Faith831
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances, Muxia/Fisterra (Dec/Jan 2016) Way of St. James - Luxembourg (July/Aug 2018)
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 8.5. I explained about sizing up, but the father insists that the people at REI told him that Salomons were made differently and did not require sizing up for long distance walking.
I can find no evidence to support this claim re: Salomons.
I'm not going to jeopardize my own walk by setting out with a 15 year old who isn't equipped to complete the walk safely, but all of my efforts to convince the father to return them and buy a size up have so far fallen on deaf ears because of the assurances of the people at REI (who in my experience, at least at this particular store, are always wrong about shoes for the Camino. Always.)
Can anyone either reassure me that they are correct and upsizing is not necessary, or offer me some more persuasive info to convince the father otherwise?
Deeply grateful.
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 8.5. I explained about sizing up, but the father insists that the people at REI told him that Salomons were made differently and did not require sizing up for long distance walking.
I can find no evidence to support this claim re: Salomons.
I'm not going to jeopardize my own walk by setting out with a 15 year old who isn't equipped to complete the walk safely, but all of my efforts to convince the father to return them and buy a size up have so far fallen on deaf ears because of the assurances of the people at REI (who in my experience, at least at this particular store, are always wrong about shoes for the Camino. Always.)
Can anyone either reassure me that they are correct and upsizing is not necessary, or offer me some more persuasive info to convince the father otherwise?
Deeply grateful.
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