Jeff-<br><br>Once I hit my stride (after a few months on the trail) I am up by 5AM, on the trail by 6AM, hike until 6PM and in bed at 9PM. That leaves 3 hours in camp every evening. Time to relax, write my daily journal entry, eat dinner, and pack my lunch for the next day. I never build a fire and I never cook on the trail. But I do use camp shoes- a lot!!! And love having them.....<br><br>In '91 a lot of us wore water shoes as camp shoes. I'm pretty sure they were heavier than crocs, but I may research to see if any lighter ones are out there now. They worked great as camp shoes and were handy for stream/ river crossings.<br><br><b><i>Jeffrey Olson <jolson@olc.edu></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> I'm curious how many thru-hikers had much what is traditionally thought <br>of as "camp time?" I know that some online journals talk
about the herd <br>and socializing around a fire (where I cringe - there is no need to <br>build a fire EVER except in case of emergency or in a car campground). <br>My experience is if I'm in camp I'm getting ready to lie down/sleep, <br>sleeping, or packing up to hike.<br><br>Perhaps its part of learning on the trail - past experience is <br>"camp-centered" hiking while thru-hiking teaches how to do <br>"trail-centered" hiking. Just curious...<br><br>Jeff, just Jeff (once again, reminding you that's said out loud to the <br>cadence of "Bond, James Bond." :-)<br><br>Brian Lewis wrote:<br>><br>> Agreed on the (no need for) camp shoes. I think there are two to four <br>> things that people want alternate footwear for:<br>><br>> (1) To relax in at camp. Better: trail runners/tennis shoes are still <br>> comfortable in camp, maybe loosen the laces<br>><br>> (2) Stream crossings. Better: Cross in your regular shoes. Optionally <br>> remove the liners
for crossing (keep those dry), optionally add <br>> neoprene socks for the crossing, optionally add goretex socks for <br>> post-crossing to walk the shoes dry in.<br>><br>> (3) To give your feet a break on the trail, walk in sandals or the <br>> like for a while. Better: by staying away from heavy, non-breathable <br>> boots you don’t need to do this so much. Take shoes off at breaks.<br>><br>> (4) As a backup in case your shoes blow-out. Better: Field repair your <br>> shoes if they do.<br>><br>> Obviously the “better” comments above are opinions, certainly HYOH, etc.<br>><br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Pct-l mailing list<br>> Pct-l@backcountry.net<br>> To unsubscribe or change list options (digest, etc):<br>> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l<br>>
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