[pct-l] Trail Shoes

Bill Burge bill at burge.com
Sun Mar 25 01:19:52 CDT 2012


I've been using Inov-8 shoes, but I get the non-gortex models. 

Bill Burge
Typoed on my iPhone...


On Mar 24, 2012, at 6:38 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> You may re-evaluate your love of goretex after a little bit in the  
> desert. In my opinion, goretex shoes are a misapplication of the  
> technology. For the first 2000 miles of the trail, goretex is at best  
> a nuisance and at worse a horrible mistake. Your milage may vary  
> however.
> 
> On Mar 23, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> 
>> I love Innov8!!  They have goretex and knarly tread and are light  
>> weight.  Water can run over the toe of my shoe and my foot stays  
>> dry!  I wear Dirty Girls gaiters with them and my socks stay really  
>> clean!
>> 
>> Zappos.com carries their complete line and shipping/return  
>> shipping is free!
>> 
>> I see that more trail runners are being made in goretex.  I saw a  
>> Merrell runner in goretex.
> 
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