[pct-l] Hoka shoes

[Michael Slusser]

There are people here who can no doubt explain the phenomenon more clearly,
but I found that, since the trail runners were fairly light, a loose fit
meant that there wasn't enough friction built up to cause blisters or other
problems. (This might not be true with heavier hiking boots.) I started out
trying to keep the shoes snug, but since it's pretty difficult to tie them
in such a way as to make all parts of the foot snug and not shift, there
were always areas that did rub (such as the heel or ball of the foot).
Loosening them meant that no part was in any significant amount of solid,
friction-causing contact at any point in the step.

~M

On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 8:29 AM, <aslive at charter.net> wrote:

> I have never heard about being able to step out of your hiking shoes
> without unlacing them before.  Is this to prepare for foot spreading? It
> seems to me that it would result in too loose a shoe and more blisters.
> Can someone offer me more information on this please?
>
> Shepherd
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Michael Slusser wrote:
>
>  The people on this list put me onto the barefoot hiking style
>> (controversial, I know), and after years of foot and knee trouble, I
>> picked
>> up a pair of Altra Lone Peak Zero-Drop Shoes and have been very happy ever
>> since. With a pair of Injinjis under a pair of Darn Tough socks, I never
>> got another blister.
>>
>> I also didn't believe the people on this list when they suggested that I
>> should be able to step out of my hiking shoes without unlacing them if I
>> wanted to, but they turned out to be completely correct about that as
>> well.
>>
>> ~PE
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 10:16 AM, <earthford at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>  Wore Cascadias and other trail runners on AT thru-hike in 2013 and got a
>>> bad case of metatarsalgia (bruised forefeet) and numb toes. Saw a
>>> podiatrist who prescribed an expensive orthotic which I hated. Got Hokas
>>> (various types) and with the cushioning was able to hike again (300 miles
>>> on the CDT in 2014). Will be in Hokas on the PCT in 2015. I had problems
>>> with the heel cup wearing out at the top which can be fixed with gorilla
>>> tape before the padding wears away. Strongly recommend them if you get
>>> sore
>>> feet!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Speed
>>>
>>>
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