[pct-l] Water shoes advice

[Carol]

I agree. I have the sports edition for the added durability in the soles, but the normal ones would probably have done fine. 

And you forgot one thing: They float! Of course, that doesn't help in a swift stream. But if you're goofing around in a lake, you'll have a chance of recovery. 

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On Jun 25, 2013, at 8:48 PM, Dan Welch <welchenergy at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've been using Crocs for years without any problems.  They are lightweight
> (11 oz for the pair,) comfortable for use as camp shoes, dry quickly, and
> when the backstrap is placed around my heel they are very unlikely to come
> off even in rapids.  They aren't perfect but the best compromise of weight,
> "robustness", and comfort that I've found.
> 
> Timberline  
> 
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> 
> 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?
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