Comments on: Ultralight Footwear & Trekking Poles – Episode 8

By: Dave Collins

Dave Collins — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:14:04 +0000

Good point Morten, thanks for the comment!

By: Morten Andersen

Morten Andersen — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:22:32 +0000

You should consider using only 1 pole especially if your main concern is uphill walking and balance (not unimportant for some)

By: Rose Edington

Rose Edington — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:20:17 +0000

Maybe age has something to do with it. I'm a 70 year old woman, and I've tried trail runners and it just didn't feel like my ankles were getting enough support. I'm wondering what the experiences are with hikers in my age bracket. Also, I really need the poles--or at least my knees do.

By: Kit Perkins

Kit Perkins — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:33:59 +0000

In reply to Joshua Dyal.

Hey Josh, check here: http://www.fjaderlatt.se/2009/11/weight-on-your-feet.html

By: Kit Perkins

Kit Perkins — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:31:35 +0000

If you had a link to trail gators on here I would totally buy them

By: Joshua Dyal

Joshua Dyal — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:41:02 +0000

I keep hearing the mantra about weight on your shoes being equivalent to some multiplier (I've even heard as much as 10-12 before!) on your pack. I am, however, completely unaware, after a long search to find it, of any biometrical calculations that led to this number. I suspect that it's simply something that Ray Jardine made up as a handwavey "this seems to be true" kind of point in his first book, which has now been repeated (often with inflated numbers) like an urban legend among backpackers ever since.

I'd love to hear that I'm wrong. And I don't doubt for a moment that heavy shoes or boots make you more tired than lightweight shoes. But I think the comparison between weight on your feet and weight on your pack is just baloney.