Water shoes

What is PrepHole's opinion on water shoes? Have some hikes to hit with multiple water crossings and dancing on rocks while using poles to stay dry won't be an option.

Never had this problem before so looking for opinions on brands/types.

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Just walk through in whatever you’re wearing. If your feet aren’t made out of vegana skin and you’re wearing good socks it won’t be a problem.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Now do this when it’s 28*F for a daily high

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Have already done it. It’s not that big of a deal.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          Lol no you didn’t

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Not that anon, but I've done that multiple times while working. Daily high here lately has been in the 20s. My boots also come up to my calves. This is my exact work boot https://www.ariat.com/10016265_884849924761.html
            You will know when the sole starts to separate, because suddenly your socks are wet. But up until that point, you can fully submerge your foot in water and be completely fine.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              Of course water crossings in freezing temperatures aren’t a problem if you have mid-shin high waterproof boots and the water isn’t deeper than the top of your boot, but OP is talking about hiking, and I don’t know anyone who hikes in boots like that
              >nb4 ski boots and skimo boot packing
              What do you do at those temps if the water crossing is knee deep?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        and what fricking good are shoes like in the OP going to do in that situation? your feet will still get wet and cold, just now you have wet and cold shoes to carry too

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      This. Just go barefoot, dry your feet, and reapply socks and boots. My trail shoes are water resistant and dry quickly so I usually just take off my socks and remove the insert if I want them on in the water

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >I'm moronic: the post

      Have already done it. It’s not that big of a deal.

      >I'm a liar and moronic: the post

      Not that anon, but I've done that multiple times while working. Daily high here lately has been in the 20s. My boots also come up to my calves. This is my exact work boot https://www.ariat.com/10016265_884849924761.html
      You will know when the sole starts to separate, because suddenly your socks are wet. But up until that point, you can fully submerge your foot in water and be completely fine.

      >I'm going to pretend my work boots have anything to do with a hiking thread about river crossings

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        That's a swing and a miss if I've ever seen one. How can you mess up that badly?

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          Do you ever get tired of regurgitating trite comments other people have been spamming on the internet for decades or are you truly this devoid of originality?

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Explain to me how you can mess up that badly.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >vegana skin
      Is remarkable tough when you think about it. It's designed to receive a skin-piston for pleasure 3-4 times a week under good relationship conditions, and pop out multiple cantaloupe sized objects per lifetime.

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I just wear tevas or crocs 99% of the time even in winter

  3. 1 year ago
    Madsen Maskingevær
    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      https://i.imgur.com/zsZmE9g.jpg

      What is PrepHole's opinion on water shoes? Have some hikes to hit with multiple water crossings and dancing on rocks while using poles to stay dry won't be an option.

      Never had this problem before so looking for opinions on brands/types.

      they get hot as hell though when the summer sun is beating down on them, enough to feel like it's gonna burn your foot. they also have a lot of sole flex so you feel a lot of what you're walking on.

      • 1 year ago
        Madsen Maskingevær

        my biggest problem with them, is also an advantage, is that they float, so walking in water with them feels super weird, and if you dont have the strap on, it can literally float away from you

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        I have a bunch of crocs where the light colored ones. In the summer. They suck to clean but will never get hot.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      https://i.imgur.com/G7qWLbM.jpg

      [...]
      they get hot as hell though when the summer sun is beating down on them, enough to feel like it's gonna burn your foot. they also have a lot of sole flex so you feel a lot of what you're walking on.

      Crocs crossed my mind, but how is the footing on them? Slippery rocks in a knee high water crossing with crocs seems sketch, but I've never worn them so that is just an assumption.

      I use them for kayaking in the ocean
      People saying to go barefoot have never spent time on rocky beaches or crossing rocky streams where there is a good chance of getting pretty badly cut
      Sure you can pussy foot about for a short time and get lucky , but if you are doing this stuff regularly you need good water shoes

      i like water shoes
      the rocks become a lot more painful when the water is cold
      if youre a few hundred meters from a glacier its brutal
      i bring them car camping too
      ive stepped on a few fishing lures, cut my feet on clams
      and wet feet will give you horrible blisters after a while

      Any brands or types that are good or ones to avoid?

      As a kid I've definitely stepped on some painful shit in the past (sea urchin right in the arch of my foot was probably the worst). While I'm more mindful of where I step in my later years, I'd still rather have protection.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Vans Trek are the ones in my pic. I wear them a lot, but with socks on. If I'm on a boat, in a canoe, or just doing stuff near water I usually wear them without socks. Grip on wet rocks is decent because the sole is flexible, you have a lot of feeling for what you're stepping on unlike other shoes. It's basically a narrow croc that stays on your foot.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          certain colors are also on sale regularly. Dick's has the back ones for like $17-25 right now. Definitely worth it at that price. They don't have half sizes though so you gotta go up or down, I went down and they fit like my normal half size..

      • 1 year ago
        Madsen Maskingevær

        they actually have exelent traction, not because of their soles, like normal shoes or boot, but because they are, spongey? and because they are plastic/foam whatever, they are 100% immune to water absorption, i use them in my canoes, and actually got the yellow pair as my "gotta get up to piss at night" shoes when camping

        crocs are great and are the answer. they are light, good grip, and also make the perfect camp shoe. nothing comfier

        true

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        i just use crocs with an adjustable strap for wading
        if slippery rocks are a problem they make breathable water boots for fly fishing that have felt treads. maybe you could shoe goo some felt to the bottoms of crocs?
        they also have rock tread kits, but they are really heavy

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        crocs have absurdly bad traction on wet rocks. the anon replying otherwise has been smoking crack cocaine. there's literally no rubber outsole on crocs. they feel like ice skates.
        their traction is good in normal conditions but when faced with mud or slick rocks crocs are some of the worst performing shoes you could possibly wear.
        the main difference between a croc and a "water shoe" is going to be the presence of a grippy rubber outsole.
        that being said if anyone ever put a rubber outsole onto a pair of crocs it would be a very ideal shoe for this sort of thing.
        brands wise, all crocs are the same, its just a chunk of EVA foam shaped like a shoe with holes in it. my favorite are the wal mart ones. the cheaper RUGGED SHARK ones not the bee logo ones.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      crocs are great and are the answer. they are light, good grip, and also make the perfect camp shoe. nothing comfier

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Neoprene diver's boots for serious cold, long crossings. A pain to get on and off but better than frozen cut feet and wet shoes. If the weather's warm enough and the crossing is only a few meters I'll just go barefoot even if the water's icy. If there's multiple crossings or boggy terrain I'll carry a spare pair of lightweight trail runners and keep one pair dry. I've occasionally had to hike miles in cold soggy shoes and it sucks but if you have dry socks and shoes for later it's doable.

  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Also, I got frostbite (twice!) From wearing wet boots in 20 degree weather. My doctor said if it happens again I'll most likely lose some toes. Shit still hurts when my feet are cold.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >Also, I got frostbite (twice!) From wearing wet boots in 20 degree weather. My doctor said if it happens again I'll most likely lose some toes. Shit still hurts when my feet are cold.
      That's because a fraction of the capillaries in the extremities of your toes were killed. This reduces circulation and makes it that much easier to get frostbitten again, since the toes are now less able to keep themselves warm than they were before being frostbitten. Nasty stuff.

      Anyway, yes, when it's freezing cold, by all means wear insulated and waterproof footwear. The natives did it too, in the form of, say, sealskin moccasins. Keep that water out and off your feet.

      When it's warm, in my opinion, everyone ought to stop being sopping wet veganas and walk their entire shoe through the water. Select a very lightweight, breathable shoe, wear a merino sock, and leave the giant white man trail tractor mid boots at home. I have in fact actually done this, sometimes by accident; for example, I once went to step over a tiny little rivulet, and my foot sank ankle-deep into mud (disguised by duckweed), saturating my shoe. But because it was a breathable trail runner instead of giant tractor, I simply washed them off in the rivulet, put them back on soaking wet, and they were almost entirely dry by the time we made camp.

      If you insist on taking off your shoes and using water shoes, look into the Xero Aqua X. I have a pair and I love them, wear them for fishing, boating, and light day hiking all the time, but you can tie them to your pack to use for crossings on more serious hikes.

      It's not always a good idea to make crossings barefoot. There may be glass in there, it might be slippery, etc.

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    The obvious answer.

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I use them for kayaking in the ocean
    People saying to go barefoot have never spent time on rocky beaches or crossing rocky streams where there is a good chance of getting pretty badly cut
    Sure you can pussy foot about for a short time and get lucky , but if you are doing this stuff regularly you need good water shoes

  8. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I don't go camping without these things tbh.

  9. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I clip my pair of crocs to the outside of my backpack with a carabiner and slip into them at river crossings. Crocs are also GOAT camp shoes.

  10. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    i like water shoes
    the rocks become a lot more painful when the water is cold
    if youre a few hundred meters from a glacier its brutal
    i bring them car camping too
    ive stepped on a few fishing lures, cut my feet on clams
    and wet feet will give you horrible blisters after a while

  11. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    "Just walk through" is crap unless you have to cross every 5 min. Walking in soaked shoes fricking sucks and even trail runners will take way too long to dry. I also don't want to carry extra shoes just to cross. My current solution is barefoot with 2 sticks: step slowly and softly, if there's something sharp, you outta feel it before you put all your weight down.

  12. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    What you want is a pair of la sportiva tx3s. Use a soldering nail/iron to burn 2-3 holes in the toe bumper it will all the water to drain quickly and they dont stretch when wet so they wont be all loose and sloppy.
    I cross thousands of times in glacial streams with them, you can wear a neoprene sock with them for warmth. When you are up high they can accommodate a thick sock for warmth or even a waterproof sock from seal skins when standing around camp

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      https://streamable.com/qi0uxo

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Very impressive. Got any more advice?

  13. 1 year ago
    Anonymous
  14. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    +1 for the crocs, i have the "all terrain" model that are like chunkier and grippier than your average crocs that are specifically marketed for camping, i use them as both water shoes and camp shoes, they perform great on wet rocks

  15. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I use either cros or altama maritime trainers, depending on the terrain and my load

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