Campshoes - Appalachian Trail

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#1

What do you recommend for camp shoes? Do people just where sandles? I’m looking for a second pair of lightweight loafers that I can where when I’m out of my boots.

Grinds

#2

if you want light weight you can get croqs, they are awesome, kind of exspensive i think 29$, i got the walmart brand, only 9$ and weigh 4.8oz, i think they are lighter than croqs

Josh L Myers

#3

if you’re gonna go the crocs route, might i suggest nothinz, i have the only ones i have ever seen, i got them at mt. rogers outfitters in damascus, but i personally think they are a ton more comfortable than the crocs

clong

#4

I suggest River shoes- I had crocs, but they were cumbersome and I hardly used them I mostly used my hike boots until I found some cheap river shoes @ a pharmacy ($5) and they folded up nicely and they were light also and…I could swim with them and run in the woods and even poop with them on. OH JOY…

1/4 of the way

#5

Crok’s are great, but any sort of sandal will do, really. It’s nice to have ones that hold to your feet better than flip-flop types when you get to Maine and have to start fording, or on the off chance you’d need to hike in them, which happens sometimes. Personally I think Crok’s are way too expensive.

0101

#6

Croks rule!!! I took my boots off as soon as I got to camp. I took my boots off at lunch. I took my boots off every chance I got. Let those puppies breathe. I hike in 806 Newbalance now and I still carry my Croks. I just hang them on the back of my pack and go. I wear them all the time at home, to the store, everywhere … until my wife says put something else on before we go out. They last a long time.

Papa Smurf

#7

I used to wear a pair of lined moccasin slippers with the rubber bottom. They are nice and toasty and can be worn in the sleeping bag when it was real cold. I recently bought a pair of LL Bean slippers that are shaped like Crocs but have a felt upper and light rubber sole. They are feather light and warm.

Big B

#8

I also picked up a pair of Nothinz at the Mt. Rodgers Outfitter in Damascus. Wore them all the way home (to Balt) and continue to wear them to/from my training hikes, as well as around town. Very nice! A little pricey (similar to Crocs), so I’ll check out the Walmart brand. Also, The Outfitters at Harper’s Ferry, W.Va carries them. I agree that sandals make one’s feet more vulnerable to sticks and such. However, it’s nice to let the dogs breathe while the hiking shoes get a much needed airing out!:boy

Tipper