The Phil-list May_2007: [philmont] Are Crocs "approved"

From: Larry Taylor <Larry.Taylor@co.travis.tx.us>
Date: Sun May 13 2007 - 18:48:02 CDT

Crocs 'slip and slide? I purchased the more expensive model $10 more
than the standard and it has
ventilation holes in the top (important in Texas) and a heel strap with
velcro fasteners.
Usually I have them fastened too tightly, they do not slip and during
an Ice storm in February
I went out on the icy ground with these on and did not slip.
The only problem that I have is that they do not compact so I am sewing
in new pockets on the sides
on my backpack made out of mesh with a trightening strap to tote these
shoes around.

I did speak to a younger friend who did 400 miles of the AT and she
traded her second pair of hiking boots in for her crocs which were her
camp shoes she said that her ankles were sore the first hundred miles
but after that she was fine and the crocs were more resistend to water
and dried faster when wet.
If I had stronger ankles and I did not have Scouts with me then I'd
hike in these in preference to hiking boots.

Sam Taylor ASM and this years Philmont Trek Advisor

>>> On 12-May-07 at 4:05 PM, in message
<MDAEMON-F200705121606.AA062339pd50003254970@troop47.com>, "Joseph
Jansen" <jajansenjr@msn.com> wrote:
I just saw a speaker at a Saturday morning church breakfast lead off
his
talk with a joke about his colorful shoes which looked like Crocs.
They
appeared pretty much like the pair of crocs that you can see at
www.crocs.com.
I wonder if the rear strap arrangement is sturdy enough to keep your
foot in the shoe. Probably it is OK in camp but if you needed to use
these on the trail as a backup I wonder how much your feet would slip
and slide in the Crocs. Would a camp shoe which has a complete shoe
upper body be preferable. The camp shoe at
http://www.campshoe.com/feature.asp
is a complete shoe as is the shoe at
http://www.muckbootsonline.com/Edgewater_Camp_Shoes_p/ewcsh.htm. This
type
of shoe may be an alternative worth considering. The two shoes the two

links cited take you to
may not be the only or best choices.

Joe Jansen
JAJansenJr@gmail.com
Philmont 1965; 1978

>From: "Roy Fisher" <rfisher003@satx.rr.com>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: "philmont List Member" <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: [philmont] Are Crocs "approved" shoes
>Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 18:50:50 -0500
>
>Used mine last summer; neither Ranger or Camp Staff said anything.
>
>IMO the issue is protecting the fronts of your feet not the tops.
The
>concept of holes and cooking might be somewhat over-blown. Most
hiking
>boots and trail shoes now days have significant amounts of fabric
across
>the top of the boot. If boiling water were spilled on hiking boots,
the
>waterproofing might keep it out a few seconds longer while it soaked
in
>and/or the Gore-tex membrane melted, but it might hold the hot water
in
>longer too. And I *know* I can get my foot out of my Crocs faster
than
>I can my boots! Having said that though, I will still have our crew
>wear their boots when cooking.
>
>Happy Trails,
>
>Roy Fisher
>
>At a Crew planning meeting last evening the topic of camp shoes came
up
>and a discussion of Crocs ensued. Are Crocs, and similar shoes,
>approved as "closed toe" shoes in the eyes of the BSA? Some of us
>thought yes, some no. Not looking for a discussion as to the merits
of
>Crocs as camp shoes for Philmont, just if the are considered OK.
>
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