[Gocamino] The weight of boots

[Maura Santangelo]

The study comes from the US Army and I have seen in other publications. 
  I bought my hiking boots with weight in mind and I think it made a 
difference when compared to my old leather boots.

Maura
On Tuesday, January 11, 2005, at 07:26  PM, Duke Klassen wrote:

> I just received the preview edition of Backpacker magazine and noticed 
> a quick tip:
>
> "Research show that every pound on you feet feels like 6.4 pounds in 
> your pack."  Their tip: "Switch to low-cut hiking shoes or trail 
> runners and you'll save 10 to 15 pounds."
>
> Does this sound believable?  They didn't say where the "research" was 
> done. I'm just thinking about my 3.5 pound size 14's and the weight 
> they might have contributed to my Camino last spring.
>
> Duke Klassen
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