<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-size: 13px;color: #000000;font-family: arial,sans-serif;">I would second what MiniMart is saying about pack weight. I have a terrible problem with Achilles tendonitis myself, and not having so much weight makes a huge difference in how my tendons feel at the end of the day.<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: E <ESHAWW@EXCITE.COM><BR>Sent: Jan 23, 2016 10:53 AM <BR>To: "cdt-l@backcountry.net" <CDT-L@BACKCOUNTRY.NET>, michelle bracht <MBRACHT@LIVE.COM><BR>Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Low cut women's hiking boots <BR><BR>
<DIV>I did the CDT on a $99/ pair Merrells - several. A related comment is why would you want exceed a 40 pound load while hiking the CDT? I'd work on keeping your pack weight lower. Mini Mart </DIV>
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<DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From: "</B>michelle bracht" [mbracht@live.com]<BR><B>Date: </B>01/22/2016 07:23 PM<BR><B>To: </B>"cdt-l@backcountry.net" <cdt-l@backcountry.net><BR><B>Subject: </B>[Cdt-l] Low cut women's hiking boots<BR><BR>Note: Original message sent as attachment</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></div></body></html>