[pct-l] Hoka shoes

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Let's get the story straight. I had one shoe, but I also had a croc. And the trip was Miller Creek to Donner Pass, on a lot of snow in 2011. FWIW, you can put Kathoolas on a croc if you have to. 

And I concur with the large shoe approach. Another variation I use is toe socks with a light-weight oversock to keep dust, grit, etc. out. No blisters between toes with toe socks. 

Mango 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Scott Williams" <baidarker at gmail.com> 
To: "Yoshihiro Murakami" <completewalker at gmail.com> 
Cc: "PCT" <Pct-L at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 8:19:30 PM 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hoka shoes 

Hey Sheppard, the idea of loose shoes was a revolutionary concept to me too 
at first. Sounded like total crap, but when my shoes started being too 
small for me, (I went from a size 9.5 to a permanent size 12 over the 
miles) and I started hiking in larger sizes, I noticed that the only time I 
got close to blisters was when I had them all laced up tight. At this 
point I don't even use the top several lace holes and have to tighten stuff 
up only when crossing swift streams so as not to have them blow right off 
my feet. (Maybe Mango can chime in with how he ended up hiking into camp 
with only one shoe.)