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<DIV>Hi Steve,</DIV>
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<DIV>I read your message concerning equipment with great interest,
especially the part about your experience with hiking
boots versus hiking sandals.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have hiking boots. I am following the advice of my son in
law, who is a marine lt. col., to use 100% nylon inner socks under hiking
socks. Your message indicted that the hiking sandals worked best for you.
Since I plan to walk el Camino in March 2002, are sandals out of the question
due to rain? </DIV>
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<DIV>What are hiking sandals? What did they cost? I am 73, in good health,
and have not hiked for 40 years. But I biked until 8 years ago. However, I have
never heard of hiking sandals. Are these available here USA? What kind of socks
did you use with them? </DIV>
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<DIV>Buen Camino,</DIV>
<DIV>James from San Diego, California</DIV></BODY></HTML>