>>2597578>I wear boots primarily to prevent debris from entering my footwear.Imagine adding two pounds to your feet just to do what can be accomplished by an ounce of fabric.
Once I started wearing flat shoes I rarely get rocks in my shoes, and when I do it takes 30 seconds to slip these bad boys off to shake it out. Don't even need to take my pack off because I don't carry a cast iron skillet and 8 knives