I think your trip is before mine...you can let me know how YOURS work and then I'll make my decision!!!Hockey Ref wrote:I sure hope your Croc knock-offs work because that's what I have!
Bare feet will work in something like that. But swift water while carrying a backpack can mean more danger. Bigger rocks, slippery rocks, deeper water and you have the prescription for injury without good wading shoes. Check these pics where good wading shoes are an absolute must:Jen wrote:We had to ford a creek coming off of Pitamakin pass into Two Med. Maybe Dry creek? Anyway, it was not so dry. There was a group there when we arrived rearranging rocks as steppers and getting nowhere. It was only maybe six inches deep so I just whipped off my boots and socks and walked across followed closely by Bruce, Kathy and the other brave Glacier Girls. It was either that or hike out in wet boots and socks.
I would like to take my black Teva sandals backpacking but they weigh twice what my Crocs do.Mohammad Alghool wrote:i like to wear black sandals.
Miss Guinness actually backpacked most the Northern Traverse in Chacos. She twisted an ankle on the first day and the boots hurt her too much so she decided the try her Chacos and she wore them from ELF to KIN. Of course we no longer take them due to weight but the Salomon TechAmphibs also work well for hiking. Out feet always seem to suffer coming down the west side of Stoney Indian Pass and we change into our water shoes at the bottom. Neither of us have had a problem backpacking in those but we haven't ever had a long day in them just several miles when out boots were soaked or out feet were hurting too much.joybird wrote:I LOVE my Chacos.
Granted, they're a bit heavy, but they offer great support both in the water and out. I've had to use them on a couple of occasions when my boots were out of commission and found they were remarkably stable even on long hikes. I've even used them once when I was backpacking and my boots got too wet to work for me. (My feet blister in wet boots.) At this point, I'm willing to deal with the extra weight in exchange for the versatility they offer me on a long trip.
Besides the weight, the only downside I've found is that the straps hold my foot against the footbed SO snugly when I hike, that if I manage to get a pebble in them, I have to actually unstrap them to get it out. But I find the stability the Chacos give is worth that occasional inconvenience.