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Anonymous Tue 10 Apr 2018 20:42:42 No.1247326 View View Reply Original Report

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Is it normal that my heel slips a tiny little bit on steep slopes? Is it also normal that my toes move a little bit on downhill walking? I dont know if the feet is supposed to stay totally stiff and without movement on those actions.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Apr 2018 20:45:16 No.1247329 Report

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>>1247326
you want a tiny little bit of wiggle room inside your shoes for your feet. but not so much that your feet are literally sliding back and forth

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Apr 2018 21:08:07 No.1247356 Report

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>>1247326
>>1247329
No. If your shoes/boots are moving around like that it means they are not properly fitted to your feet. Contrary to popular belief, shoes need to be specially tailored to an individual foot. It is expensive, but well worth the money. The comfort and lack of blisters/back problems/joint problems is well worth the cost.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Apr 2018 21:12:03 No.1247366 Report

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>>1247326

does it lift up and down or slide side to side?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Apr 2018 21:13:32 No.1247369 Report

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>>1247356
>need to be
no, they don't really need to be since 99% of people don't

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Apr 2018 21:14:35 No.1247373 Report

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>>1247326
as long as your toes aren't mashing against the inside of your boots and you don't get a gap in the back you can easily slip a finger into (a snug finger is okay) you're fine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Apr 2018 23:33:01 No.1247498 Report

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>>1247326
Do you maintain your "comfort-level" when these instances occur?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Apr 2018 23:50:33 No.1247514 Report

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>>1247326
Ideally you want your foot and the boot to move together, too much movement inside the boot can lead to hot spots and blisters on long hikes (and wear your socks out faster).
There's a lot of ways you can tweak the lacing of your boots or shoes to address minor fit issues like heel slippage. Go on YouTube and look up lock lacing for hiking boots.
>t. former /out/fitter

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Apr 2018 07:10:20 No.1247755 Report

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>>1247514
I use the lock lacing, but after a few km the shoes get not as tight and I have to lace them up again. Is this normal?

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Anonymous Wed 11 Apr 2018 07:39:50 No.1247768 Report

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>>1247326
maybe you should lose some weight.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:16:33 No.1247808 Report

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>>1247514
I honestly never knew there is special way to tie hiking boots... Good advice tho

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:35:12 No.1247893 Report

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>>1247755
Bump for interest

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:36:12 No.1247918 Report

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>>1247755
>Double dubs
Without seeing your lacing first-hand I can't really say what could be causing it, but generally lock lacing isn't supposed to loosen.
A well placed surgeon's knot here or there is a good way to keep pressure on your lacing, though. I usually tighten my lower laces and throw in a surgeon's knot at the tip of my instep before going on with my upper laces.
>>1247808
Dude there's so many different ways to lace and tie your shoes. There's entire websites dedicated to the subject.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Apr 2018 22:21:27 No.1248185 Report

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>>1247918
How do you make your instep laces stay tight? I find that they get a bit loose if I start lacing the next eyelet, even if I push it down.

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Anonymous Wed 11 Apr 2018 22:35:12 No.1248198 Report

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>>1248185
Try ladder lacing (aka paratrooper lacing). It's a bit of a chore to undo but the friction of the crossed over laces helps keep everything tight.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Apr 2018 23:24:10 No.1248224 Report

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>>1247326
Check out the book "Fixing your feet" An amazing resource for any feet issues.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Apr 2018 23:53:52 No.1248242 Report

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>>1247356
Don't listen to this guy, just try different brands
also try better socks

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 15 Apr 2018 09:25:13 No.1250178 Report

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Best socks for summer?

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Anonymous Sun 15 Apr 2018 10:06:35 No.1250184 Report

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>>1247356
>shoes need to be specially tailored to an individual foot

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 15 Apr 2018 13:18:13 No.1250242 Report

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>>1250178
Wondering this myself. I think I mainly need cooler boots, I do alright when fishing on my boat but my feet sweat hard at work(I am a laborer). I bought a pair of ankle height boots last year which helped some but I think I should look towards a boot designed to ventilate lots.

Also for a few of my favorite spots I must get wet or bushwhack a few hundred yards so, I think boots like I mentioned would be nice to help dry my feet in this situation.

However I have accepted my feet sweating in winter, bunny boots or thinsulate+Leather does me alright.

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