ALternative to Crocs for Camp Shoes??

[joshua5878]

I am a newbie, going NOBO in March.

Just weighed my crocs on my digital postal scale. 6.4 ozs. EACH!

Is there an alternative to these and are camp shoes needed in your opinions?

Thanks Josh

[Hooch]

Dollar store flip-flops.

[take-a-knee]

Dollar store flip-flops.

Or a homemade version made from lightweight running shoe insoles.

[kayak karl]

Dollar store flip-flops.

yep, add a string at the ankle end and they won't fall off and float up.

bad example



but you get the idea.

or

[J5man]

[QUOTE=kayak karl;1005817]yep, add a string at the ankle end and they won't fall off and float up.

bad example



but you get the idea.


Hooch has pretty feet.

[Greenmountainguy]

yep, add a string at the ankle end and they won't fall off and float up.

but you get the idea.
or

Ahh, yeah. I have been intrigued by these, they are not manufactured but must be made by the owner. I think they are called something like the "barefoot shoe." Barefoot is right. You had better have hooves for feet or hike on a manicured lawn. If I make them as I may, I will use them for town use when I would rather be barefoot, but cannot due to businesses, etc. In the wild, even a "wild" like my front lawn it is an invitation to carry a suture setup, or maybe a road map to the local ER.

[handlebar]

Dollar store flip-flops.

What he said.

[QiWiz]

My favorite camp shoes: Loosen the laces of the trail shoes I hike in, and presto - Zero Gram Camp Shoes! If they have gotten really wet, I put on my dry socks and use chicken sized oven roasting bags over the socks inside the shoes. If I need water shoes for stream crossings I carry some 2 oz/pair mesh top pool shoes that I can't find anywhere anymore, unfortunately. They were inexpensive and now are priceless collectors items.

[Moosling]

Dollar store flip-flops.

Amen.


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[KG4FAM]

I have a pair of old Nike flip flops.

[Kerosene]

Instead of flip-flops, get the slip-on sandal type to make it easier to wear with socks. The pair I picked up weighed 7 ounces in total. The downside is that you really couldn't walk any distance in them, whereas with Crocs you could hike in them in a pinch and the ones with the straps will stay on your feet when you're forced to ford a river. It's a PITA to fit the Crocs in your main bag, however.

[DavidNH]

As I see it, Crocs aren't the panecea they are sometimes made out to be. The strap as often broken off for me and when that happens, they become no better than those strapless sandles.

Crocs are great for walking around camp. No way would I want to hike in them, even on easy terrain.

David

[stumpknocker]

I wear road running shoes for backpacking. They are very comfortable and easy to put on and take off, so I've never found a need for camp shoes. Just something else to consider.

[snowhoe]

No camp shoes. I really dont think you will need them. More trash to carry when they break or you lose one. Plus I dont think you will use them as much as you think I didnt.

[Dow]

I bought the biggest and the meanest Mountain Crocs for work and it was heavy for camp shoes. The newer Crocs are heavier probably due to court orders to keep escalators chewing them up. I don't like the idea of leaving my main hiking boots on the ground. Dogs or animals might carry them off, but theres barefoot hiking.

[Wise Old Owl]

Someone here posted an idea of making sandals out of an old CCF pad & rubber tubes & hit the best UL weight imaginable.

[Retro]

Someone here posted an idea of making sandals out of an old CCF pad & rubber tubes & hit the best UL weight imaginable.

I saw a COMFY pair on the BPL forum made out of a chunk of a blue Walmart pad and a bit of duct tape. And at 1.4 oz, who can go wrong?

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-...e_pagination=1

[TomWc]

I saw a COMFY pair on the BPL forum made out of a chunk of a blue Walmart pad and a bit of duct tape. And at 1.4 oz, who can go wrong?

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-...e_pagination=1

Now THAT is brilliant.

[BookBurner]

It's great that you're repulsed by the thought of 12 oz. campshoes! You're on your way to a great (and comfortable) thru-hike.

But on to your question ... You'll only wear campshoes in camp two hours a day. You'll have to carry them 10 hours a day. Not worth the trade-off in my book!

[Wise Old Owl]

It's great that you're repulsed by the thought of 12 oz. campshoes! You're on your way to a great (and comfortable) thru-hike.

But on to your question ... You'll only wear campshoes in camp two hours a day. You'll have to carry them 10 hours a day. Not worth the trade-off in my book!

Huh? How much does your boots weigh?


See Link http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/722000023/page/1.html I have hiked 15 + miles in the Keen's with excellent results.