[philmont] Reinventing The Wheel

Prior to my 2006 trek I was torn between Crocs or some other option for
camp shoes. Most of our shakedown backpacks were on the AT and that is
where I first saw Crocs. They were hanging off the pack of pretty much
every through hiker we saw. I tried them when I got home and found them
extremely comfortable, but they are loose fitting and I was looking for
footwear that hugged the foot better and wouldn't fall off if I got
dumped from my kayak during our pre-Philmont "funyak" trip. I settled
on the Boulder by Keen:

http://www.keenfootwear.com/pdp_page.cfm?productID=7

I found them extremely comfortable, lightweight, quick drying and they
provide good arch support. They will also accept an orthotic if you
need one. I even used them during rock climbing at Cito ... traction is
excellent.

Bottom line though is, in our crew, some wore Crocs, some wore Keens and
the others wore a variety of sneakers, and everyone was happy with their
choice of camp shoe.

John Hibbard
T216 ASM, Philmont '06 and (hopefully) '08

----- Original Message -----
From: Harry Fasching <hjfasch1@yahoo.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:02 am
Subject: [philmont] Reinventing The Wheel
To: philmont List Member <philmont@troop47.com>

> Shane,
>
> I used my Crocs as camp/wading shoes while backpacking/fishing in
> the Wind River Range last summer and was happy to have them. They
> were great. I wore polypro socks with them just to keep peebles
> from slipping between my toes.
>
> Looking at the Merrells and the Mions, the Mions look to be more
> comfortable. My local Backwoods store carries them so I might go by
> and check them out.
>
> They are quite an improvement from what I use to take as camp shoes.
>
> Harry
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