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    Default I think I "discovered" nearly perfect camp/water shoe...UL and ROBUST!

    I have discovered this(probably been done before, but in my mind this is MINE)

    VersaToes.....neoprene "ballet" type slippers, at TJMaxx....$5

    Fit great, like aqua shoes....dry in like 5 minutes once wet....pack smaller than pair of ankle socks...

    Check this out....remove insoles from hiking shoes, insert in slipper, insert foot......nice robust "sole" that soaks up rock bumps, etc.....allows for stream crossings, etc....the foam insole from shoe doesn't take on water either....

    1.9 ounce, "custom fitted" as sole is already molded to foot, basically waterproof, packs tiny, cheap, durable camp/water shoe...

    Why not take these...debate over for me.....



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    Looks like a find William. Would love to hear a report after you field test them.

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    You might search over on BPL. I seem to recall these "shoes" coming up a couple of years ago. You would have to qualify what a water shoe is used for. I would never use these on a "intense" stream crossing such as early season Sierra. But generally in situations where crossings like this are found you are in and out of water constantly and in cases like this just embrace the wet.

    as a camp shoe, if you must, then it looks like an interesting alternative. Are there ballerinas with men's size 12.5? Hmmmm.

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