[pct-l] Shoe life on Trail

[Gary Wright]

On May 28, 2010, at 10:35 AM, James F. Miller wrote:

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> I'm curious as to how often folks change out thier shoes when doing a thru hike.

I used four pairs of shoes on the PCT.  I think 4-5 pairs is common.  I've seen people wear trail runners for up to 1000 miles but they tend to look more like hunks of duck-tape at that point rather than shoes.  Most trail-runners seem to have a life time of 600 miles or so.

Radar