[philmont] Recommendations on Boots?

It's interesting to read that after duct taping the heel part there
were no further problems.

It highlights the fact that getting the shoe to "fit right" is one key
to a successful Phil hike.

Philmont hiking is a bit different than many other places in that it
is over all sorts of terrain. Up steep hills, down steep trails,
scrambling over rocks of different sizes, and much else. If your feet
are not well fitted to your hiking shoe - whether full boot, ankle
boot, or shoe - they can move in the shoe and
lead to friction causing blisters.

I personally had good luck at Philmont with ankle high boots that were
well fitted with two layers of socks.

There is more than one way to hike well at Philmont but getting the
"right fit" in your shoe is a big part of successful Phil hiking.

Joe Jansen
JAJansenJr@gmail.com
Philmont 1965; 1978

On 12/8/07, KAM7163@aol.com <KAM7163@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> I took a crew last summer in 07 and we had a great time. I really used
> the list to help bring my thinking up to what crews were doing as technology
> has advanced and the practices in the back country tend to change
> accordingly. I also took a crew in 03. Prior to that, well, uh 71 or so.
>
> In 03 we were on day 8 and were doing our cons. one of our adult leaders
> got a nasty blister on his heel hiking out to cons which was trail building.
> We only had 2 short days left as our trek was decending from Baldy towards
> Ponil. He had a pair of camp shoes that were solomans " water shoe".
> We duct taped the shoes to his feet colapsing the heel part to take all the
> pressure off and we made it fine. Trail shoes were recommended "closed
> toe" and still are. There were many Tevas spotted in the back country and I
> took a pair as well.
>
> In 07 being a little older and over 50, pack weight was a big consideration.
> I bought a pair of croc like shoes and took as my camp shoes. My boots
> were well broken in and actually the same ones I wore in 03. I was
> comfortable to know that for activities that I would wear my boots and only
> were the crocs around camp to lounge in and rest my feet. Worked fine.
>
> Most of our scouts all brought light weight running shoes for activites,
> etc. and they worked fine. My suggestion is most scouts will buy boots
> about 6 months out or so and were on practice hikes. They just don't get
> them broken in enough to realize the daily pounding. Some boots will break
> in much easier than others. This is usually the problem or a higher
> potential problem than a boot failure.
>
> I would suggest considering these factors when making a decision about what
> type of camp shoe you want to carry. I hope this helps.
>
> Keith Mandrell
> ASM Troop 20
> YIS 71, 03, 07
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