[pct-l] 5 finger shoes

[Ed Jarrett]

I have started wearing 5 fingers out in the back country.  It does take quite a while for your feet to toughen up enough to handle rocky trails.  I do like them because they give my toes much more room and prevent the black toes I frequently get with shoes.  I am planning on wearing them for at least a significant portion of my Washington J & K trek at the end of August.
> I did not do my 2009 PCT hike with the toe shoes, but I do recall several
> people starting in them. By Warner Springs or Agua Dulce I saw a lot of
> people switching. The hiker Sketch got to one point when he couldn't get his
> little toe into the shoe it was so swollen. So from what I saw they are
> probably ok for a multi day hike, but probably not long distance.
> 
> Fluffy Puff