Re: [Philmont]: Hiking Boots

John Geyster wrote:
> Don't forget that he already had 200+ miles under his belt with the boots
> and a backpack, so his feet and ankles were in better shape than most of the
> folks going to Philmont....
>
> Phil Brown wrote:
>
> I ran into a hiker on the AT about 200 miles from completing the trail
> wearing high top sneakers. This was in December. Said he started with
> boots, had problems and switched to high top sneakers and they had worked
> great for him. He just had to replace them several times as they did not
> hold up as long as boots. Sneakers would not be my personal first choice,
> but if someone can make 2,000 miles on the AT in them, I think a Philmont
> trek would be possible.

It's also likely that our AT friend is an ultralight backpacker who's carrying
a pack that weighs less than 30 lbs. That puts a whole lot less stress on the
feet that a typical Philmont pack of 35-50 lbs. The only way to get your pack
that light at Philmont is to dump half your stuff on someone else :-)

- Dennis Parker
  ASM, Indianhead Council T-227, Philmont crew 2002 712-C

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Received on Mon Jun 14 19:16:23 2004