> Alex, you might also check out Five-Ten's water shoes. I have been using a > pair of Nemo's for several years, and like them a lot. The sticky rubber > does help on slippery stuff. I suspect they run about US$70-80, these days. > > http://www.spelean.com.au/FT/Product/water/nemo.html > > Won't dry fast, but lots of drain mesh, and the insoles are removable to > hasten drying. They are, I would say - medium-cut, and resemble me Shark Attack (which are really good shoes, and even warm with Sealskinz socks + fleece: http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=52301&deptid=1169 . The reason why Shark dries slowly, is their neoprene tops - the neoprene that you can see, is only upper part of inside neoprene layer that goes all the way down to the heel under the mesh and synthetic leather (that protects and supports heel at the back). Seems like I discern same synthetic leather heel cup on Five-Ten, and suspect that they would have same neoprene inside. Those Keens pointed out by Margot are good too - I used my old running sandals for kayaking, they looked alike, but of course, were not made for water and rotted faster tha dried :-). Toes are protected - I juct can't understand why 99% of "water" or "sport" sandals have open toes. Some concern is slippery-looking sole of Keens sandals (compared to Five-Ten or Shark). Priced like shoes - well, there is nothing we can do here. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Oct 17 2004 - 18:25:39 PDT
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