[pct-l] socks and shoes

[m.karon at comcast.net (Marshall Karon)]

I totally agree with the comments below. However, I also don't know how you
really get your footwear really worked out until you have hiked the 1000
miles. I didn't have foot problems until after I bought my last pair of
shoes - same brand but different style because what I previously used
weren't being made anymore. Guess I didn't get them big enough in the toe.
Be sure to test the shoe with the socks you are using.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net
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Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] socks


> I think the key point here is that everyone's feet are different.
Montrail
> Vitesse are great shoes but they don't fit my feet.  Find a brand/style
that
> works for you by thorough testing BEFORE you start your hike.  Buy two
pair, one
> to hike in and a second pair ready to ship to you when you need them.
>
> In my experience, two pair of shoes and at least 6-8 pairs of socks will
be
> sufficient for the PCT.  Don't buy more than two pair of shoes at the
start.
> One, you may need no more than that and, two, you may find your feet
growing a
> bit by the time they have carried you and the pack a thousand miles.
>
> Where footwear is concerned, it's important to find and use what works for
> you.  Foot problems are high (maybe highest) on the list of hike-killers,
so get
> this part of your equipment worked out before you start.
> _____
>
> In a message dated 1/13/04 10:34:20 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> kentr-lists@sbcglobal.net writes:
>
> > My shoe/sock system is:
> > Montrail Vitesse shoes $80
> > Flat Spenco green insole $9
> > Birkenstock blue footbed $50
> > Smartwool low-cut hiker $13 (x3)
> > Fox River X-Static liner sock $9 (x3)
> >
> > I expect to go through 4-5 pairs of Vitesses and two rounds of socks.
> > The footbeds and insoles should last the whole trip.
> >
> > It took me a while to figure this out over several years of hiking,
> > trail running and adventure racing but I went from getting blisters all
> > the time to hardly ever getting blisters at all. The point is that I
> > spent a lot of time on it, not that this system is necessarily right for
> > anybody else. Everybody's feet are different.
> >
> >
>
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