[pct-l] How many pairs of shoes/ boots do you need

[Ned Tibbits]

One pair, but resoled along the way. The uppers lasted 30 years of almost 
constant on-trail and on-snow abuse. Not too shabby!



Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
www.mountaineducation.org
-----Original Message----- 
From: Jeffrey Olson
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 10:23 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] How many pairs of shoes/ boots do you need

My longest section hike was about 600 miles or so.  I started with new
trail runners and a superfeet insole, and in later years, an ed viesturs
(sp) insole.  What wore out wasn't the sole of the shoe. It was the
interior.  My toe wore a hole in the top of the shoe and the heel got
ragged.  The rubber toe piece of the sole started to disbond and curl
up.  The sole of the shoe hardly wore down at all. It was the upper that
started to disintegrate, from the inside out.

On subsequent section hikes I'd get new shoes and put a strip of duct
tape inside the heel that ran underneath the new insole.  I'd curl it
out and over and down a bit.  That kept one area from wearing out
prematurely, or what I considered to be premature.  It also made the
shoe really easy to slip on and off, and even when sweaty, salty wet,
not as much heat built up.  I never had problems with heel blisters, but
I noticed the difference.  I also tried it with shoes I'd worn and
gotten dirty, and the duct tape didn't stick nearly as well.

Jeffrey Olson
Rapid City, SD
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