Paddlewisers, I have fallen arches, and because of it, I need a sandal with good arch support, or else my arches, knees and lower back hurts. I used Teva sandals in the past, but their soles are made of EVA foam, which is nice and soft but quickly breaks down and wears out. For the last several years, I've used Chaco sandals, and their soles are made of a polyurethane, which isn't as soft as EVA, but they last much, much longer. Also, some of the Chaco models have excellent arch support, which is rarely found in a sport sandal. By the way, in shoes or boots the Superfeet insoles work much better for my fallen arches than the custom made orthodic a podiatrist made for me. My arches fell when I was 25 years old, and I went from a size 10 to 12 US. Duane Strosaker Southern California (Wondering who the heck is Jack Russell, until his wife told him it was a dog) Doug Lloyd <dalloyd_at_telus.net> wrote: Chuck posted (snip): >My favourite portage "shoe" is the Teva sandal. It doesn't meet your >requirement for ankle support, but I'm not convinced that so-called >anklesupport has any benefit for normally healthy, strong ankles. < Not sure how true this is, but a friend of mine who has paddled for years with Tevas, claims they contribute to fallen arches. Doug Lloyd (who just adopted a rescue Jack Russell cross yesterday, so can't go gnarly storm paddling tonight) Victoria BC *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Mar 29 2005 - 19:06:32 PST
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