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  1. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    Thanks, Barry! Agreed about his Camino being his Camino. Except that as an adult in charge of a minor child, his problems become my problems. And he would never do a multi day hike beforehand -- that's precisely why he's going on this trip. He's spoiled, sheltered and bubble wrapped, but...
  2. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    We are walking the Camino Luxembourg (plus a few other long trails in Luxembourg), which seems to be something of a mystery Camino.... I had planned to walk alone, but my intuition said, take him along, and so here we are... :-)
  3. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    Thanks, Dave! Unfortunately, the son is a very passive person, which is part of why I suggested he come along. He is not motivated enough to have any opinion on this at all and it's like pulling teeth to even get him on a test hike. (Yes, I know... I'm not quite sure why my intuition said to ask...
  4. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    To clarify: I didn't intend to imply in my original post that it was about size numbers -- I was referencing that the shoes were the same size as his school shoes only as a way of illustrating that they'd been purchased as though they would be everyday shoes with no allowances made for long...
  5. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    Thanks! I'll take a look. I'm a bit out of the norm when it comes to pack sizes, I think, being a minimalist. I walked in January with a day pack weighing seven pounds and felt like it was too much... I always think everyone's pack is too big... :-)
  6. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    Thanks, Domigee. Yes, he did, but only in the store (and apparently not even on the incline). The shoes fit just the way his regular everyday shoes fit -- that is to say, with a thumb's gap between his toes and the front. His father is worried about his toes banging into the front in a larger...
  7. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    Yes. We don't leave till July 8. But I'm picking my battles... the shoes are the more urgent issue. Too big a pack is a Camino Lesson for him, but the wrong shoes is a Camino Problem... for me. ;-)
  8. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    Thanks, Dave. Yes, I also weighed in about the problem with REI recommendations on that same thread. I am at my wit's end with their bad advice when it comes to the Camino, not just with shoes, but with having sold the kid I'm walking with an oversized pack...sigh.
  9. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    Thank you, Dave! Alas, he is not my husband and it isn't my son, or I'd have more influence in the proceedings... it's the son of a dear friend, so I have to be more diplomatic than with a husband. ;-)
  10. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    "The "need for roomier shoes" is only met if the shoes are in fact roomier than some alternative. " Brilliant. Thank you. Common sense way of putting it.
  11. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    Thanks, C! They fit him like a regular everyday shoe would, which allows no room for foot spreading with extra feet or with heat or with extended walking or with downhills or, as you mention, teenage feet growing. They were purchased entirely on the recommendation from the REI person that...
  12. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    Thanks! I think particularly with a teenager with no experience, that sizing up is crucial.
  13. Faith831

    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    Apologies for the shoe post. I'm walking my second Camino in July/August, this time with a 15 year old boy who has zero outdoor experience. He is not my son, but the son of a dear friend. All well and good, but his father has purchased for him a pair of size 8.5 Salomons. The boy wears a size...
  14. Faith831

    My Packing List ... do your worst

    You aren't walking through the wilderness. There will be grocery stores every few kilometers and food is ridiculously cheap in Spain. There is no need to carry two pounds of food -- overpreparing is the antithesis of what the Camino is about. But I suspect you will figure that out on day one. :)
  15. Faith831

    My Packing List ... do your worst

    Why are you carrying two pounds of food? Did I miss something?
  16. Faith831

    Question about Altra shoes

    Asking REI here in Southern California about Camino shoes is a big frustration. All the staff think everything is the Pacific Crest Trail and they are obsessed with recommending huge, heavy boots meant for scaling mountains. And I had an REI person just yesterday tell me that walking in anything...
  17. Faith831

    Question about Altra shoes

    I walked in Altras in January 2016 and despite the predictions of disaster from the doomsayers at REI, they worked great. Not a single blister. That said, I should add that I usually walk and hike in Flats, like literally the kind of flats you can buy for $5 at Walmart. So I was very used to...
  18. Faith831

    Question about Altras

    I despise wearing shoes to the point where it makes me claustrophic, but I wore the Altra Lone Peaks on the Camino and didn't get one single blister and they were a pleasure. The bigger toe box is what, I think, made all the difference in the world in terms of no blisters and also not feeling...
  19. Faith831

    Please... Seriously Need Shoe Help

    I tried the Hokas, too -- the Tec ones that are supposed to be like running shoes for rough trails. They were somewhat comfortable, but I confess I couldn't get past the looks and that they are HUGE. It was bad enough they looked like swim flippers, but they were day glo fuschia and blue swim...
  20. Faith831

    Please... Seriously Need Shoe Help

    Thank you both! I shall return to the field of engagement armed with your sound advice, newly fearless at the prospect of horrifying the REI staff...

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