Hike barefoot for a month. Then you'll know if: - you need ankle support - you need beefy souls - you need shoes at all
I prefer barefoot, but given the sharp (pun intended) increase in drug paraphanilia since legalized marijuana in these parts, I also like to have extra protection. VivoBarefoot has a lot of good options, and if you need grippier tread without increasing beefiness, XeroShoes. Their sandals are brilliant. RE ankle support: when I hiked with custom alpine boots, I rolled my ankle several times a year. When I went barefoot/minimalist, my ankles strengthened and I've never twisted one since, over a decade later, and that includes trail running. https://www.vivobarefoot.com/us https://xeroshoes.com/ With abandon, Patrick On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 4:54:54 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > More suggestions! Thank you. > > My use will be quite light; no long-distance walking on very rough terrain > with heavy backpack; just =/< 5 mile hikes unencumbered on groomed trails, > though perhaps sandy. > > I gather that some of these will be overkill, and that I ought to limit > myself to the "light" models? Comments welcome. > > I would prefer to pay $400 and get something to last out my last 25 years > or so (I turn 65 shortly). And I like polishing and greasing leather. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bb021d15-bed3-4ac5-a5da-e5455a000ba3%40googlegroups.com.
