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I don't know about the 5k a day but I really liked my Salomon Men's Quest 4D 3 Gore-TEX Backpacking Boots I don't think they make that model anymore. They may have a newer model. I wore them everyday for over 3 years. The soles are smooth I had to replace them. Look for some reviews on Salomon hiking boots.

Ariat and Darngood wool socks! Tried and tested at Yosemite

Unless you’re actually in snow and wearing a heavy pack, I recommend you don’t wear boots.

Can't speak to the boots but IMHO a good pair of socks is more important than anything. I like smartwool myself but I hear darngood is darn good too!

Pretty sure you meant Darn Tuff. I’ve heard nothing but praises about them.

I personally rock the Costco socks.

Danners. I've been wearing them for nearly two decades and my current pair is 11 years old.

Asolo, Lowa, and Zamberlain are all excellent brands. They came recommended to me by my forest ranger friend.

Austrian heavy field boots, they aren't too heavy but protect you're feet very well. The soles are designed for mountains so they have very good traction on wet rocks. The compound is very good and grippy, not come across a better compound in my life. I get mine as surplus for £40 but they still make them new, made by Steinkogler. You need to shop around a bit to find them for sale but I have a link here to get them new. http://www.militarypartner.com/Jagd-oxid-2/Schuhe-Stiefel/Feldschuh-schwer-Marke-Steinkogler.html

So what DO you recommend?

Merino wool socks by COZIA on amazon. I've had 6 pairs for about 10 to 11 months now used every workday (8 hours on my feet every workday) at a mechanic shop and there's not a single hole in any of them, they're amazingly durable for under 20$ for 3 pairs.

When I was contemplating and researching this, I went with White’s. https://imgur.com/a/bMoY9rj

Obviously depends on your terrain, and goretex or no goretex is something everyone has an opinion on.

I’m a big fan of Salomons personally. My X Ultra Mid GTXs have served me so well.

If the terrain isn’t too bad you could also be well served by some trail running shoes instead if you wanted.

Crispi’s have been my go to boot for hiking for 5+ years now along with custom insoles. I’ve never had a blister from them, with the longest trek in a day being roughly 20mi(32k), but I recommend trying out Solomon, Asolo, Lathrop, and Zamberlans too.

We have no idea. Reasons why:

1. Budget. $1000 boots are a thing. For some this is fine. For some this is crazy.
2. Hiking. For something this means a walk on a decommissioned railroad. For some this means summiting Everest.
3. Winter. Winter in Phoenix, AZ or Winter in Eureka, Canada?

Trail runners like the altra lone peak, or if you need a bit more protection, something like the Moab 2 ventilator

Woolpower is also a good sock- and under/mid layer alternative

My LaSportivas lasted me about 20 mountain ascents before the soles were pretty much ground down. Hiking boots are a consumable to serious hikers. There's no such thing as BIFL in that space. The best you can do is buy something like LaSportivas or really any vibram sole boot and resole them as needed. I got mine resoled and they'll probably last me another few years. Still just as waterproof on day one.

Ur right!!! Worth every penny 👍

Are these good in the cold?

As in, your feet won’t get cold? The moab are lightly insulated. But generally you’ll want thicker wool socks. I do winter hiking and it’s not an issue as long as you aren’t in deep snow.

This seems like the deal $53 on Amazon and I love my Merrel low tops.

They are very popular among thru hikers. They also sell waterproof version if you want that.

Keen

Same, the costco merino wool socks are super comfortable and feel durable to me

Great suggestions, but why not the waterproof gortex versions? A bit pricey, but Merrell has some good deals right now. I just bought a pair of Moab speed gortex and used them in a very wet and very snowy past few days. They aren’t insulated, but have a large toe box so it’s easy to double up or go with thick socks. I’ve been absolutely dry to the bone. Also when I wore just one sock layer, I could actually feel them breath, which surprised me. Awesome shoes!

Because generally it is better to have ventilation than waterproofing for hiking boots/shoes. The vent version is more beloved for hiking, but whatever suits your needs.

People like options

Where will you be hiking?

I’ve hiked and snow shoed all winter in keens, Oboz, vasque, solomon. Needless to say we deal with a decent amount of snow in Alaska so a good pair of gaiters helps a great deal. Merino wool socks and fox river sock liners are fantastic to have. 5k isn’t long enough that you really have to worry about insulated boots unless it’s going to be below -20, which I doubt you will be hiking in.

Costco wool socks are an amazing value and great socks.

The brand is Darn Tough, they are excellent

I just bought some Camino Evo GTX Lowa boots that I am rather pleased with.