[philmont] Merrell camp shoes--what kind?

I'm also interested in knowing what shoes you got too. I haven't found a
good pair of light weight camp shoes yet either.

Thanks, Dave

Jim Ledvinka wrote:
> Moving away from sausage for a moment, I'm interested in Shane's
> comment about Merrell camp shoes. I got on the Merrell web site and
> found a few dozen things that might qualify as camp shoes. What model
> did you get, Shane? -Jim Ledvinka
>
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>> When you are near 12,000' at least 45 miles and 3 days away from any
>> ice, refrigerator, or electricity, summer sausage makes a fine
>> Jambalaya. I have a bit of Cajun in me, so I know that Andoulle is
>> the sausage of choice, but there is just no way to pack it into the
>> majestic wilderness that is the Weminuche and have it edible that far
>> into the trip. I think the question was about what to use for a
>> backpacking trip, not for a trip down to the local Cajun restaurant.
>> Give me Jambalaya with summer sausage as 12,000' anytime over a cold
>> beer and a "real" bowl of the stuff at my local watering holeŠ My
>> restaurant will ALWAYS be prettier than yours.
>> And this ain't Yankee cookin' unless Texas was in the northŠ
>> John - I'm not wearing my Crocs to Philmont now, though. I got me
>> some great new Merrell camp shoes - almost as light as the Crocs and
>> a Vibram sole. So you can move the strike against me from Crocs to
>> summer sausage. At least I am not falling further down the scale.
>> Shane Hoffman
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>> Jesus America! No disrespect intended or made on the day after He
>> died and the day before he arose.
>> The "tips" on sausage and jambalaya are so nauseating, I've got to
>> get off this email RIGHT NOW and get over to Larrys Cajun Cafeteria
>> and local watering hjole. It's Saturday night and I'll get a big bowl
>> of REAL jambalayah and about 15 pounds of hot steaming boiled
>> crawfish to clear my sinuses.
>> If I'm up to it, later I'll try to help you out. For the time being,
>> it's Andoulle and long grain rice. That's all, Summer Sausage can't
>> make jambalaya, only summer sausage and rive, a watered down Yankee
>> imitation of real food.
>> But each to his own.
>> John LeBlanc
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