Re: All season hiking shoes-boots Recommendations?

"Wolf Leverich" <leverich@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 2008-08-26, the Moderator <sparky@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> "Skookum" <ndale@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>I plan to try to get myself back in some reasonable shape by hiking
>>> which the area i live in (Northern British Columbia) is well endowed.
>>>
>>> I won't be doing overnight stuff an see that "hiking shoes" rather
>>> than boots are recommended on some general websites (example:
>>> http://www.abc-of-hiking.com/hiking-boots/hiking-boot-types.asp).
>>>
>>> However, unless advised otherwise, I'd like to get footwear that would
>>> work whn the snow flies. Then, I'll still stick to beaten paths but of
>>> course there'll be wet and cold.
>>>
>>> Are some brands and types more experienced folks would recommend or
>>> should I have a different pair for winter?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> I see a lot of sites that recommend shoes and a lot of people in this
>> newsgroup do the same.  I would never recommend shoes for hiking. 
Hiking
>> boots are superior in every way.
>>
>> For snow add a pair of gaiters.
>
>
> Horsefeathers, re "hiking boots are superior in every way."
>
> Depends on the hiker and what they're doing.
>
> It's getting rare to see anyone in the Southwest still using
> boots in summertine and, when you do, it's a prety safe bet
> that they're either a newbie or not the sharpest tack in the
> box ...
>
> In the OP's case, shoes might not make sense unless he's
> comfortable with va**** barrier socks and gaiters.
>
> As in most things outdoorsy, all religions are false and folks
> should just figure out what works for them in the places where
> they're going.
>
> Cheers, Wolf.

There are people who recommend sandals for hiking or worse yet, barefoot. 
I 
am not surprised Wolf won't agree with me, but I would never follow his 
advice either.