View Full Version : Cut out your tongue?
The tongue in your sneakers, that is. I was boxing stuff up in my apartment today, found an old pair of NBs, and said 'what the hey.' After a day of work, my feet are less damp than usual. This could prove useful in preventing blisters. Anyone have anything to say about long term tongue-less shoes?
RedneckRye
02-14-2005, 02:01
Isn't that one of Ray Jardine's shoe tips?
I do believe you are correct, RedneckRye.
I haven't tried it myself though.
willyhort0w2
02-14-2005, 10:19
yeah it is one of Ray's tips. If you get a chance to read his book, I definiately suggest it to anybody attempting a thru>
http://www.ray-way.com/bb/index.shtml
willyhort0w2
02-14-2005, 10:20
yeah it is one of Ray's tips. If you get a chance to read his book, I definiately suggest it to anybody attempting a thru-hike.
http://www.ray-way.com/bb/index.shtml
flyfisher
02-15-2005, 08:32
I cut out the tongues of two pairs of shoes a la Jardine. It works OK. Certainly helps in being able to slip the shoes on and off without untying them.
I guess I walked 60 miles in this footwear.
I did pick up a lot of rocks in my shoes, but it was then easy to take them off and dump them. By a lot of rocks, I mean needing to dump them about every 15 minutes, sometimes more.
I progressed from the tongueless shoes (New Balance 806s) to sandals even before my first section hike. I had found that taking the shoes on and off wore the cloth out on the heel cup and the plastic would start poking through and wearing at my heel.
A brand new pair of 806s lasted me only 50 miles of trail walking, when I used them this way.