[at-l] bad shoe advice

[askowronek at mindspring.com (amy)]

On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 10:44  PM, Paul Morgan wrote:

> The best boot fitter on the AT for me last year was the outfitter in 
> Johnson City, TN.  Folks there got me a better fit than Phil Oren at 
> Trail Days.  Oren put me into a pair of shoes that were a size too 
> small.  I lost three toenails hiking in those shoes for a week until I 
> could get them replaced.
>

Yeah, I have to say I disagree with Phil Oren.  He fits shoes *really* 
tight,
leaving no room at all for swelling.  I can see his point about not 
having
your foot move around in the shoe, but I just can't see wearing shoes
as small as he recommends.

-amy