[pct-l] sandels,,,,OH NO,,,,!

[jerrygoller at backpackgeartest.org (Jerry Goller)]

That's what we call "projecting" on BGT.... ;o) Actually, I've hiked
hundreds of miles wearing sandals (I've got one pair with over 1500
miles on them) and, once I learned a few things, the problems you
mentioned just went away. I've also found that sandals seem to out wear
shoes or boots..... for me, anyway. Fortunately neither the Roman
Legions or the Vietnamese heard that they couldn't hike in
sandals....lol.
I grew to love sandals so much I started wearing them every day. I even
wore them with socks in the winter. They work great with SealSkinz or
Rocky Gore-Tex socks, too.
I do have to use a pumice stone on my calluses to keep them down or they
will crack. As far as my feet drying out, if that happens, I use Bag
Balm or A+D ointment. 
I've also found that gluing something like the Spenco Hiker inserts onto
the sandal foot bed made them even more comfortable. I just used contact
cement and it seems to last for as long as I'll be wearing that pair of
sandals. My oldest, since retired, were glued in 1999.

Jerry

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[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Norma
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 3:31 PM
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Subject: [pct-l] sandels,,,,OH NO,,,,!


if you want to hike any distance,sandals are not the thing to wear, if
you foot is use to wearing shoes, as soon as the air hits them they will
start to dry out,as the air hits them for any long time they will get
tough & crack,no matter what you use to get some comfort,if you was from
the back country where no shoes are around,or just did not wear shoes in
the house,your feet would condition to that atmosphere,lets face it,this
day and age ,,,!everybody wears shoes,and when you take them off and
throw them away,,,it will take time to condition them to that
atmosphere,and hiking your #1 asset is your feet,,,,with out
hurting,,,,Bulltaco,,,! _______________________________________________
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