Re: [Philmont]: what to wear around camp when not hiking

> I bet it's still just as hot as if I were wearing Converse tennis shoes or sandals.

I bought a pair of "Chuck Taylor" Converse All-Star high tops. They are canvas sided, so they are lighter than most any other shoe you can buy. They have a good solid rubber sole for protection. The light canvas sides breathe.
One down side is the lack of arch support. I fixed this with my hiking boots. When I bought my boots, I also bought a separate insole "super feet" with extra arch support. Then, I had the original boot insole as scrap. These slid right inside the Chuck Taylors. Even at home, now, I love wearing these because of the support and light weight.

One big mistake I made when we got back to base camp. I walked around in my hiking boots with them unlaced. STOOPID. I made 11 days and 66 miles in the back country with no foot problems, but one afternoon with my unlaced boots gave me some wicked blisters!.

Thanks.
Scott Sibley
1975-623-A-1
2004-621-D-5 Trek 4

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Received on Sat Jan 15 18:07:58 2005