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Hi Charles, I take two pairs one a bit firmer than the other and also change to keep them in good shape, I wear New Balance Leadville and still take shoes off and refresh feet every two hours and let the insoles dry out as well as the socks,Greetings and many thanks to the contributors of this forum , I have found it invaluable in planning my attempt at the Camino Frances in late May of 2017 .
While researching what shoes to wear I noticed a distinct lack of many references to the inner soles that can either make or break a good shoe or boot .
I have bush walked my entire life and wear boots and tough shoes at my farm in Gippsland Victoria , I have found the difference a good inner sole can make to footwear is remarkable .
I use Scarpa boots for serious bushwalks , mainly through the Alpine areas of Victoria and the Wilderness tracks of Tasmania . These are hard and unyielding boots that will break your feet before you break them in , and yet the right inner sole makes them wearable and more importantly bearable .
I bought Merrell Continuum trail shoes and found the inner sole to be , frankly useless , thin , not resilient and prone to fragmentation . Drawing on my bushwalking supplies I found a pair of ' Steel Blue ' work boot inner soles and used these .
These are the inner soles I use in all my walking and working footwear , they are called ' Steel blue Ortho Rebound ' and cost around Aus. $16 a pair . They are made for mens' work boots and are available from Industrial workwear suppliers , RSEA in Australia are one .
As they are made for arduous wear they are very tough and very comfortable , they transformed the Merrells and I now have confidence in their suitability .
If you feel that your shoes could be a little more comfortable I would certainly recommend that you try these .
Can you tell me where you ordered them from? The only place that Gooogle threw up for me added a delivery charge so the final cost was closer to £12, which is a bit more than I'm willing to spend on spec - particularly since the largest size they had in stock was a Uk 6 and my hiking shoes are a size 8.Thanks for this information - I've been looking for something like that. I just ordered a couple - they are really cheap in the UK (£4.35/pair). I'm sure they'd cost a lot more if they were branded as a hiking product and sold in outdoor stores.
Can you tell me where you ordered them from? The only place that Gooogle threw up for me added a delivery charge so the final cost was closer to £12, which is a bit more than I'm willing to spend on spec - particularly since the largest size they had in stock was a Uk 6 and my hiking shoes are a size 8.
thanks! that was the place I found as well. I think I will have to go back to superfeet as I know that they work for my feet.Hi Fiona, I ordered them here https://www.boconlineshop.com/shop/en/uk/steel-blue-ortho-rebound-insole. However, the sizes are very limited. I was lucky as I wanted a UK size 5.
I originally used Superfeet (green model) for many Caminos. They were excellent and I had no complaints.
I went to my wife's foot doctor for a very small problem.
He liked the Superfeet brand but made a suggestion that I try the "Sole" brand.
You actually put them in the oven for several minutes then quickly install them in shoes and stand on them for several minutes.
They mold to your arch and foot bottom.
I have used them now for the last 3 or so Caminos.
I am very happy with them and recommend them to any one who is looking for a change.
These are U.S. Brands and may not be available elsewhere, as I suspect the insoles mentioned in the OP may be available only in Oz....at least I am not familiar with the brand.
I'm with you on this, except my feet like Sole just a bit better. I wear one or the other in all of my shoes and boots.Good to know & thanks for the info.
Never heard of Steel Blue before.
I remove the inner sole that comes with boots and shoes. They are useless. No arch. No support.
As far as inserts, I am believer in SuperFeet. Green ones for boots.
Never a step taken without them in my boots.
A close twin to SuperFeet is Sole.
thanks! that was the place I found as well. I think I will have to go back to superfeet as I know that they work for my feet.
I bought Merrell Continuum trail shoes and found the inner sole to be , frankly useless , thin , not resilient and prone to fragmentation
Good to know & thanks for the info.
Never heard of Steel Blue before.
I remove the inner sole that comes with boots and shoes. They are useless. No arch. No support.
As far as inserts, I am believer in SuperFeet. Green ones for boots.
Never a step taken without them in my boots.
A close twin to SuperFeet is Sole.
Charles thanks fir this thread .... I also bought merrells and didn't think about the inner soles previously ......
I just bought these yesterday .... I am running out of time to look to far and the super feet green were at an outdoor store near me
Currently fluctuating between being very excited / very anxious / very excited / very anxious
Anne
The green superfeet are excellent. I still use them in one of my pair of shoes. I have been using red Soles....but would use the green superfeet without hesitation.
You did good and cancross that off your worry list. Just don't forget to install them in your shoes before you go.
My wife did forget and had some really poor insoles in her shoes for a whole comino. Lots of problems.
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