[philmont] Are Crocs "approved" shoes

2006 - 627 E-2

Our Ranger had no problem with Crocs - just not for the cooks.
Closed-toe whatevers were needed by the cooks. As pointed out before,
Crocs with holes could produce "interesting" blister patterns when
challenged by boiling water.

Ed

02, 04, 06 and soon - 623-xxx 08

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From: philmont@troop47.com [mailto:philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of
Roy Fisher
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 7:51 PM
To: philmont List Member
Subject: [philmont] Are Crocs "approved" shoes

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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Received on Mon May 14 09:57:42 2007