camino primitivo - TEVA's?

[ritopaxi]

hello there

3 years ago i did 500km of the frances with sandals !! which was perfect because i NEVER got blisters that was in september

i'll start the Primitivo tomorrow and planned to take a pair of Salomon's shoes that are very aired and should also prevent blisters.... but the thought just crossed my mind to go with only TEVA's again !

what do you think?

does it get cold in the Primitivo? is there a lot of rough walking?

THANK YOU for your help!!

 

[peregrina2000]

Well, I would never walk any trail with my Tevas, so I may not be the best person to ask, but there are some pretty uneven trails and steep ascents and rocky descents so I think you may miss a more structured shoe. But people have walked it in fivefingers or whatever those "feet gloves" are called, so who am I to judge? Buen camino, Laurie

 

[ritopaxi]

aha those ninja walkers are out there!

thanks for the quick reply - i do think it's time to take my super light super breathable Salomon to Santiago

they just got home from many long walks in the north of India!

thank you again Laurie, for all your comments *

 

[julie]

i'll start the Primitivo tomorrow and planned to take a pair of Salomon's shoes that are very aired and should also prevent blisters.... but the thought just crossed my mind to go with only TEVA's again !

what do you think?

I loved the Primitivo and can well understand why Laurie went back. However, when I walked it, there was mud, mud and more mud. Thick, oozy, squishy mud that you couldn't avoid and the thought of that in TEVA's (which I love) makes me shudder.

Of course there was a lot of rain when I walked. You may find that it's absolutely dry and there is no mud to be seen but I wouldn't chance it.

 

[Tortuga9]

Can you take both? I walked the French and the Portuguese route in Chaco sandals and also had Salomon trainers. I wore the sandals for the majority of the trip but began alternating shoes in the middle of my walk. It was a great way to prevent from getting blisters!

 

[mmm042]

If you can take both, that's ideal. I have Keen sandals that I strap onto my pack whenever I'm doing a long day (40km). When I've got about 10km left, my feet appreciate walking in something different. It's not that big of a hassle to carry them.

Melanie