On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, E. Sullivan wrote: > I find that more rigid footwear is more comfortable, both on the heels and balls of the feet. In warm weather (sounds like chill > is not an issue for you) you might try Teva-like sandals. I have little 'aqua sox' slip-on deals and find they don't support well > on the pegs. But they are squirrelly on land and chill your feet. I just got a pair of 'amphibious sport shoes' which are sneakers > with plenty of drainage. Have not tried them yet. I've got a pair of Teva shoes/sneakers (not sandals) that are mesh with drain vents in the heel cup. They are not comfortable. The vents in the heel cup are not flush, blisters are guaranteed unless you wear socks. Even with socks they aren't comfortable in a kayak, with my feet against the footpegs my heels rest on the vents. The laces that came with them don't stay tied, even with double knots, which is a supreme annoyance if you wear them when portaging. kirk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I have the Teva paddling shoesm, and I like them a lot...except for those laces, which really are a pain. I double-know them, and then tuck the ends inside the shoes. That usually takes care of it (unless I go wading in lots of weeds, like I did this weekend). But I find them very comfortable. They're durable, too. I went through a pair of neoprene booties in less than 1/2 a season - the sides of the heels wore out, from rubbing on the bottom of the kayak, even after I put some neoprene padding on the kayak bottom. On Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:57:43 -0400 (EDT) Kirk Olsen <kolsen_at_imagelan.com> writes: >On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, E. Sullivan wrote: > >> I find that more rigid footwear is more comfortable, both on the >heels and balls of the feet. In warm weather (sounds like chill >> is not an issue for you) you might try Teva-like sandals. I have >little 'aqua sox' slip-on deals and find they don't support well >> on the pegs. But they are squirrelly on land and chill your feet. I >just got a pair of 'amphibious sport shoes' which are sneakers >> with plenty of drainage. Have not tried them yet. > >I've got a pair of Teva shoes/sneakers (not sandals) that are mesh >with >drain vents in the heel cup. They are not comfortable. The vents >in the heel cup are not flush, blisters are guaranteed unless you wear > >socks. Even with socks they aren't comfortable in a kayak, with my >feet >against the footpegs my heels rest on the vents. The laces that >came with them don't stay tied, even with double knots, which is a >supreme annoyance if you wear them when portaging. > >kirk > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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