[pct-l] Shoes?

[Ron Graybill]

I just hiked the 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain in
Kayland boots 1/2 size larger than the shoes I normally wear, but found
that even a half size larger was not quite large enough.  I got a blister
on one toe and, for the last half of the journey, switched off between the
boots and some good  sandals every so often. So now I've ordered a full
size larger before I get started on the PCT. (Had to order from
Canada--Kayland no longer distributes in the US)  The boots were still fine
after 500 miles on the Camino, but that's only 20% the length of the PCT,
plus most of the Camino is much smoother and flatter than the PCT.

On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 4:33 AM, Cat Gunderson <cathi at cathigunderson.com>wrote:

> I am also planning my 2013 thru-hike and have the same question regarding
> shoes. My favorite hiking shoes are Salomon XA 3D Ultra 2 but I'm not sure
> if they will still be my favorites after a few hundred miles!  Thoughts?
> Suggestions?
> Cat
>
> i'm wondering what people tend to do regarding purchase/sizing of shoes for
> the pct? do you start out of campo with shoes 1 size larger than normal and
> "hike into them" size-wise? did most of you purchase 5 of a favorite shoe
> before starting the trail? were they 1 size larger than you normally wear?
> i'm trying to make the shoe aspect as inexpensive as possible... thank you
> in advance for the always helpful info.
>
> trail nameless mike
>
>
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