[pct-l] Sizing up on shoes and heel slippage

[Steel-Eye]

Good evening, Jeff,

Odds are good that as your new sneakers loosen up and adapt to your feet 
they will more readily follow your heel.  That, plus the fact that you will 
probably become accustomed to the looseness.

My "official" shoe size is 10.5 D, but on the trail I have to wear 12 or 
12.5 EEEE.  Loose is good.

Steel-Eye


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Whitmer" <heynicemarmot at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 7:50 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Sizing up on shoes and heel slippage


>I was told it would be a good idea to size up for hiking north from Campo. 
>I
> tried on some size 11.5 (I wear a 10.5) trail runners and they felt great
> other than the heel which slipped. I know with boots, this would cause
> blisters within a few miles. I'm not sure if it does with trail runners or
> not. Do I just deal with it until my feet expand more? I know my toes will
> expand, my will my heel start to fit better and stop slipping after a 
> while?
>
> For the record, I tried on the exact same shoe that I wore last summer for 
> a
> 3 week section hike and I loved them, but my shoes didn't fit after about
> 2.5 weeks! My toes rejoiced at the end of that trip.
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