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I grew up in the age of wannabe gangster rap. I’m not talking about the real gangster rap of the early- and mid-nineties; I’m talking about the faux-stuff of the early 2000s. If you were in high school or college then, you can probably still recite lyrics from Eminem, 50 Cent, or Nelly, even if—like me—you were never a fan. And if you’re a child of this era, you probably remember the footwear of choice for many rappers were the Timberland boots, dating back to the days of Tupac, Biggie, and the Wu-Tang Clan. It was this popularity in the hip-hop community that helped propel Timberland into the billion-dollar company it is today. I tell you all of this because as of a month ago, this was the extent of my knowledge about the brand.
It’s about here where I feel I should confess that I’m a bit of a cheap-ass. This is why, when my editor asked me a month ago if I had a pair of hiking boots, I was a little embarrassed. Up until then, I was getting by on several pairs of old Army boots (I can feel your ridicule already) and a pair of Merrell boots that I purchased eleven years ago for an excursion through Torres del Paine National Park in the Patagonia region of Chile. To say these boots were battered would be an understatement, and when I started browsing brands to test, I was surprised to find Timberlands so highly rated in the hiking category.
On Amazon, the highest-rated Timberland boots are the Timberland White Ledge Mid Waterproof hiking boots, which have over 36,000 ratings and still average 4.5 stars. On top of this, the Timberland White Ledges are moderately priced, starting at $89.95 on Amazon (price is dependent on size availability, as these boots are no longer carried on the Timberland website), which means you can likely pick up a pair for just under one Benjamin. Here’s why they may end as your next hiking boots of choice.(copyright)
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