[pct-l] awful trail shoes

[Vermilion Valley Resort]

My wife was looking at these at Cabella's here in Phoenix.  Good to know 
they aren't any good before she bought them!

Probably better for you anyway in the long run... the ad clearly states 
they are for warm, dry climates (then why in the world would they call 
them "Shasta"?)... and this year especially, with the possible 
exceptions of the desert crossing and the few days between Campo and 
Laguna, the PCT is far from "warm" and "dry" ;)

It sucks to be breaking in new shoes with only a week to go though....

Bill

elaine nye wrote:
> I bought a pair of KEEN shoes called "Shasta" they are designed for a woman's foot (whatever that means) and frankly they are awful shoes! Don't waste your money on these. I bought them two months prior to my trail departure to break them in and they already started falling apart! The back of the shoe where the heal rubs against wore away immediately and exposed sharp wire and a rough material begging for blisters. Now i'm back to square one breaking in a new pair of shoes to start the trail in less than a week. Not looking forward to blisters....
>
> you have now been warned about these...
>
> http://www.keenfootwear.com/product/ss11/shoes/women/trailhead/shasta/shitake!deep%20sea
>
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