LOWA Renegade Hiking Boots - my review...

Another item that I recently bought were the LOWA Renegade light hiking boots. These got their first test during my recent hike to Rax.
For many years I used to be firm believer in medium-heavy to heavy hiking boots. They just have more stability when it comes to stabilizing your ankle. While that is entirely true it also means that you have to deal with much more weight of the hiking boot. I do have a medium hiking boot, but during the pas 2 summers I haven't been wearing them too much. The hikes I have been doing were rarely easy and really didn't justify a medium heavy hiking boot. And of course the heavier a hiking boot is, that warmer it will be. That is all well and nice when temperatures are moderate, but with temps in the 90's I really I wanted a boot that is lighter and not as warm as my medium heavy boot. So I had done my research before heading out the Bergfuchs. I had lowered it down to LOWA Renegade and a comparable model made by Meidl.
I tried both boots.They were both quite comfy. But in the end I went with the LOWA Renegade. It is the boot that goes a little further up, maybe giving you an tad more stability. And the most important reason was, that I just felt more comfy on the LOWA. On even stretches they were absolutely great to wear. During passages where the trail was climbing up the mountain, they were light but great to wear, giving you enough stability without sacrificing traction on the trail. Downhill passages especially in the limestone mountains require a little rethinking of your hiking technique. With medium heavy booths you don't have to think on how to step on rocks. It just doesn't matter, your leg is being completely stabilized. So you really don't have to think about out. But with a light hiking boot, you sacrifice some of the stability for the weight. What essentially means, that have to adjust your stepping technique in order to adjust for the loss in stability. But this adjustment didn't take too long, in fact it went rather quickly.
And the best of all it's another hiking boot were I didn't get any blisters although I ended up doing an 8 hour hike. And that's definitely a huge Plus I'm my book. All Pro's and Con's considered I definitely can recommend the LOWA Renegade.