[pct-l] Water shoes advice

[Sergey Shevchenko]

W
hat would you recommend as a good enough shoe to cross streams, in
particular along the JMT, which would be as light as possible?

I was hoping to use Merrell Torrent Glove, but after walking in them
recently on wet pavement (after a rain), I'm not so sure anymore: they felt
slippery as hell. After a closer examination, I noticed that the


sole on these shoes is absolutely sleek
--
nothing to grip to stones.
I don't quite understand how they could really work out as "water shoes"
with such a sole -- the way I see it, one bad step on a slippery boulder,
and I'm in the water with a broken leg potentially.

A sales person at REI was showing me in the direction of Chaco and Keens,
but they are heavy as bricks compared to Merrells.

There are other Merell models that don't claim to be water shoes but have a
much more pronounced sole pattern, e.g. Trail Glove 2. Would you say that
using those would be a better idea than Torrent Glove? Any other advice?