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[pct-l] Camp Shoes
Good evening,
I do not use "camp shoes" for several reasons:
1) The concept of lounging around camp is not operative for me on a
distance hike. There is very little time in camp when I am not in the sack.
2) I find very few items of footwear that are more comfortable than
running shoes. In the old days, people used to take along tennis shoes to
wear around camp when they were finally relieved to peel off the big, heavy
clod-hopper boots. My thought was, "Since light shoes are so comfortable,
why not wear them all the time," so I did.
3) I like to sleep wearing dedicated pair of medium-weight wool blend
socks to keep my feet warm both in the sack and when I inevitably must step
outside during the night to shake the dew off the vegetation. They also
protect the inside of the sleeping bag from the magic potion that I rub on
my feet every night. An insole-size piece of water resistant Cordura
stitched on the bottom of the socks adds a little protection plus it keeps
most of the gravel and needles from adhering to the socks and being carried
into the sleeping bag. It's pretty low-tech, and they do not come in DayGlo
orange.
Steel-Eye
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Ackerman" <gea5775@yahoo.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 1:33 PM
Subject: [pct-l] shoes
> Thanks steel-eye,
> I think this summer I will experiment with large sneakers. I just might
buy a couple of pair to try the different sizes with day hikes and my
remainder of the long trail hike. LL Bean has a great garentee, If it
doesn't work, they take it back. I may find the half size is good for day
hikes and a large pair is good for an extended trip. I will let you know if
the shoe topic comes up again next fall.
> Here is another question. Do most of the ultra light folks carry a pair of
camp shoes? I never did, even with my heavy pack. But what about river
crossing?
> Wolfclan
> GA to ME 78
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