[pct-l] Footwear...again

[Scott Williams]

Hey Leslie,

I've done all three trails in Montrail Sabinos and still love them.  I also
wear different Altras for training in the winter and just to live in at
home as they're so comfortable.  These are Altra Lone peaks and Instincts,
but I come back to the Montrails for the thru hikes because after they did
me so well on the PCT, I bought a bunch of them at $40 a pop in 2010 when
they were bringing out the new model and I still have a few left after the
CDT and AT.  I'm just too cheap to buy the Altras at $100+ per pair while
I've still got Sabinos left that work so well.  Shoe fit is such a personal
thing that what works for one doesn't work for others.  In 2010 and 2011
there were a lot of Sabinos on the PCT, not more Altras.  Buy a pair of
what feels right to you from REI or some ,other place that will take them
back if they're not right and train in them.  See if you get blisters and
don't hesitate to take them back if your feet hurt and try something else.

And Walt, great idea for a lacing strategy.  Thanks,

Shroomer

On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 5:11 AM, walt Durling <durlfam4 at icloud.com> wrote:

> Hi Leslie
> IMO, laces rarely are the cause of foot problems while long distance
> hiking.  It's the shoe and how tight one ties the shoe.
>
> On my 3-month PCT hike last hear, I researched the internet for various
> lacing techniques.  Most - and there are numerous sites - are geared toward
> runners, but they apply with equal force to hikers.  The lacing method I
> settled on is called parallel or footbag lacing.  Basically you lace the
> bottom one or two eyelets as you normally would, and then run the laces up
> each respective  side for two eyelets, and then criss-cross the remaining
> eyelets.  I personally opt leaving the top eyelet unlaced too.  What this
> does is relieve the pressure on the foretop of the feet, resulting in less
> toe pressure and more lateral toe movement.  Except for a tiny blister on
> my left pinkie toe hiking on lava flows in southern Oregon, I had no feet
> problems, and the shoes were easily taken off and put back on without
> unlacing.  It looks a bit funky but I found it perfectly comfortable.
>
> I ended up wearing Inov-8 Roclite 295's - lightweight,  quick drying,
> sticky lug soles, and wide toe boxes.  walt
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jan 31, 2015, at 21:57, Leslie LaRocca <larocca690 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all, I am still trying to figure out footwear. Does anyone have any
> > experience with montrails? Are they like the Brooks cascadia? Are they
> more
> > supportive like Solomon? I am training in Solomon's, but am thinking the
> > laces might cause me problems. Any info would be great!
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