rot-proof’ laces utilising fi ve pairs of extra strong captive ‘D’ rings and five more open style metal hooks for ‘speed lacing’ up to the very top. The lace retainers are solid with heavy-duty ‘weather-resistant’ steel rivets.

All seams are double stitched and bonded. The company’s ‘Comfort-Flex’ rubber sole is interesting as it uses deep ridging running across the boot, interspersed with semi-clover leaf shape lugs. This results in the sole being light, yet has a deep ‘tread’ pattern with an abbreviated mid-sole.

Rugged, robust, and deceptively light, these well built boots offer a surprisingly good grip on a variety of surfaces. The Pinewood High Hunter Boots is available in UK sizes 4 - 13 and are priced at £149.99.