[pct-l] Time for new shoes - old ones made 650 miles.... what's available

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

It is going to be hard to find trail shoes with NO padding. You may  
consider Altra Lone Peaks. The padding you see in the picture looks  
way more than they feel in real life. You can actually feel the trail  
fairly well under your feet (in other words, rocky trail you feel the  
rocks.) I know someone who wore them for the entire CDT. I have worn  
them but the ones I bought are a little too small so I need to get  
new ones. Another alternative is to contact the shoemaker at  
ThoseShoes.com and talk to him. He offered to make me a pair of  
custom hiking shoes. I don't know if he can make them with canvas or  
only leather though. Also, have you considered good old Chuck Taylors  
or skateboard shoes?

On Nov 16, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: "greg mushial" <gmushial at gmdr.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Time for new shoes - old ones made 650 miles....
> 	what's	available
>
> what I think I'd like is: something that without padding
> fits reasonably well around the foot [anyone remember the Keds of the
> 1960s - no padding, no foam, just cloth sides - maybe a shoe of that
> mentality]; likewise I think I'm looking for something with a  
> harder sole,
> but zero padding underfoot.