The picture above are the end result of a Sunday walk around Kinder scout. A very windy walk around Kinder scout, with ice chilling rain I might add.
Any-ways I did get to try the Terrocs out in anger at last. It was a nice day too, walk wise and weather to begin with. I did well, but how did the Terrocs do? Well that that a £65 question :-) One of the main reason in me buying the Terrocs was that I heard the Hype about them being easyers on the feet than boot. Not that my boot are bad, it's just that on a walk there comes a point that I can feel a blister coming, or my knees start to hurt.
So how did I get on with the Terrocs, and what was it like having wet feet? Well, I did get wet feet and yes there were wet, but warm! If fact when I got back to the car and took them off my feet were steaming.
Must say I did think at one point I was getting a blister, at the point where the Big toe's metatarsal joins it's phalanges, it was due to my feet moving around too much in the toe area. Hmm I'm thinking that maybe they are a little to wide for my feet. I did try size 10 but my toes were touching the end. Next time I'll use a thicker sock instead of the X-sock.
Now for the warning, you have to be very careful when walking on wet muddy grass, because of the way the grip on the heel of the shoes is designed (maybe Rocklite's be better?) it gives little grip when walking down hill on wet muddy grass, which resulted in me "nearly" doing the splits a couple of times. So best to go "tip-e-toes" until it flatten out.
For me It's early days as to whether Terrocs are the answer. Don't get me wrong I did feel I had better grip on wet rock though, mainly due to the toe area flexing, which my boots just don't do, I don't know about you, but there are times when wearing my boots It feels like I'm wearing clogs!
At the end of a walk with my boots, my feet feel hot, sweaty and not far from turning to mush.
Oh aye, must say there was a funny point when follow two people who had boots and gators on tip-e-toeing around a muddy puddle, which I just ploughed straight through, hmm sure they gave a "are his feet not wet in those pumps" kinda look.
Righty, so next time I think I will try thicker socks, and poles for wet muddy grass areas which are downhill. As for my knees (which still hurt) I just have grin and bare it, as methinks they be buggered.
Must say I did think at one point I was getting a blister, at the point where the Big toe's metatarsal joins it's phalanges, it was due to my feet moving around too much in the toe area. Hmm I'm thinking that maybe they are a little to wide for my feet. I did try size 10 but my toes were touching the end. Next time I'll use a thicker sock instead of the X-sock.
Now for the warning, you have to be very careful when walking on wet muddy grass, because of the way the grip on the heel of the shoes is designed (maybe Rocklite's be better?) it gives little grip when walking down hill on wet muddy grass, which resulted in me "nearly" doing the splits a couple of times. So best to go "tip-e-toes" until it flatten out.
For me It's early days as to whether Terrocs are the answer. Don't get me wrong I did feel I had better grip on wet rock though, mainly due to the toe area flexing, which my boots just don't do, I don't know about you, but there are times when wearing my boots It feels like I'm wearing clogs!
At the end of a walk with my boots, my feet feel hot, sweaty and not far from turning to mush.
Oh aye, must say there was a funny point when follow two people who had boots and gators on tip-e-toeing around a muddy puddle, which I just ploughed straight through, hmm sure they gave a "are his feet not wet in those pumps" kinda look.
Righty, so next time I think I will try thicker socks, and poles for wet muddy grass areas which are downhill. As for my knees (which still hurt) I just have grin and bare it, as methinks they be buggered.
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