What I now use -
Boots - For winter, Berghaus Superlights, for summer, Saloman Ultra X's, both fit my feet perfectly. I've just completed the Pennine Way in my Saloman's, no problem and not even a whiff of a blister. I wore Superlights when I hiked across the Pyrenees in 2015, they did cause me a problem in the last week, an area of leather cracked above my toes inside my boots and my toes became sore. That has only happened to one of the three pairs I've owned. I also owned a pair of Decathlon boots for a year, they were good (tough soles) and I hiked for two weeks in the Pyrenees in 2018 wearing them.
Rucksack - My best rucksack is my Osprey Exos 48L, for me the perfect hiking size and a great carry system.
Tent - Marmot Pulsar 1P, no longer made but I like it. My criteria for tent buying are, good headroom, side opening, near-vertical sides, and lots of space! My tent has it all, I've looked at other tents but cannot find anything comparable in this price range, about £250 maximum.
Wet weather gear - a rain skirt (less than £10 from Amazon) a full zip Vaude poncho, (zip organised by my wife's friend) and it covers me and my rucksack. I have a normal hip-length waterproof jacket. It feels good but in hindsight, I shouldn't have bought it, I just wasted my money. I took both items with me on my recent hike, it didn't rain but I could tell within a couple of days that the jacket was redundant and I was just carrying dead weight.
My 'dorky' Sunday Afternoon Adventure sun hat was wonderful, protection from the sun, both face and neck and when blasted by high winds it just covered my ears to protect them as well.
My gloves are from Decathlon, £1.99 and were great. I don't need waterproof gloves, I use a couple of light homemade waterproof Silnylon tubes to keep my hands dry.
My only problem was the socks I chose to take, two pairs of Bridgedales (or are they tyres?) similar name anyway, for the first few days they made my feet 'burn' and when I got to Hawes I had to buy another brand. They helped (a lot of merino) but were still not likeable, my feet kept feeling damp. They will be fine when I srtarted to run again.