[Philmont]: Boot Failures?

When hiking the Wind Rivers several years ago, one of my Scouts had a
brand new pair of Vasque Sundowners fall apart on the trail. Doing one
of our Appalachian Trail Death Marches in the early 90's, one of my
adult's boots fell apart - I think that one was 2 years old at the time
(memory, a fading thing....) Don't recall the brand, maybe Timberline.
  And I have seen a number of Philmont trekkers through the years with
boots that were as much duct tape and string as leather. And if you
look at the Welcome Gate arch, a number of the boots hanging there are
obvious failures, not just worn out. So yes, it does happen.

David Wheeler wrote:
> Rob wrote:
>
> "when going on weekend backpacking trips, I take moccasins as camp shoes.
> But at most I'd have to hike out a couple of miles with a broken boot.
> Philmont might require a few days on broken boots, and camp shoes might be
> better to hike in."
>
> I'm curious, how many people have experienced a "broken boot" on any trip?
> The most I've seen has been broken shoe strings, but I have never seen a
> boot fail, with the possible exception of an old boot that is wearing out.
>
> David
>

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Received on Wed May 26 19:02:12 2004