[pct-l] a little more about shoes and stuff

[Marion Davison]

A little more information:
I don't wear a pack.  Llamas carry my stuff.  That could affect my shoe 
choice, compared to yours.
Like Diane, my feet are very wide in front.  So I buy a shoe that is 
longer than needed because it puts the width where I need it.  A women's 
ten is long enough but not wide enough.  A men's ten and a half is wide 
enough at the right place, but longer than I need.  Tight lacing takes 
care of that.
I consider gaiters absolutely essential.  I wear Joe Trailman gaiters 
which are very much like Dirty Girl gaiters.  The old style gaiter made 
of heavy nylon gave me heat rash on my ankles.  The modern light jersey 
gaiters do the job without the rash.
I wear one pair of thin but cushy  short synthetic socks, such as Thorlo.
I never get any blisters and have not experienced any foot problems in 
at least a decade of hiking.
Marion