>>2332936>Wet shoes are blisters galore>>2333023>ou will also run your feet raw hiking in wet boots, >>2333042>You can't decide what the weather is gonna be like when you're out for several days and there are no guarantees You forgot to add "Full Stop" to the ends of your posts. It's not rocket science, but this isn't as simple of an issue as you are making it out to be. When you muddy the water, metaphorically, with these reductive, absolutist statements (wet shoes ARE blisters, wet clothes ARE a death sentence, you can never know, etc.), you aren't helping anybody but yourself.
Many streams have moss and algae covering rocks along the edges and bottoms. Crocs in particular, but many other sandals as well, can slip on such surfaces. Bare feet can slip on such surfaces. Wearing a 30-50 pound backpack makes you less stable and more prone to slipping. Many streams have unseen sharp rocks along the bottom, or even broken glass, metal or other anthropogenic trash that you could step on and cut your foot on if you're barefoot. I've seen more rusty car bumpers than I ever thought I would in rural creek beds--they wash down from places that aren't necessarily in the wilderness.
If you slip and fall, you can twist your ankle or get everything wet. If you cut your foot, you can really put your hike at risk because having an open wound inside a boot is really unsanitary. Those are potential trip-enders. You are making your absolutist, reductive claims while ignoring these real hazards. The hazards do not go away just because you are making stupid arguments. When you actually hike and have to deal with the real world sometime, you'll be confronted with these truths like a freight train in your face. You can not escape from the pain of a twisted ankle. Pretending like it doesn't hurt will not make you suddenly able to hike to your car.
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