[pct-l] Re: stream crossings & shoes

[cmkudija at earthlink.net (Christine Kudija)]

I've thought about it but haven't tried it.  I think that even if not worn
crossing streams, it would be a great help for using flipflops as camp
shoes.

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija

"Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top.
Then you will see how low it was."  Dag Hammarskjold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Saskia Daru" <saskia.home@wanadoo.nl>
To: <pct-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Re: stream crossings & shoes


| 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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