[pct-l] One more on Super Feet

[daniel rufner <drufner@ucsd.edu>]

I have not had good experience with SuperFeet for long distance hiking.  I
do agree that SuperFeet provide good arch support, so I use them in my
mountaineering boots.  However, the rigidity and lack of cushoninng really
did damage to feet while on the PCT in '96.  I kept them in from the
Tuolomne to Tahoe stretch but suffered from blood cells in my feet being
seriously crushed.  As soon as I switched back to Spenco Hiker my feet were
happy again.  Most thru hikers I encountered on the PCT in 96 and CDT in 98
use Sorbathane Ultrasole.  I thought it was cushony, but lacked arch support
and I got blisters on the bottom of my heal due to the slippery surface.
Though it got a low rating in Backpacker, may not last as long as SuperFeet,
and are a bit harder to find my wife and I will definitely stick to the
Spenco Hiker insole.
That is way to much discussion about an insole!
Dan Rufner
Director, UCSD Wilderness Orientation
Director, UCSD Group Adventures
Outback Adventures
9500 Gilman Drive -0004
La Jolla, CA 92093-0004

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