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max.patch wrote:
is that a yellow tab vibram sole? been years since i've owned of those. great product.
That is what I'm hoping.................................I know I don't sound soooo excited, but everything today is just such crapCheesecake> Ramen -
CoachLou wrote:
I looked at those socks you people pass off as 'Trail Runners'..........Do you think I should change my name to Isis?
I have a feeling that my shoes are lighter then your socks.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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CoachLou wrote:
I looked at those socks you people pass off as 'Trail Runners'..........Do you think I should change my name to Isis?
Try ISILSometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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milkman wrote:
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Astro wrote:
I was thinking my pair is 7oz combined.
Thats what my VivoBarefoot Ultras weigh without the inserts. I hiked with these on my first section and they were nice.
To cut weight, I hiked with no camp shoes on my second section. That was a mistake for a couple of reasons. Thru Maine there's a butt-ton of fords. The Vivobarefoots woulda been a better fording option than wearing my shoes, But I did fine with wearing my shoes dry. And I had no problem with the idea of just loosening the laces of my shoes around camp. But I had nothing to put on my feet in those nasty communal hostel showers ...
On my next two sections I carried XeroShoes huraches.
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They're a kit where you order the closest sole, trim em to size and lace them in any number of patterns, They worked out to just a little over 7 ozs. They were significantly less bulky than the Vivobarefoots, but not the most pleasant wearing around a muddy camp site. In the cold, it was hard to wear them with socks, but I shoulda thought of that when I laced em. They're web site has a brazillian lacing options including one that doesn't go between toes.
I'm vascilatting on this year's section between southern VT and Harper's Ferry. Probably pack the sandals for showers ...-
L.Dog
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LDog wrote:
Astro wrote:
I was thinking my pair is 7oz combined.
Thats what my VivoBarefoot Ultras weigh without the inserts. I hiked with these on my first section and they were nice.
To cut weight, I hiked with no camp shoes on my second section. That was a mistake for a couple of reasons. Thru Maine there's a butt-ton of fords. The Vivobarefoots woulda been a better fording option than wearing my shoes, But I did fine with wearing my shoes dry. And I had no problem with the idea of just loosening the laces of my shoes around camp. But I had nothing to put on my feet in those nasty communal hostel showers ...
On my next two sections I carried XeroShoes huraches.
[IMG:http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zJhhN-HhTO0/USomt-NG8HI/AAAAAAAAF54/S741Hu4ISBA/s1600/IMAG1293-1.jpg]
They're a kit where you order the closest sole, trim em to size and lace them in any number of patterns, They worked out to just a little over 7 ozs. They were significantly less bulky than the Vivobarefoots, but not the most pleasant wearing around a muddy camp site. In the cold, it was hard to wear them with socks, but I shoulda thought of that when I laced em. They're web site has a brazillian lacing options including one that doesn't go between toes.
I'm vascilatting on this year's section between southern VT and Harper's Ferry. Probably pack the sandals for showers ... -
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BirdBrain wrote:
Regardless of the shoe, use this stuff.... every day. Put it on in the morning as you put your socks on.
bodyglide.com/products/skin-glide/
I found Glide in the runners section at Dicks Sporting Goods. Not found in the hiking section of the store although I looked and looked.--
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JimBlue wrote:
BirdBrain wrote:
Regardless of the shoe, use this stuff.... every day. Put it on in the morning as you put your socks on.
bodyglide.com/products/skin-glide/
i used to use glide a lot when i was a runner. as i hiker i use it only when i get some chaffing spots. never needed it on my feet.
as a runner i used multiple containers per year. as a hiker i use one container over multiple years.2,000 miler -
In year past I got blisters hiking... but these boots fit better. I will be making some short hikes in a state park down the road and see what happens. They have moderate and difficult hikes. I have a book that lists some hikes in the area. I'll avoid the difficult ones until I can get some exercise. Hookup my recumbant exercise bike, it had different levels of difficulty, and see what I can do with that.
My relatives have stopped trying to talk me out of doing the AT... maybe they think I have given up.
But I've told them of people I read about in their 80s doing the AT and PCT.--
"What do you mean its sunrise already ?!", me. -
Just be aware biking and hiking exercise different leg muscles. Too much biking doesn't help hiking and too much walking doesn't help biking except for the aerobic benefits.Resident Australian, proving being a grumpy old man is not just an American trait.
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