[pct-l] Wide shoes?

[Jeffrey Olson]

New Balance 813 (or is it 814 now?) EEEE or EEEEEE

On 3/1/2011 2:52 PM, Vimal Golding wrote:
> Here we go with some more shoe talk! Does anyone have any suggestions
> regarding brands that make wide shoes? I just had REI measure my foot
> today and they told me that I am a men's 8 wide. I have struck out on
> shoes a lot. Vasque 8.5W, Keen 9, Garmont 9, etc... All were too
> skinny and gave me pinch blisters on my toes and often heel blisters.
> I tried Vasque 9 Wide today and they were still too skinny. I have
> some all leather Asolos that I love (8.5). I'm planning to use these
> through the Sierra (mostly for stability on snow), but want something
> lighter for the rest of the trail. I'm to the point of thinking I
> might wear my Chacos (8W) through SoCal. They've done me well on
> numerous 5-7 day trips but am worried about cutting my exposed foot
> and it getting infected. I hike quite a bit and also hike, often with
> weight, for work, so I'm not expecting major foot growth (but I guess
> we'll see). In any case, I need to get shoes and get hiking in them
> really soon, but nothing feels right. Any suggestions?
>
> Vimal
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