Contour Launches Budget Bargain Boot

Contour Boots, you might recall, are specifically designed for the British market and use tooling and designs from old Scarpa models to produce a good quality boot at a very decent price.

Latest in their line-up is a lightweight fabric / suede boot with fully waterproof lining retailing for £59.99. The Contour Trail uses a Brit-specific broader last for a better fit on classically higher volume UK feet and combines a full hydroban waterproof and breathable lining with a newly developed cushioned sole.

The new sole, says Contour, is designed to give good grip on 'the sort of wet and muddy ground so often encountered in the British hills and countryside' making it suitable for all year use at lower levels at least. The only question we'd ask, is whether the breathability of the liner will be up to really warm summer conditions, but then that's a problem we've encountered with every waterproof-lined boot we've ever tested.

The boot is also available in women's specific guise and also, rather neatly, in a junior version priced at £29.99.

Last time we mentioned the links between Contour and Scarpa we were rapped sternly over the knuckles, so we'd best point out that these are not Scarpa boots, but they do use the technology from older Scarpa models with different sole units, which is what makes them such a good buy. Think the relationship between say, VW-Audi and Skoda.

More Contour details and stockist information at the Mountain Boot Company web site.