[pct-l] Hiking shoes & Inserts

[Tortoise]

In my limited experience I discard the stock insoles and use just a Spenco flat neoprene-like insole. It has a little cushioning and lasts almost forever.  I recall I tried doing without conventional insoles and my custom orthotics a couple years ago after reading others' experience here. 

Also I go barefoot or flat slippers at home.  We evolved walking barefoot.   

Tortoise

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> On Sep 25, 2013, at 7:56, Jeffrey Olson <jjolson60 at centurylink.net> wrote:
> 
> I'll second this.  Ray Jardine made the point that the quality of the 
> shoe didn't matter as you aren't carrying a lot of weight.  It was fit 
> that matters.  I can go along with that  - big and wide shoes - but the 
> inserts that comes with running shoes and light boots are pretty poor in 
> quality, and break down in what seems like hours.
> 
> I really noticed the difference in comfort/absence of foot pain when I 
> started using Viesturs inserts.  The process of putting them in the 
> oven, heating them up, and then in the shoes and standing around for a 
> while worked pretty well.
> 
> http://www.backcountry.com/sole-ed-viesturs-signature-edition-footbed
> 
> Jeffrey Olson
> Rapid City, SD
> 
>> On 9/25/2013 8:18 AM, gary_schenk at verizon.net wrote:
>>  Perhaps even more important than the shoe/boot is the insert. A couple of years ago I stopped at the New Balance store in Pasadena and they put me on this gizmo that read my feet. They then recommended an insert. It was expensive, about $60, so I almost blew it off. I got it though, and it was one of the smartest things I ever did. Before they finally got too stinky and worn out, I got something like 700 miles on those inserts with no foot pain ever. I'm a believer!
>> 
>> Gary
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