[pct-l] Light Trail shoes - Rain Protection

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

The other water problem is dew on the brush that you hike through when the
trail is not cleared. That water just runs right down your legs and into
your shoes.

And then, there are the frozen shoes after sitting in the tent at night.
Really hard to get your foot into a frozen shoe with frozen laces. Thank
goodness it didn't happen often. Next time I will wrap my shoes in plastic
bags and sleep with them - warm and wet is better than cold and frozen.

For me, the problem was not the wet - it was the cold that might come with
the wet. And that was typically only in Oregon and Washington (mainly
Washington).

I tried those waterproof type socks inside the shoes. They really worked.
Only problem with those was that I needed to wear only a thin liner sock
inside. And that wasn't enough insulation. So, I had dry, cold feet. Next
time, I will try larger shoes so that I can keep heavier socks on.

Bottom line - you are going to have wet shoes and socks. You get through it,
pain and all.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Wilson" <email2bill@cox.net>
To: "PCT Post" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 11:47 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Light Trail shoes - Rain Protection


> Ok you hard core PCT thru hikers.
>
> I have relented and own a pair of "light weight" trail shoes. Vented,
> and light I'm ready to enjoy ventilated cool feet.
>
> But one thing that was great about the old, heavy Gore-Tex boots was DRY
> feet. (Well at least from the outside, .I know feet sweat!! :-)
>
>
>
> I know with stream crossings you just go for it, and let them dry as you
> hike, But what about hiking in the rain! Or for that matter in the snow
>
> Has anyone developed a cool way to keep them dry? Like sil-nylon
> gaitors, or.???
>
>
>
> Yea I know, either you don't hike on rainy days, or just put up with wet
> feet. But it sure is nice at the end of the day when you've done 25
> miles on a rainy day and don't have camp shoes cuz you are saving
> weight, to have dry feet to relax and cook dinner in.
>
>
>
> Any creative ideas????
>
>
>
> Thanks!!!
>
>
>
> Bill Wilson
>
> email2bill@cox.net
>
>
>
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