[pct-l] Thru hikers for 2011...

[James F. Miller]

I'm probably going to use Brooks Addictions.
 
Its five pair for me and five for Dona

My problem is size 16 which you don't just pop into town and buy.
 
My other shoe of concideration is  Keen Targhees, but I hear reports of the soles falling off in like 200 miles. But they do come in 16.
 
An REI boot guy whom I talking to about Keens and the soles..I was wearing some New Balance 1012's at the time...pointed at my feet and said I'd better off with what I had on my feet!
 
The New Balances are kind of still in the running.
 
Jim and Dona
 
 
> Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 08:59:10 -0800
> From: paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Thru hikers for 2011...
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> Being from Canada, i heard about the PCT and said "i can go do that... i have a 
> good white gas stove, a -30 sleeping bag... and even a true mountaineering 
> tent! ...all i have to do is buy some new pants and 5 months worth of payday 
> bars" ...oh how wrong i was... seems everything i own has been replaced now 
> at least once, and some twice.
> my previous hike had been in the selkirks (in march) and i really thought i knew 
> what i was getting into. 'course i knew nothing about PCT-l or even Whiteblaze. 
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> You must love your shoes to but ten pairs of them ! that's commitment ! what 
> are you wearing? i'm loving my merell intercept shoes. not sure if i'd commit 
> to the whole hike in them though.
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> ~Paul with one L
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> ________________________________
> From: James F. Miller <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>
> To: Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com>; pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Fri, December 3, 2010 6:48:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Thru hikers for 2011...
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> 
> We are pretty close with gear. Basically we have replaced our 'heavy' 
> stuff..which was most everything
> 
> Going to order shoes next. We're going to see about a discount at our local 
> specialty running shoe store...like its ten pairs for the two of us..ought to be 
> wortht something
> 
> Jim and Dona with 1N
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