Sand between my toes
The West Coast Trail will be a lot of beach hiking. I have not done much sand hiking before, and I’m wondering how well a pair of trail runners will hold up.
Sand inside my socks between my toes rubbing for tens of miles sounds like a sure way to blister hell.
So I’m thinking some gaiters might be a good idea, atleast to stop the sand entering the tops.
Mountain Hardware makes a 2 oz trail gaiter for $35 from BackcountryGear.
The other option is the eVent Shortie at 2.5 oz and $25.
Or perhaps better yet - the Mont Bell Stretch, at 1.5 oz.
2 Responses to “Sand between my toes”
August 7th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
I have the MontBell Stretch gaiters and used them all last year- including the Wonderland trail.
The only problem with them is that the combo shoes/gaiters I used tore the elastic to shreds (on the scree you’ll find alot in Washington) and I have not fixed it - they are easy to replace however.
October 4th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
We went with the Montbell gaiters for our West Coast Trail trip - they performed really well.