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Each time I see the above Robbo, I laugh anew because everything written there is just so True.....
Crocs are great, but if you leave them in the sun they shrink and if it is really hot you have problems as above. I just keep mine in my pack or wear them. Can't think of a single situation where one might leave them out in the sun on any of my caminos....Forgive me I couldn't resist the over dramatic title . Crocs the shoes not Crocs the Crocodiles
It was 45'C at the farm the other day , so hot , I saw a local dog chasing a cat , both were walking
My mankey old Crocs that I keep next to the door for quick trips outside had been baking in the sun for an hour or two , it was four in the afternoon , the hottest part of the day. I needed to visit the generator room, so barefooted I slipped them on without thinking of where they had been . Within moments the tops of my feet were burning , kicking them off didn't work , they had stuck and were searing my skin . Luckily a water barrel I keep filled for visiting Native animals was close by and I was able to douse my feet in this . No real harm done , though I now have a slightly sprained foot and very tender skin , probably enough to have to quit walking for a few days at least .
So given that so many use Crocs as alternative footwear in Spain and that Spanish temperatures rival our own , I would recommend some caution when leaving these beasties in the sun , the plastic they are made from gets incredibly hot and seems to store that heat for ages . Even after dunking in the relatively frigid water of the barrel they still felt warm for a minute later .
I wouldn't have wanted something like this to occur on a Camino , I'm glad I take Tevas
Careful with Tevas in the sun either! Remember they are black and can get really hot, tooForgive me I couldn't resist the over dramatic title . Crocs the shoes not Crocs the Crocodiles
It was 45'C at the farm the other day , so hot , I saw a local dog chasing a cat , both were walking
My mankey old Crocs that I keep next to the door for quick trips outside had been baking in the sun for an hour or two , it was four in the afternoon , the hottest part of the day. I needed to visit the generator room, so barefooted I slipped them on without thinking of where they had been . Within moments the tops of my feet were burning , kicking them off didn't work , they had stuck and were searing my skin . Luckily a water barrel I keep filled for visiting Native animals was close by and I was able to douse my feet in this . No real harm done , though I now have a slightly sprained foot and very tender skin , probably enough to have to quit walking for a few days at least .
So given that so many use Crocs as alternative footwear in Spain and that Spanish temperatures rival our own , I would recommend some caution when leaving these beasties in the sun , the plastic they are made from gets incredibly hot and seems to store that heat for ages . Even after dunking in the relatively frigid water of the barrel they still felt warm for a minute later .
I wouldn't have wanted something like this to occur on a Camino , I'm glad I take Tevas
Hold on a moment folks,
You know nothing!!!!!!!!!! Nothing I tell you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here in the UK, in some areas, we had more than 5cm of snow, but not more than 10 cm.
Help us please, our country is grinding to a halt, or, so the media tells us.
Those in the Midwest of the US, are suffering from cold as low as - 32°c!
Auckland weather is won-der-ful if.... you live in WellingtonYou know it’s hot in NZ when “the heatwave” makes headline news every day for a week. I’m so glad the rest of the world has no reason to be watching us (and laughing hysterically) - our top temperature in Auckland has been 29 so far;-)
You know it’s hot in NZ when “the heatwave” makes headline news every day for a week. I’m so glad the rest of the world has no reason to be watching us (and laughing hysterically) - our top temperature in Auckland has been 29 so far;-)
Those in the Midwest of the US, are suffering from cold as low as - 32°c!
When putting on my cross on my third day into the Camino one of my toenails got caught in a hole and ripped up. Three days later it was purple and swollen. I trimmed the nail back and blood spurt out. I squeezed it out best I could and then taped it down. It finally fell off about ten days later.Forgive me I couldn't resist the over dramatic title . Crocs the shoes not Crocs the Crocodiles
It was 45'C at the farm the other day , so hot , I saw a local dog chasing a cat , both were walking
My mankey old Crocs that I keep next to the door for quick trips outside had been baking in the sun for an hour or two , it was four in the afternoon , the hottest part of the day. I needed to visit the generator room, so barefooted I slipped them on without thinking of where they had been . Within moments the tops of my feet were burning , kicking them off didn't work , they had stuck and were searing my skin . Luckily a water barrel I keep filled for visiting Native animals was close by and I was able to douse my feet in this . No real harm done , though I now have a slightly sprained foot and very tender skin , probably enough to have to quit walking for a few days at least .
So given that so many use Crocs as alternative footwear in Spain and that Spanish temperatures rival our own , I would recommend some caution when leaving these beasties in the sun , the plastic they are made from gets incredibly hot and seems to store that heat for ages . Even after dunking in the relatively frigid water of the barrel they still felt warm for a minute later .
I wouldn't have wanted something like this to occur on a Camino , I'm glad I take Tevas
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