[pct-l] Snow Shoes vs. Timing for snow on a thru
gwschenk at socal.rr.com
gwschenk at socal.rr.com
Tue Oct 26 12:10:07 CDT 2010
I've come to prefer good fitting boots again after having tried trail runners for a few years. The dirt that works into the shoe is very hard on my feet, especially the decomposed granite grit of the Sierra.
Gary
---- Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
>
> On Oct 25, 2010, at 9:06 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> >
> > Someone wrote about hiking in Chaco's.
>
> That was me. They don't work in the snow. The snow accumulates under
> your toes making it hard to walk. Every few steps I had to shake the
> snow out. Chacos also have piss-poor traction on snow or anything. I
> have been thinking of having them resoled at the cobbler to put a
> real sole on. Chaco USA will just put the same sole on.
>
> > I haven't tried them, but we have
> > gravitated toward simpler and lighter shoes. Our current shoe
> > preferences
> > have almost no support. They are a slab of foam with some mesh to
> > hold it
> > under the foot. They're very light, and our feet are stronger and
> > ache less.
>
> What shoes are these?
>
> I have been moving toward simpler shoes, too. First I switched from
> leather boots to light canvas boots. Then from high tops to low tops.
> The switch to low tops was miraculous for me. I have ankles like tree
> stumps and finally I could USE them! Then I made a mistake and bought
> motion control shoes on the trail and broke my feet completely and
> had to get off. So I made sure after that to get shoes that were
> flexible. Still wasn't quite enough because all the heel rise and
> especially that crater your forefoot falls into caused pain. Not to
> mention that they just don't make shoes shaped like a real foot.
> Chacos have a huge arch bump which can bother me, but otherwise are
> pretty simple. Hopefully I will be able to make something that works
> for me. It's pretty much come to that, I'm afraid.
>
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