[pct-l] Water shoes advice

[J. Lopes]

"recently on wet pavement (after a rain), I'm not so sure anymore: they
felt slippery as hell."

I have a pair of super cheap and very light neoprene booties that i coated
the bottom in a generous amount of silnet that work well for stream
crossing and camp relaxing (but take a long time to dry if you take them
off after a crossing).

I also have a pair of diy strap sandals made from a pair of thin vibram
soles. Easy to make and a couple of ounces.

On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Sergey Shevchenko
<sg.shevchenko at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks everyone!
>
> I wanted something more substantial than Walmart shoes for $6-8. Something
> I could also wear to work etc. And the Crocks phenomenon has always been
> driving me nuts, along with Uggs and Toms :)
>
> So I went with Marcia's advice and got a pair of New Balance Minumus. So
> far they look great, so I'm anxious to see how they do on the trail!
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Marcia Powers <gottawalk at me.com> wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
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