[pct-l] awful trail shoes

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I bought a pair of Keen hiking shoes in 2008 which came apart after 300 miles.  I contacted Keen, took pictures of where the shoes fell apart and chose a pair of regular 'dress' shoes as a replacement.  Imagine my surprise when the  brown Mary Janes I chose arrived in black!  
 
The Keen shoes tore up my feet.  They sure were comfortable in the store, but on the trail, I had blisters everywhere.  At Mazama, I soaked my feet in zip bags with ice cubes.  I met someone else on the trail who had the same model in boots.  Her feet were also torn up.  
 
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--- On Thu, 5/26/11, Vermilion Valley Resort <pct-l at edisonlake.com> wrote:


From: Vermilion Valley Resort <pct-l at edisonlake.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] awful trail shoes
To: "elaine nye" <elainenye at yahoo.com>
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 5:01 PM


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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