[pct-l] Water shoes advice

[Marcia Powers]

I wear New Balance Minimus trail runners. My women's size 9.5 weigh 4 ounces per shoe. I love the aggressive dot pattern tread. Water drains immediately and the shoe dries quickly. The tongue is attached to the shoe body so laces up the shoe are unnecessary. I use a small piece of shoelace to snug the shoe to my ankle. NB Mins are my hiking shoe and are so comfortable that I don't need a camp shoe or water shoe.

I stopped wearing socks for day hikes and trail running. I am not sure that I would add them for a thru hike. My feet get dusty with or without socks. I haven't had blisters.

GottaWalk


On Jun 25, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Sergey Shevchenko <sg.shevchenko at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.