[pct-l] Re: stream crossings & shoes

[saskia.home at wanadoo.nl (Saskia Daru)]

Hi everyone,

I was thinking of modifying flipflops with a piece of elastic to avoid them
slipping off my feet like Dave describes underneath. Until now I took my
'heavy' Teva sandals. Does anyone wear such a modified flipflop?

Saskia

> From: Dave Encisco <dencisco@eos.arc.nasa.gov>
> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:12:07 -0700 (PDT)
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Re: stream crossings & shoes
> 
> Regarding stream crossings and what people are sporting these days
> while crossing: I prefer taking a pair of sandals for the
> crossings. They also double as camp shoes and I occasionally use them
> for hiking as well. I've been carrying around a pair of original Chaco
> Sandals for years (actually I think mine are pre-Chacos...Geckos?).
> 
> I use to take cheap grocery store flip-flops, but you know all those
> single pair of flip-flops that lap up along the shore of our pristine
> California coastline? Well a couple of those may be mine...sorry. I
> blame the Kern River for stealing them off my feet! After learning my
> lesson, thrice, I went looking for the perfect sandal; one with a
> strap around the heel and no Velcro (okay, so I lost a Teva on their
> first test run in Cherry Creek and it's probably still floating with
> the logs somewhere on Cherry Lake...I do feel ashamed about this and I
> repent by picking up trash whenever I espy it). Nevertheless the
> Chacos <or Gecko> have worked for me in the past, but now they've
> walked their better days and I need to replace them. The Chacos
> produced these days seem a bit heavy; maybe mine are light(er) because
> there isn't much of a sole left on them.
> 
> Oakley makes a sandal called the Impact Crater which looks like a good
> alternative to the heavy Chaco. I haven't yet check it out and I was
> hoping to find a pair before I head out for several days
> tomorrow. They are expensive. Fortunately I think I can retrieve my
> beaten and chewed Chacos from my dog's house (she's an avid collector
> of old shoes and occasionally new ones as well) and take them on yet
> another final trip.
> 
> Dave
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