Sandals???

[David Hough]

The most common footwear among Pacific Crest Trail
through hikers seems to be trail running shoes,
of which NB 805's are an example among many others.
The PCT is
4000km and packs are tyically somewhat heavier and
the terrain worse than the camino.    Your mileage
may vary, but for many people the light weight
is more important than anything else in terms of
comfort day after day.

When it rained all day in France on three occasions,
I used Tevas with Sealskinz(?) divers socks and very
lightweight liner socks as
suggested by somebody on this list.


--- "Jilek, Glenn" <Glenn.JilekaFHWA.DOT.GOV> wrote:
> Kerrie mentioned in the recent message on her Camino
> experience that some walkers were in sandals (tevas,
> etc).  This makes me wonder again how essential are
> hiking shoes/boots?  Can a good grade of walking or
> running shoes work on the Camino?  Those types of
> shoes are much more flexible, lighter, and therefore
> more comfortable and should cause less blisters.
>
> I walk as a hobby and log in about 30 miles per week
> in good weather and much more when I don't work.
> The surface is mostly paved and and sometimes hard
> packed earth.  I have gone through many walking
> shoes.  Since I am planning on walking the Camino, I
> have tried various hiking shoes and they all seem so
> rigid and heavy in comparison.  Are their advantages
> in stability worth their disadvantages?
>
> Glenn


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