You are all adults and should know how to buy gear for your own use based on usage. Sometimes when reading comments, I get the feeling that some, after a long time praising buying new gear, just ask to boast and chat a bit. If the shoe blistered you, find the cause why it happened; the blister location is also very important (front, back, sole, or side). The shoe must be big enough so that when going downhill we don't bang toes. It must also be tied firmly enough. So, for uphill walking, you can loosen the laces, but not so much that the foot "walks" too much in the shoe; otherwise, you'll get a blister on the heel. Shoe maintenance is also important. I grease every new footwear with beeswax, and I do it later as needed. It also happened to me in winter that I lost the sole (Mammut). In winter, don't leave wet shoes in the car so the leather freezes. Just like the shoe, socks are important too; I wear 8 pairs of Kilimanjaro. For long tours (hikes more than ten hours straight without a break), I also turn them, left to right foot and vice versa. These socks are very supportive, so I have the top edge cut with scissors; several times during the walk, I push the top edge down or up, otherwise a ring forms on the leg. So be attentive while walking what happens with the feet; when you feel something, act immediately, that way you'll reach the desired goal. I use about 5 to 8 pairs of footwear from different brands. I wear what I need that day; if I go for two days or more, then some footwear is in the accompanying car. For me, it's important that the shoe is as wide as possible in the front, size 46.5. For the sole not to slip on wet rock, we must know that not every Vibram works (plastic and rubber mix). Lp. (left foot is 5 mm bigger than right), so I always try only the left shoe.