[pct-l] Salomon trail runners

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

1) Goretex bad. You're feet will hate you in the desert. I made that  
mistake and promptly bought non-goretex shoes from the outlet mall in  
Cabazon.
2) The people at REI won't understand using running shoes for  
backpacking. Don't put a whole lot of stock in their "professional"  
opinions.
3) I tried the New Balance 811s and hated them. I do like my New  
Balance 477 $40 shoes, though. They are superior to the 811s in every  
way, although they are street runners. I hike in them anyway though.

Diane

On Mar 4, 2010, at 3:40 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

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> Does anyone have experience with Salomon's XA Comp 4 GTX Trail  
> Runners? They
> are the only trail runner I can find made by Salomon that is Gortex  
> lined.
> The sales guy at REI said he really liked them but used them for  
> running,
> not for backpacking. I'm trying to decide between these and the New  
> Balance
> 900 series (women's).
> I feel like the Salomon shoe has a better fit, but everyone seems  
> to love
> the New Balances for backpacking.
> Any input would be appreciated!
>
> Alexandra