Re: [Paddlewise] Footwear

>From: Dan Hagen <dan_at_hagen.net>

>I couldn't agree more. I really wanted to like my Tevas, but they just
>don't provide much protection. Getting gravel and shell fragments
>between my foot and the sandal is the worst problem. I just don't
>understand why people prefer these things to the many superior
>alternatives.

Even though I'm a Pacific Northwest paddler, and therefore an "Aquashoe" 
kinda guy (I need the ankle support and oyster protection), I can see at 
least one pontential advantage to sandals: your feet get to "breath" a lot 
more. I find on longer trips I am very prone to Athlete's Foot (which seems 
unfair, since I hardly have an Athlete's body:-) I have to be careful to 
remove my soggy Aquashoes at lunch and whenever I'm off the water for the 
day, and walk around barefoot to expose my toes to air and sunlight for at 
least an hour a day.

Philip Torrens
N49°16' W123°06'


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