How do I size a boot I can't try on?
A: You're right about the Bulnes ($215)-surprisingly, it's no longer being imported to the U.S. Which is too bad, as it was an extremely good boot.
On the other hand, as a discontinued boot, you can find good buys on it. I found them for $134 at www.bittersweetgear.com in a full size range. Fitting a boot by mail is definitely tricky, but potentially worth the risk unless you're one of these guys who writes in and says they have hammer toes and wide feet and flat arches and need size 15 and gee why don't people make a boot for me? The Bulnes is a fairly straight-fitting boot. If you are confident in your casual walking shoe size (the fact is, few people know their correct shoe size), then order a half-size up. By the time you add a liner sock and mid-weight hiking sock, you should be spot-on.