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[QUOTE="koilife, post: 198986, member: 21898"] My advice is not to care about preventing your feet from getting wet---sooner or later, they will. Instead, focus on moisture management. How quickly can you dry out the shoes once wet and while walking? Also, it is rather trivial to overwhelm a waterproof, breathable membrane with excessive sweat and thereby render it completely nonfunctional. On the other hand, non-leather, non Gore-Tex (or other breathable membrane), shoes will drain and dry out much faster. A good pair of merino socks will buffer against cold temps, or CoolMax if preferred and expecting heat. On my Camino, I walked with trail runners that were [U]professionally-fitted[/U] at a running specialty store and with one layer of merino socks. The first 10 days or so were in near constant rain through deep mud and puddles. The temp never broke 40 Fahrenheit. I had no blisters and no issues from the cold. Then, later on that same trip, with the same shoes and socks, I walked in 90+ Fahrenheit for another 10 days or so, still with no blisters or overheating. I used no extra precautions, such as silicon coating (much better than petroleum jelly). Your mileage may vary, but I'm a dedicated member of the non-waterproofed trail runner crowd. [/QUOTE]
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