[philmont] Are Crocs "approved" shoes

This has been a good discussion. I raised the point about "slipping and
sliding" because I remember this from Philmont while wearing hiking boots.
I remember some trails where your foot hit the ground at all sorts of
angles. But from the discussion it sounds like Crocs are up to the job of
serving as a good hiking shoe.

Whatever shoe or boot you take a shakedown will tell you how it will perform
on your feet, and that in the end is what will count.

Joe Jansen
JAJansenJr@gmail.com
Philmont 1965; 1978

On 5/13/07, Larry Taylor <Larry.Taylor@co.travis.tx.us> wrote:
>
> 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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