Re:[pct-l] what works

["BeachBum" <transient@backpacker.com>]

On Sun, 28 May 2000 12:23:35 EDT CMountainDave@aol.com wrote:
I'm merely suggesting that, given the journal records, perhaps they 
>should buck the herd instinct and reject the Jardinian axiom that "lighter is 
>always better" and try something "new". Incredible as it may seem, maybe old 
>school custom fit leather hiking boots would do the trick. 

I keep hearing about this Jardine guy. One of theses days I really must find out what he has to say. I ditched the waffle stompers 12 years ago because they were destroying my feet. I quit carrying things I never use and started carrying the lightest things I could find because I'm lazy and out there to enjoy myself. I can't ever remember being part of a herd longer than it took for them to discover my generally foul mood....=o). The island I live on has 28 miles of deserted beaches. I regularly hike the dunes, with a summer surface temp well above 120 deg., in sandals. I wouldn't even consider doing it in heavy leather boots. It is extremely difficult to get blisters in sandals....nothing to rub on most of your foot. Every pair of boots I've ever owned had factory inserts so I guess I'm not alone in thinking they are a good idea. The problem, of course, is that the people that are having foot problems are wearing inappropriate foot gear....what ever it is..and the solution is to find out what works best for them. By the way, after 20 years or so of hiking in those nice heavy leather boots they'll have to operate on your feet for pinched nerves...or you can just enjoy them pain. Real men love pain......lol.

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