I know this seems like a really silly question and I had second thoughts on asking BUT...Do thru hikers have a tendency to keep that pair of worn out shoes they walked 1200 miles in? Kind of like a trail scar? Fun to look at and think about 10 or 20 years later? I have watched quite a few trail shoe vids on you tube and I notice that many hikers speak about old trail shoes as if they are an extension of themselves.
Im not knocking it at all. I would probably keep my old trail shoes if I could.