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Ask Brasher Live On The Forum Yesterday!

We quizzed Brasher's top footwear expert live on the OM forum.


Posted: 30 June 2008
by Jon

We've teamed up with the guys from Brasher to give you the chance of asking one of their top experts anything you like about outdoor footwear generally and the Brasher brand in particular live on the OM forum, today, Monday 30 June.

Philippe Galland is Brasher's footwear product manager, which means he knows everything there is to know about shoes, boots and the great outdoors. He's also a passionate walker, climber and mountaineer, so he knows where you're coming from.

So if you want advice on the ideal performance footwear for a particular activity, how a boot or show is developed, tested and manufactured and how long the process takes, he's the fella to ask.

And of course, if you want to know what direction Brasher is heading in, he'll be able to talk about that too. Do the new, more modern looking boots in the range spell the end for the traditional Brasher boot for example?

When?

Philippe will be live on the forum next Monday 30 June between 12.00pm and 1.00pm in the afternoon and then later on between 6.00pm and 7.00pm answering your questions. We're sure he'll also be able to answer stuff posted in between if you can't make those times.

For more information on the Brasher range see www.brasher.co.uk.


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Hello, this is your chance to ask Brasher's top footwear man Philippe Galland anything you want to know about outdoor footwear generally and Brasher boots and shoes in particular.

Philippe with be live here from noon until one o'clock then again this evening from 6pm until 7pm.

To kick things off, I'll summarise some of the questions you've already asked, but the whole point of this thread is for you to put your queries directly to Philippe, so if there's something you've always wanted to know about outdoor footwear, but were afraid to ask, here's your chance

Posted: 30/06/2008 at 11:33

Hello Philippe, Mike in Edinburgh, Scotland here. No specific question, just happy to sit in and enjoy the show.

Posted: 30/06/2008 at 11:52

We’ve already had a few questions asked in advance by OMers who may not be able to post live today.

In no particular order they are:

Is it true that Brasher is planning to bring out a Gore-Tex-free Hill Master boot again?

What is the point of Gore-Tex and other membranes in outdoors footwear and why do they appear to fail so often?

Why are so few Brasher models made in size 12 and above? What proportion of the population has feet of this size?

Why are boots not sold with the option of mismatched sizes - say 42 on one foot and 43 on the other. Surely modern stock control systems would make this feasible?

Do you have plans to produce a lightweight leather walking shoe without a Gore-Tex liner to compete with the likes of Inov-8?

Why do some brands produce different width fittings and others not? Is it just a question of production cost / viability?

Which Brasher boot models would you recommend for crampon use and why?

Can you re-issue the Original Brasher Boot - I seem to remember there were plans to do this, but they were shelved, why?

Are their plans to revive the original version of the leather Supalite boot but without a waterproof liner?

Do lightweight shoes and trainers offer enough support for lightweight backpacking use and which part of footwear construction is most important for stability?

Why are so many footbeds supplied with boots so basic?

The trend with outdoor footwear seems to be to use more and more internal foam padding for a luxurious feel on initial fit, but does this foam tend to pack down over time making the shoe or boot feel sloppy?

Posted: 30/06/2008 at 11:52

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