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Khombu water hiking shoe

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Date/Time: 04/29/2024 05:09AM

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Khombu water hiking shoe

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Grizzlyman	05/14/2017 02:10PM Just wanted to update this. These have been a solid buy. I've used these many times now for canoeing / portaging/ hiking shoes and they've held up incredibly well- still in great shape. Just yesterday I went for a paddle down a creek to a park preserve and then hiked a couple of miles and back- all with the same shoe. They got wet getting in the canoe- but drained right away so you don't have to sit there with soggy feet. Got wet out of the canoe as well but again drain right away so no sloshing or slipping while hiking- They've been pretty darn good for $25 if anyone's looking for something similar.
Grizzlyman	06/09/2016 04:57PM quote Grizzlyman: "quote apugarcia: "quote Grizzlyman: " Anyone tried these? I picked these up for $20 on sale. Got them yesterday, and Basically, it's a hiking shoe with mesh panels all over, including steel screens over holes in the soles to allow the soles to drain. It looks like it's leather but it's actually a quick dry synthetic. It's incredibly light too. Everything about this shoe is designed for water to drain. I'm thinking these are going to be good wetfoot and portage shoes. " I used to wear shoes with the mesh like that but I found muck and pebbles would get into the shoe but then get stuck inside. I now use Keens and they're much easier to clear out, but they're still not perfect - they are extremely slippery on wet rock. " I hear you. I think these might be different- it's a pretty fine mesh/ screen. They have a typical sole so it shouldn't be slippery either... We'll see. " Well these worked pretty well on my trip. Worth the $25-absolutely 100%. Worth the sticker price of $60? Probably not. We portaged about 2500 rods this last trip and used these as my only portage shoe. It allows very little gunk and rocks etc inside the shoe when wet footing. Anything that gets in goes over the top- just like any other shoe would. The beauty of these is they drain immediately- so no sloshing around when walking and less water in the bottom of the canoe when entering. the big stuff doesn't get inside the shoe either like hiking sandals. We were up last weekend and had some rainy MUDDY slippery portages and the grip was just as good as other shoes. All in all they worked well.
schweady	05/17/2016 02:40PM I have used a very similar pair with a fine mesh screen that drains pretty well but still lets some silt/pebbles in. Taking them off for a bit of a rinse at the start of a long portage can sometimes mean a lot. I have also switched to usually wearing my Keen K2 sandals. Same problem, but easier to rinse a bit better without removing. Both come with the inherent ankle injury risks, but no problems on most of our routes. So far. Either way, I also wear Smartwool socks for comfort against the inevitable sandy grit. Stylish, yes.
Grizzlyman	05/16/2016 10:37AM quote apugarcia: "quote Grizzlyman: " Anyone tried these? I picked these up for $20 on sale. Got them yesterday, and Basically, it's a hiking shoe with mesh panels all over, including steel screens over holes in the soles to allow the soles to drain. It looks like it's leather but it's actually a quick dry synthetic. It's incredibly light too. Everything about this shoe is designed for water to drain. I'm thinking these are going to be good wetfoot and portage shoes. " I used to wear shoes with the mesh like that but I found muck and pebbles would get into the shoe but then get stuck inside. I now use Keens and they're much easier to clear out, but they're still not perfect - they are extremely slippery on wet rock. " I hear you. I think these might be different- it's a pretty fine mesh/ screen. They have a typical sole so it shouldn't be slippery either... We'll see.
apugarcia	05/16/2016 10:20AM quote Grizzlyman: " Anyone tried these? I picked these up for $20 on sale. Got them yesterday, and Basically, it's a hiking shoe with mesh panels all over, including steel screens over holes in the soles to allow the soles to drain. It looks like it's leather but it's actually a quick dry synthetic. It's incredibly light too. Everything about this shoe is designed for water to drain. I'm thinking these are going to be good wetfoot and portage shoes. " I used to wear shoes with the mesh like that but I found muck and pebbles would get into the shoe but then get stuck inside. I now use Keens and they're much easier to clear out, but they're still not perfect - they are extremely slippery on wet rock.
boonie	05/16/2016 06:21AM Let us know how they work out for you.
Grizzlyman	05/15/2016 08:31PM Anyone tried these? I picked these up for $20 on sale. Got them yesterday, and Basically, it's a hiking shoe with mesh panels all over, including steel screens over holes in the soles to allow the soles to drain. It looks like it's leather but it's actually a quick dry synthetic. It's incredibly light too. Everything about this shoe is designed for water to drain. I'm thinking these are going to be good wetfoot and portage shoes.