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Chota Marsh Boots. A size larger than I normally wear, worn with Smartwool socks and Sealskinz underneath they are the bomb in cool/cold weather. The Marsh boots are no good for kneeling, which I religiously avoid; they have a stacked heel, aggressive tread and are near knee height. And they accommodate my chubbyImean muscular calves.
Warm, comfortable and unsweaty in that layered guise. Discontinued, as are the similar, worn out and oft AquaSealed Chota Nunavut boots they replaced.
Crocs flip flops. Model unknown, and also discontinued. I don’t see anything quite the same in the Croc’s line up today.
1 inch thick durable, rock grippy sole, with molded arch support and a decent tread pattern. Thick webbing strap with foot-soft fabric sewn under the webbing.
Yeah, yeah, flip flops are horrible, dangerous, toe stubbers. And when I want to give my water-shoed feet a chance to air out there is nothing quite as breathable. Those are at least 5 years old, worn frequently and showing no sign of failure, even the tread is still there. I’ve never had flip flops last more than a season.
Merrell Moab Gore-tex trail runners. Yay, not discontinued!
http://www.merrell.com/US/en/moab-g...=pla&CAAGID=21158942165&CATCI=pla-56128534817
Wide. I tried on a bunch of “wide” trail runner and those were the only ones wide enough that they didn’t cramp my toes. They are the first “tennis shoes” on which I haven’t quickly busted out the sides with my flipper feet. Waterproof and really comfortable.
I haven’t tried running on a trail with them. And hopefully never will, but dang they are nice when the water drips off my rainpant legs or I just want to take a morning walk around a dewy camp without soaking my feet. For camp shoes and light duty hikers I wish I had bought something like them 20 years ago, but they probably didn’t exist back then.
Cheap WalMart moccasins. Like these:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/M-UB-SLP-TRAPPER-MOC/34461232
No arch support. I can dang near read heads or tails on a quarter through the soles, can feel every pebble and had to G/flex some splits on the tread last winter. But they are excellent slip ons for truck camping and tactile pedal feel while driving.
They won’t make it through a third winter, and much as I’d like to buy a pair of Bean Moccasins or some not-made-in China variety I can’t see paying $70 for something that looks identical and, according to the reviews, wears out just as fast.
http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/65637?feat=moccasins-SR0&page=men-s-wicked-good-moccasins
After the $30 Yeti Tumbler vs $8 Ozark Trails mug comparison I have to wonder if the same factory in Guanzhou doesn’t produce both those mocs.
Warm, comfortable and unsweaty in that layered guise. Discontinued, as are the similar, worn out and oft AquaSealed Chota Nunavut boots they replaced.
Crocs flip flops. Model unknown, and also discontinued. I don’t see anything quite the same in the Croc’s line up today.
1 inch thick durable, rock grippy sole, with molded arch support and a decent tread pattern. Thick webbing strap with foot-soft fabric sewn under the webbing.
Yeah, yeah, flip flops are horrible, dangerous, toe stubbers. And when I want to give my water-shoed feet a chance to air out there is nothing quite as breathable. Those are at least 5 years old, worn frequently and showing no sign of failure, even the tread is still there. I’ve never had flip flops last more than a season.
Merrell Moab Gore-tex trail runners. Yay, not discontinued!
http://www.merrell.com/US/en/moab-g...=pla&CAAGID=21158942165&CATCI=pla-56128534817
Wide. I tried on a bunch of “wide” trail runner and those were the only ones wide enough that they didn’t cramp my toes. They are the first “tennis shoes” on which I haven’t quickly busted out the sides with my flipper feet. Waterproof and really comfortable.
I haven’t tried running on a trail with them. And hopefully never will, but dang they are nice when the water drips off my rainpant legs or I just want to take a morning walk around a dewy camp without soaking my feet. For camp shoes and light duty hikers I wish I had bought something like them 20 years ago, but they probably didn’t exist back then.
Cheap WalMart moccasins. Like these:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/M-UB-SLP-TRAPPER-MOC/34461232
No arch support. I can dang near read heads or tails on a quarter through the soles, can feel every pebble and had to G/flex some splits on the tread last winter. But they are excellent slip ons for truck camping and tactile pedal feel while driving.
They won’t make it through a third winter, and much as I’d like to buy a pair of Bean Moccasins or some not-made-in China variety I can’t see paying $70 for something that looks identical and, according to the reviews, wears out just as fast.
http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/65637?feat=moccasins-SR0&page=men-s-wicked-good-moccasins
After the $30 Yeti Tumbler vs $8 Ozark Trails mug comparison I have to wonder if the same factory in Guanzhou doesn’t produce both those mocs.