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 what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 04:41 AM
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Daveg99
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I used to go barefoot a lot and use flip flops on land. On the rivers I used to wear water socks. I finally broke down and got some quality river shoes for kayaking and hiking. Got me some Teva Dozers. I read lots of reviews and everyone loves these shoes. Very comfy yet rugged for the rocky rivers. http://www.teva.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productid=6704
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 11:29 AM
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bert
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Crocs Ace Boating clogs,
http://www.crocs.com/crocs-ace-boating/10376,default,pd.html?cid=283&cgid=men-footwear-clogs
The nonslip insert makes all the difference versus the original crocs.
Bert
"Ipsa scientia potestas est"-Knowledge in itself is power - Sir Francis Bacon
"Beware the lolipop of mediocrity, one lick and you could suck forever" - unknown author
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 11:47 AM
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Chess101
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i use a old pair of black VANS, never thought about sandals
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 11:52 AM
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Mark Ray
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I usually wear my wading boots.
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 11:56 AM
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Carver
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 12:11 PM
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Premo
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 03:51 PM
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Neumie
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"Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water." -Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." - Heraclitus
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 03:52 PM
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2721West
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I wear vibram five fingers KSO's. You still feel like your bearfoot but they give you a little protection. http://vibramfivefingers.com
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 03:53 PM
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gutcheck
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The ones i have are an older model of these... http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores...OSSSELL_PRODUCTI tried regular tevas the first couple times out but while wading in stained water I get the heebie jeebies about what I can't see under the surface and they didn't cover enough of my foot. Probably irrational but I stepped on an old rusty 9/0 hook at port aransas once in the surf and have been paranoid ever since. Truth is, I'd like a pair of good snake boots, but the goretex ones are pretty expensive.
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 04:52 PM
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Mark Ray
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These are mine: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores...0007000_500-7-0One thing I absolutely won't do is step into water with anything less than perfect visability all the way to the bottom barefooted. I did that when I was 24 on the Blue river near where it feeds into Texoma. 21 stiches and 11 years later I still cannot stand for my foot to be touched on the bottom due to the nerve damage.
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 04:54 PM
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Mark Ray
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Those are keen, but they'd have to make the second toe longest for my wife to wear them. She's got tree climbing toes. lol
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 06:16 PM
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StevenNDallas
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I always like to pack something so's I could walk ten miles on land - in case I have to abandon ship.
Same idea on a float tube trip
Unless you are wearing a grass skirt and sleeping in a ditch and eating only road kill, you too are part of 'the problem'.
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 06:24 PM
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Daveg99
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In some of the reviews I read people say they use the tevas I bought to go running. Thats how comfy they are.
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 06:47 PM
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gutcheck
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These are mine: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores...0007000_500-7-0One thing I absolutely won't do is step into water with anything less than perfect visability all the way to the bottom barefooted. I did that when I was 24 on the Blue river near where it feeds into Texoma. 21 stiches and 11 years later I still cannot stand for my foot to be touched on the bottom due to the nerve damage. Yes, when I stepped on that hook I ended up having to go to a foot surgeon for evaluation. Turns out that I got lucky and had no serious infection and only minor nerve damage, so no surgery. He told me that something like 90% of the partial and full amputations he did were the result of barefoot/cheap flip flops while wading murky freshwater and that the worst cases hed seen were from vibrio in freshwater. Most people think that's only a problem in salt.
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Re: what shoes do you wear while kayaking?
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05/27/10 07:54 PM
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Daveg99
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These are mine: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores...0007000_500-7-0One thing I absolutely won't do is step into water with anything less than perfect visability all the way to the bottom barefooted. I did that when I was 24 on the Blue river near where it feeds into Texoma. 21 stiches and 11 years later I still cannot stand for my foot to be touched on the bottom due to the nerve damage. Yes, when I stepped on that hook I ended up having to go to a foot surgeon for evaluation. Turns out that I got lucky and had no serious infection and only minor nerve damage, so no surgery. He told me that something like 90% of the partial and full amputations he did were the result of barefoot/cheap flip flops while wading murky freshwater and that the worst cases hed seen were from vibrio in freshwater. Most people think that's only a problem in salt. In other words is definitely worth it to invest in some sort of protection for your feet!
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