[pct-l] buying shoes along the trail

[Roger Carpenter]

Here is my plug for Road Runner Sports, www.roadrunnersports.com.  I used
them in 1996 on my thru hike and still order from them occasionally.  They
got all my orders right and delivered on time.  Once I ordered in Burney
Falls for delivery to Castella in just 3 days, and they arrived by the time
I hiked into Castella.

Two important things to do when ordering along the trail:
1.  Be sure to specify the appropriate shipper so they don't try to have UPS
deliver to a post office.
2.  Your feet will swell along a long hike, so pay attention to that and
order a size larger as you pile on the miles.  I started with 11.5 B
(narrow) in 1996 and finished the thru hike with 13 normal width!

Roger Carpenter


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> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 5:53 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] buying shoes along the trail
>
>
> Or you can buy your shoes in the dead of winter when the prices are rock
> bottom at a location from a retail/web store.
>
> Then during your trip you have the option of keeping extras in your drift
> box or mailing them to yourself along the trail.
>
> Don't forget inserts!
>
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