[pct-l] Shoes For Extra Wide Feet?

[Thomas Jamrog]

New Balance's women's shoes are not as wide as the men's models, so  
women are advised to shift over to appropriate men's sizes if you need  
even wider shoes.

Uncle Tom

On Jun 28, 2009, at 6:36 PM, Kea wrote:

> I find this to be a permanent problem.  I have found that only New  
> Balance
> have a wide enough fit - and any New Balance (2E or 4E) will do.  I  
> have
> just bought a pair of 875's and so far, they seem OK but it is early  
> days.
>
> Kea
>
>
>
> 2009/6/29 Erik The Black <erik at eriktheblack.com>
>
>> Howdy,
>>
>> Does anyone have recommendations for extra-wide shoes?
>>
>> For a couple years I have used the Merrell Moab Ventilators in  
>> regular
>> wide,
>> but they aren't really wide enough any more.
>>
>> The more I hike, the more my feet seem to grow.
>>
>> My foot is size 13 and it looks like I need a width with lots of  
>> E's behind
>> it now...
>>
>> I'm cool with shoes that are more like tennis-shoes than trail  
>> shoes. The
>> lighter, more comfortable and more breathable the better for me.
>>
>> I'm thinking to go with New Balance. I've never worn them before,  
>> but they
>> look to have a wide selection in lots of different widths....
>>
>> What model do you NB wearer's recommend?
>>
>> My main concern is toe-box width, because my toes (and the part of  
>> my foot
>> at the base of the toes) is really wide. I need a shoe with a more
>> square-shaped foot-box (as opposed to really triangular) because my  
>> little
>> toes are kind of long too.
>>
>> I feel like if I keep hiking for a few more years, I'm gonna have  
>> to start
>> ordering my shoes special-order from Nike like Shaq!! :P
>>
>> Thanks for any advice...
>>
>>
>> -Erik the Black
>> Aka: "Daffy Duck"
>> www.eriktheblack.com
>>
>>
>> PS. If there are other shoe companies aside from New Balance with  
>> good,
>> extra-wide shoes I'd like to know about them too.
>>
>>
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