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[QUOTE="Robo, post: 1157517, member: 31043"] It's a tough call and a very personal thing I reckon. For my first 3 Caminos I wore lightweight Gor-tex boots and loved them. Never got wet feet. Never got cold. Never got blisters. But.... Due to bad knees I have to now wear lighter footwear. Trailrunners (Hoka Stinson) I've recently walked a 60 day Camino in them. Bit of a love/hate relationship (long story) but overall they were great. I have bought 4 more pairs......... The question of waterproofing was a concern for me in my planning and trialling of footwear to replace my old boots. I ended up trialling 4 different pairs. One of the four was Gor-tex, but the fit was really bad. The thought of walking with wet feet was not good at all! I was lucky with the weather though. I only got heavy rain on one day. On that day, walking through wet grass, my shoes were totally waterlogged within 20 metres! Squelching! There was not point in changing socks. So based on all the experience shared here, I just kept going. The shoes did drain a bit naturally. But the socks were sodden. Once the rain stopped and I was walking on harder surfaces, the shoes and socks did start to dry out a bit. I dried my shoes overnight. And thankfully the next day was dry. But I have no doubt........that 2-3 wet feet days in a row, would have led to blisters. I take great care of my feet and in about 150 Camino days have never had a blister. So I know what the risk factors are and what it feels like as things are leading towards blistering. With wet feet day after day, I feel sure I would not have been able to avoid them. So my situation now, is I have to learn to 'manage' having wet feet..... Or find lightweight waterproof footwear. (I haven't found any I like to date) Note. I continue to use a double sock regime with vaseline on my feet. That probably helps even with wet feet/socks. .. [/QUOTE]
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