[pct-l] Shoe Question

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Tim,

Zappos’ are more like highly-ventilated shoes than pure sandals like Teva
or Chaco.

PCT hikers use all of these -- particularly the Chacos – and have hiked the
entire trail in them, including across Sierra snowpack.  I really enjoy
hiking in sandals but for anything but training hikes I go with shoes.

I object to sandals primarily because I can’t keep the trash out.  Without
socks I can sometimes just shake loose the trash, but it’s worse when I
wear socks with them.

Enjoy your planning,

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Tim Gustafson <tjg at tgustafson.com> wrote:

> One more question before turning in for the night:
>
> Does anyone have any recommendation/experience/whatever about wearing
> heavy sandals, like the one linked below, rather than trail shoes?
> I've had these for a long time now and they're super comfy.  My feet
> sweat profusely, so I was wondering if I should wear these with socks
> rather than trail sneakers?  Another factor in my decision here is
> that my sandals are way more comfortable than my sneakers are - one
> sneaker I have is a bit too small and the other a bit too large.
>
> http://www.zappos.com/keen-arroyo-ii-slate-black-bronze-green
>
> --
>
> Tim Gustafson
> tjg at tgustafson.com
> http://tgustafson.com/
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