[pct-l] Buying larger shoes

[Sir Mixalot]

Maybe, but not necessarily.  In the last couple years I've been keeping my
laces very loose in loose shoes, and I haven't had a problem with my feet
sliding around.  I haven't been using trekking poles either.  I do tighten
my laces if I'm getting tired enough to kick rocks though.

I did have a concern with some boots I got for trail maintenance.  I bought
them in a wider width in the same size as my hiking trail running shoes.
 My feet, and particularly my heels, had so much room that it made me feel
very unstable while scrambling over rocks and logs.  I put plenty of miles
on those boots and never hurt my feet in any way, but I realized that
there's a limit in how loose I want my shoes to be.


On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Gretchen Brauer-Rieke
<gretchbr at gmail.com>wrote:

> " Try on one size larger and see how they feel. My guess is that if you go
> 1/2 to one size larger than your normal size, your feet will thank you.
> But that is just a guess. You will have to decide for yourself."
>
> I'm thinking about the advice about wearing shoes that are larger than what
> one is used to - *what happens with the downhill stretches?  Wouldn't
> one's
> feet slide forward in too-big shoes and hit the ends with one's toes?*  I
> usually tighten my laces for downhills to keep my feet from sliding forward
> - wondering how that works if the shoes are big enough that one's feet have
> lots of room to move...
>
> Gretchen
>
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