Originally Posted by
GhostRider62
That was me and you are wrong. I did not mention hiking boots. I said shoe. To be specific, I was thinking of my Salomon XA Pro 3D V 8 non-goretex version. These things are more ventilated than any cycling shoe that I have owned and the sole is reasonably stiff. There are other trail shoes but I have not used them, trail shoes used by thru hikers are generally designed to dry fast are are closer to a sneaker than an old leather boot, they also generally have a much stiffer sole than a sneaker to offer some protection against rocks. One could get away with one pair of shoes on tour. I have never brought two pairs of shoes on any tour.
You were writing and posting this while I was writing a post on the same topic.
Yeah, the through hikers I have talked to that did something like the AT were using some very light gear that they could burn through quickly because they were spending thousands of dollars on the gear for their through hike.
They are in a different class than the typical backpacker.