My brother swears by Chacos. He's never caved in them, but he hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in them, and that's bound to count for something.
For future reference, if anybody else want to do this, it'll take you two pairs. -Tom --- Jake Deeds <[email protected]> wrote: > I personally like the Northwest River Supply > workboot for river caving. No gravel, good support > and traction, very rugged. I have a pair of > strap-on swim flippers that I wear over these river > boots for something like HCWC. Here's a link if > you're interested. > http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=2338 > > -Jake Deeds > > [email protected] wrote: > Dave, > > You wrote: > > >> I saw a pair of neoprene wading boots with a > vibram lug sole. These boots would surely be > suitable for going river caving. << > > Maybe in a shallow river. Ever heard of "flushing > your waders," a way fishermen drown? Give me boots > that readily drain. > > Bill > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Locklear <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:46:11 -0500 > Subject: CaveTex: Caving in sandals - part 2 > > .AOLPlainTextBody { margin: 0px; font-family: > Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-size: > 12px; color: #000; background-color: #fff; > }.AOLPlainTextBody pre { font-size: > 9pt;}.AOLInlineAttachment { margin: > 10px;}.AOLAttachmentHeader { border-bottom: 2px > solid #E9EAEB; background: > #F9F9F9;}.AOLAttachmentHeader .Title { font: 11px > Tahoma; font-weight: bold; color: #666666; > background: #E9EAEB; padding: 3px 0px 1px > 10px;}.AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldLabel { font: > 11px Tahoma; font-weight: bold; color: > #666666; padding: 1px 10px 1px > 9px;}.AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldValue { font: > 11px Tahoma; color: #333333;}I stand corrected > on the sandals. > > Having pebbles or grit in your shoes is rather > uncomfortable. > > The picture/link that Gary posted was the sandal I > was > describing. I don't know how Walmart can sell > them > so cheap. > > The other day, at a store called Ganger Mountain, I > saw > a pair of neoprene wading boots with a vibram lug > sole. These > boots would surely be suitable for going river > caving. But they > were about $ 80.00. > > David Locklear > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Discover Yahoo! > Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the > weekend. Check it out! __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to mailto:[email protected] with the following message--unsubscribe cavetex. For help and information go to www.cavetex.net. List administrator: mailto:[email protected]
