[pct-l] Hiking Sandals

Wed Dec 10 18:03:47 CST 2008

Chacos.  Woo-hoo!!!  I really love them, and they've worked well for me on the trail.  They make me feel good -- my feet are happy, and they are reminders of how I feel on the trail and the places I've walked in them.  I can go on about their merits, but I'll spare the post a repeat of past statements.

-----Original Message-----
>From: patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Dec 10, 2008 8:13 AM
>To: Steel-Eye <chelin at teleport.com>, Kelly Cohoe <kellycohoe at comcast.net>, PCT e-mail forum <pct-l at backcountry.net>, Bob Sartini <r.sartini at rcn.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking Sandals
>
>The keens are ok, but don't offer as much support as the Chacos. I love my chacos and I know a guy who hiked the entire JMT in them, through snow and all. If the part that touches the bottom of your foot bothers you (ridgy) then just wear sox, it's more comfy that way anyways. 
>
>patti
>
>--- On Wed, 12/10/08, Bob Sartini <r.sartini at rcn.com> wrote:
>From: Bob Sartini <r.sartini at rcn.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking Sandals
>To: "Steel-Eye" <chelin at teleport.com>, "Kelly Cohoe" <kellycohoe at comcast.net>, "PCT e-mail forum" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 6:48 AM
>
>I have hiked about 2000 miles or so in Bite Sandals, Unfortunately they are 
>now pretty worn out. Unfortunately Bite no longer makes them. lately I have 
>tried Keen Sandals and they have worked well but they don't really have
>very 
>grippy tread. Any ideas on hiking sandals in general and Keen in particular.
>
>"EVERYTHING is in walking distance,"
>    ......Bamboo Bob
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Steel-Eye" <chelin at teleport.com>
>To: "Kelly Cohoe" <kellycohoe at comcast.net>; "PCT e-mail
>forum" 
><pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 8:59 AM
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Front Packs
>
>
>> Good morning, Kelbud,
>>
>> Most hikers carry gear in front, with the variables being the amount of 
>> gear
>> carried and how.  For an ultralite hiker the most weight-efficient carry
>> means is a simple sack on one's back.  Any addition of pockets,
>pouches,
>> patches, zippers, straps, and handy doodads increases the convenience
>> somewhat, but it increases the pack's weight and cost
>disproportionately.
>> Adding a front pack does seem to improve balance and weight distribution,
>> but at a weight penalty:  Seldon does the back-pack compensate by becoming
>> lighter when capacity is moved to the front.  The Syncpack Frontpack has
>> significant capacity - more than I would ever need - and there is an
>> unfortunate tendency we all have to obey the backpacker's corollary to
>> Parkinson's Law, i.e. "The amount of junk expands to fill the
>available
>> space."
>>
>> I do use a "front pack".  It is a lite, contoured, 150 cu. in.
>modified 
>> butt
>> pack with a thin belt.  I wear it around my waist in front.  It weighs 3.7
>> oz and I resent even that much.  I use it because I hike in thin nylon
>> athletic shorts that have no pockets, and my back-pack has no belt upon
>> which, or in which, I can carry small items such as my little camera with 
>> an
>> extra chip and battery, ChapStick, a knife, a pinch-light, a small 
>> notebook
>> and pencil stub, my wallet, and - situationally - a small container of
>> Clorox, DEET, sun-screen, snacks, bandanna, etc.  It is independent of my
>> pack and about the only time I remove it is to sleep.
>>
>> In times past I've worn cargo-pocket hiking shorts, but they weigh
>more 
>> than
>> the athletic shorts/butt pack combination, and I find the stuffed pockets 
>> to
>> be less comfortable.
>>
>> About the only thing ridiculous out there on the trail are items that you
>> seldom need, and/or items which are not the lightest that are reasonably
>> available.
>>
>> Steel-Eye
>> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Kelly Cohoe" <kellycohoe at comcast.net>
>> To: "PCT e-mail forum" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 9:23 PM
>> Subject: [pct-l] Front Packs
>>
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I was wondering what people think of carrying a smaller front pack
>like
>>> the Syncpack Frontpack.  I like the idea of easy access to water,
>snacks
>>> and a few other items, but wonder if carrying something like that in 
>>> front
>>> of me is either uncomfortable or ridiculous.  Any input would be
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> Kelbud
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