[pct-l] Camp shoes

[G. Lowe aka Wheeew]

Jeff-

Once I hit my stride (after a few months on the trail) I am up by 5AM, on the trail by 6AM, hike until 6PM and in bed at 9PM.  That leaves 3 hours in camp every evening.  Time to relax, write my daily journal entry, eat dinner, and pack my lunch for the next day.  I never build a fire and I never cook on the trail.  But I do use camp shoes- a lot!!!  And love having them.....

In '91 a lot of us wore water shoes as camp shoes.  I'm pretty sure they were heavier than crocs, but I may research to see if any lighter ones are out there now.  They worked great as camp shoes and were handy for stream/ river crossings.

Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu> wrote: I'm curious how many thru-hikers had much what is traditionally thought 
of as "camp time?" I know that some online journals talk about the herd 
and socializing around a fire (where I cringe - there is no need to 
build a fire EVER except in case of emergency or in a car campground). 
My experience is if I'm in camp I'm getting ready to lie down/sleep, 
sleeping, or packing up to hike.

Perhaps its part of learning on the trail - past experience is 
"camp-centered" hiking while thru-hiking teaches how to do 
"trail-centered" hiking. Just curious...

Jeff, just Jeff (once again, reminding you that's said out loud to the 
cadence of "Bond, James Bond." :-)

Brian Lewis wrote:
>
> Agreed on the (no need for) camp shoes. I think there are two to four 
> things that people want alternate footwear for:
>
> (1) To relax in at camp. Better: trail runners/tennis shoes are still 
> comfortable in camp, maybe loosen the laces
>
> (2) Stream crossings. Better: Cross in your regular shoes. Optionally 
> remove the liners for crossing (keep those dry), optionally add 
> neoprene socks for the crossing, optionally add goretex socks for 
> post-crossing to walk the shoes dry in.
>
> (3) To give your feet a break on the trail, walk in sandals or the 
> like for a while. Better: by staying away from heavy, non-breathable 
> boots you don’t need to do this so much. Take shoes off at breaks.
>
> (4) As a backup in case your shoes blow-out. Better: Field repair your 
> shoes if they do.
>
> Obviously the “better” comments above are opinions, certainly HYOH, etc.
>
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