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- Francés, Norte, Salvador, Primitivo, Portuguese
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Why not buy some of the new high-tech waterproof sandals?I think that I might have to invest in the waterproof socks that @Kanga has talked about
I love walking in good sandals.For the past week I've exclusively worn my Merrell Siren Strap sandals https://www.merrell.com/US/en/siren-strap-q2/28036W.html on the Camino del Norte. They are much more comfortable than the shoes that I brought, and are especially great in the rain. When you walk all day in the rain your feet are going to get wet and muddy, and it's easier and quicker to clean and dry sandals than shoes. I've been wearing socks with them - I just wring out the socks and put them back on when I take a break. Of course, the weather is warm right now. I think that I might have to invest in the waterproof socks that @Kanga has talked about
I'm not a sandals fan. I can't be because I didn't try them
But what about the soles? How fast they loose their profile and grip?
I walked in my mid-cut Salomon boots on three Caminos (approx. 2500km) and they are still OK for another flat Camino.
I’ve done two Camino in Keen sandals- I wear Smartwool socks; you can buy them in different weights (cushion) which is nice.Keen sandals are really good to walk in. I don’t wear socks with mine. I am considering wearing them for a six day walk soon, but will probably have the first section of the day with my very comfortable boots, and then switch, depending on the rain...
I have some. I like them.I’ve done two Camino in Keen sandals- I wear Smartwool socks; you can buy them in different weights (cushion) which is nice.
I guess you are first-timer. I suggest you try walking in your boots/shoes and only then after 10 or so days try sandals if you feel boots/shoes are not working for you.I have some Merrell sandals that I have tried using on short walks here at home, but they have a few different places where velcro is used to make them adjustable, but the velcro very easily comes undone which is annoying. They haven't had much use but this velcro situation makes it unlikely I would take this pair on the Camino. I was thinking some of the 100% synthetic Birkenstocks might do as an afternoon/evening shoe in June, as they can manage wet conditions. I can attach them to the outisde of my backpack too with some great caribiners I bought (though will this drive me crazy as I walk?) Opinions?
Absolutely. The sandals that I'm using are the same model that I wore daily during a 6+ week trip to Guatemala, including several hikes on difficult terrain, so I knew that they would work for me long term.I guess you are first-timer. I suggest you try walking in your boots/shoes and only then after 10 or so days try sandals if you feel boots/shoes are not working for you.
Bottom line: this thread isn't "way to do it" thread!!!
And Buen Camino!
I wear these:I like walking in my Eco sandals, but still find I am bothered by grit that gets in under my foot. How do you cope with the more closed in sandals?
Are they actually sandals at all anymore? To me they looked just like my low cut (never minded about the type) Salomons I used on Levante and otherwise too when at home. With mesh and all.I wear these:
https://www.keenfootwear.com/en-ca/p/W-MCKENZIE-II.html?dwvar_W-MCKENZIE-II_color=1016533&cgid=
They look like a shoe but are basically a sandal with mesh across the gaps between the straps. There's no way the stones are going to get in there!
Well, except check out the heel - they don't have a heavy heel cup, but just mesh and a strap.Are they actually sandals at all anymore?
I guess you are first-timer. I suggest you try walking in your boots/shoes and only then after 10 or so days try sandals if you feel boots/shoes are not working for you.
Bottom line: this thread isn't "way to do it" thread!!!
And Buen Camino!
The assumption here is that shoes or boots are the accepted norm or the sensible way to do it, and sandals are for outliers.
With all due respect to KinkyOne I’d like to suggest to the first timer: try walking in your sandals (10 or so days - and better still if those days are done at home), and then if they’re not working for you, upgrade to shoes/trail runners...and eventually boots, if the shoes don’t work.
Exactly the same here. Teva Tirra in my case. I also use a pair of wool socks with medium or thick couching if it is a lot of road walking then the feet get less tired.Tevas with Injinji socks. Waterproof Sealskinz socks over my Injinjis during the worst of the cold and wet weather. Worked for me!
Depends: my first TEVA hurricane survied 1600 km, whereas the theoritecally superior Terra Fi did not let me finish 600 km, and the last 200 were done with a hole in the rubber sole that left a metal plate exposed.I'm not a sandals fan. I can't be because I didn't try them
But what about the soles? How fast they loose their profile and grip?
I walked in my mid-cut Salomon boots on three Caminos (approx. 2500km) and they are still OK for another flat Camino.
I think most brands come out with new models/colors to entice us consumers and they usually increase the price. We think we're getting a new and improved better product, but often it is inferior...it's the makers who are getting the better/bigger profit.Depends: my first TEVA hurricane survied 1600 km, whereas the theoritecally superior Terra Fi did not let me finish 600 km, and the last 200 were done with a hole in the rubber sole that left a metal plate exposed.
Me. I rarely wear socks with my sandals and I don't get blisters.Does anyone walk in sandals without socks? I always take my Teva sandals and I have always walked with socks but I did get blisters. This year on my training walks I've been bare feet and teva's and not a problem... no blisters. So I'm thinking that maybe the socks were my problem?
Anyone else walk in sandals with no socks?
Socks are a MUST, for hygiene, protecting the space between toes against intrussive twiglets, every reason! I hever got a single blister with my TEVAS and socks, maybe the socks were too thick or too thin.Does anyone walk in sandals without socks? I always take my Teva sandals and I have always walked with socks but I did get blisters. This year on my training walks I've been bare feet and teva's and not a problem... no blisters. So I'm thinking that maybe the socks were my problem?
Anyone else walk in sandals with no socks?
my sandals and feet get rather "aromatic" after a long day of walking.
Socks are a MUST, for hygiene, protecting the space between toes against intrussive twiglets, every reason! I hever got a single blister with my TEVAS and socks, maybe the socks were too thick or too thin.
Well, the scent does linger in the sandals. I'll have to try the denture tablet trick. At home I put them in the washing machine.Only them ??
I disagree. Shoes and feet really are entirely individual. Some of us walk happily with minimal sandals, others find supportive boots much more comfortable. Ther is never any "must" about any of it.Socks are a MUST, for hygiene, protecting the space between toes against intrussive twiglets, every reason! I hever got a single blister with my TEVAS and socks, maybe the socks were too thick or too thin.
And because you can do that they are far easier to clean and deodorise than ordinary shoes. Some sandals absorb more sweat than others too, those with a spongy footbed sometimes get smelly, those with harder footbeds usually don't.Is this a good time to remind sandal wearers (particularly Teva) that leaving fragrant sandals in some water with a denture cleaning tablet works wonders?
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