My favorite portage "shoe" is the Teva sandal. It doesn't meet your requirement for ankle support, but I'm not convinced that so-called ankle support has any benefit for normally healthy, strong ankles. However, I may be biased because I have a special problem: High, close-fitting, restrictive boot tops aggravate an old skiing sprain to the point that my right ankle swells and becomes extremely painful. Add to that 6-1/2 EEEEE-size feet with high insteps and narrow heels, and few boots fit me well anyway. So when Tevas came on on the market, they were a god-send. I portaged 100-pound loads many a rod through mud and over broken rock in those sandals and never had a problem. But I always watched my step! I even stopped bringing additional footwear with me other than wool socks and Goretex oversocks to keep the bugs and rain off in camp. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Mar 28 2005 - 10:25:32 PST
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