Re: [Paddlewise] Paddling shoes

From: Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 16:47:32 -0400
On Thursday, July 3, 2003, at 03:42  PM, Steve Holtzman wrote:

> Nick Schade said:
>> I go to Target and get a pair of their water shoes. They run about
>> $6/pair and have proved to work as well as those costing 5 times as
>> much from on of the sports outfitters.
>
> Three years ago my wife went to a Nordstrom's outlet store and found a
> pair of water shoes for something less than $10. I am on my 3rd summer
> season with them. Winter usually finds me in a pair of Chota Mukluks.

My previous pair were 2 pair for $10 at Ames. They lasted through about 
2 years of hard use each. I wear them all winter over my goretex 
drysuit booties. I have never had a pair of brand name shoes last any 
longer.

Nick Schade

Guillemot Kayaks
824 Thompson St
Glastonbury, CT 06033
USA
Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847
http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/

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