Walking, Wading, Wearing?

Ken Fortenberry writes:


Keep up the good work.

eeny meeny miny moe

On Sat, 10 May 2008 16:13:35 -0500, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

notbob wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Reviews and comparisons in the FF rags are nigh on useless. You cannot
expect an honest and impartial review of a product on a page opposite
a full-page ad for the same product. Which is why we ask each other
for impartial opinions here on roff.

But good luck with that anonymous prick thing you've got going. You're
really getting it down pat.

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

Keep up the good work.

I think the reply he was looking for was "By Jove, I think she's got
it!".

Don

On May 10, 11:59 am, "Larry L" wrote:
Hopefully I'll be able to hike into a few more waters this summer than has
been possible for me in the recent past.

Assuming I do, I have a question about current footwear. I absolutely
have to have good ankle support ( indeed I wear braces ) and some of the
places I hope to visit will require wading to fish well. So, what's out
there in the way of footwear that will double as a hiking boot and wet
wading boot? How would YOU avoid potential blister/etc problems of
walking back home in soggy socks?

When I was younger I just wore sneakers and suffered both on the hiking and
the wading, as they were poor for both ............. there must be a
smarter way

Hi Larry,

I think it was in Schweibert's "Remembrances of Rivers Past" (though
could be way wrong) where he recommended keeping a dry pair of socks
in the pack but, if you get the first pair wet, just wring them out
and fish on. They'll absorb the water from the boot so, when you put
on the dry pair at the end of the day for the hike out, they'll keep
you from getting blisters. I always thought that to be excellent
advice. Wet skin and hiking boots is a recipe for blisters.

Your pal,

TBone

"Halfordian Golfer" wrote


Hi Larry,

I think it was in Schweibert's "Remembrances of Rivers Past" (though
could be way wrong) where he recommended keeping a dry pair of socks
in the pack but, if you get the first pair wet, just wring them out
and fish on. They'll absorb the water from the boot so, when you put
on the dry pair at the end of the day for the hike out, they'll keep
you from getting blisters. I always thought that to be excellent
advice. Wet skin and hiking boots is a recipe for blisters.



Ok, liner socks and a spare pair(s) .. both make sense .... I can do that.

Halfordian Golfer writes:


advice. Wet skin and hiking boots is a recipe for blisters.

OTOH, whatta great way to get rid of all that dead skin and geezer callouses. Prolonged soaking makes for waterlogged callouses and the walking wears em all off. To think the ladies pay millions for the same treatment.

nb

Larry L wrote:

Hopefully I'll be able to hike into a few more waters this summer than has
been possible for me in the recent past.

Assuming I do, I have a question about current footwear. I absolutely
have to have good ankle support ( indeed I wear braces ) and some of the
places I hope to visit will require wading to fish well. So, what's out
there in the way of footwear that will double as a hiking boot and wet
wading boot? How would YOU avoid potential blister/etc problems of
walking back home in soggy socks?

FWIW, I've had no problems wearing the cheap Chota Citico Creek
boots ($80 synthetic felt-soled boots with screw-on studs) with neoprene
booties and Smartwool socks. I've done upwards of 10 miles a day
hiking/fishing on some of the western NC/east TN streams I fished with
no blisters.


Chuck Vance (who should be on a Smokies stream at this very
moment, dammit)

"Conan The Librarian" wrote



Chuck Vance (who should be on a Smokies stream at this very moment,
dammit)


Well, Dang! Hope it's nothing too long term getting in the way. I hate
it when the "real world" gets in the way of enjoying the Real World.




I just got off the phone to some friends in Montahoming ... baring the
unforeseen I'll head that direction in about a week. The ice "normally"
comes off Hebgen about right now, but it's still "pretty thick" this year
I'm told. Clearly this season is going to run a bit later than average
and nobody was willing to commit to fishable conditions for either the
Madison wade section opener next week or the YNP opener a week later.
This is all good news, of course, for anyone heading out in July as you
might get to find out how good June is G

Larry L wrote:

"Conan The Librarian" wrote

Chuck Vance (who should be on a Smokies stream at this very moment,
dammit)

Well, Dang! Hope it's nothing too long term getting in the way. I hate
it when the "real world" gets in the way of enjoying the Real World.

I had a run-in with what was probably pneumonia/bronchitis combined
with my 30+ years of smoking. Doctor just dismissed it as COPD and
din't even treat me until I showed up again a week later barely able to
breathe. Took him two tries to get the right antibiotics, and in the
meantime I was using inhalers and even an oxygen machine just to move
around the house and sleep at night.

I'm OK now, but there was no way I was going convince SWMBO that I
was strong enough to traipse around the mountains when I couldn't walk
up the stairs in our house without gasping for breath.

I just got off the phone to some friends in Montahoming ... baring the
unforeseen I'll head that direction in about a week. The ice "normally"
comes off Hebgen about right now, but it's still "pretty thick" this year
I'm told. Clearly this season is going to run a bit later than average
and nobody was willing to commit to fishable conditions for either the
Madison wade section opener next week or the YNP opener a week later.
This is all good news, of course, for anyone heading out in July as you
might get to find out how good June is G

From what I've read, it's a good snowpack year as well, no?


Chuck Vance (who wouldn't mind spending a few days on the Madison
again some day)

Larry L wrote:
"Conan The Librarian" wrote


Chuck Vance (who should be on a Smokies stream at this very moment,
dammit)


Well, Dang! Hope it's nothing too long term getting in the way. I hate
it when the "real world" gets in the way of enjoying the Real World.




I just got off the phone to some friends in Montahoming ... baring the
unforeseen I'll head that direction in about a week. The ice "normally"
comes off Hebgen about right now, but it's still "pretty thick" this year
I'm told. Clearly this season is going to run a bit later than average
and nobody was willing to commit to fishable conditions for either the
Madison wade section opener next week or the YNP opener a week later.
This is all good news, of course, for anyone heading out in July as you
might get to find out how good June is G



excellent news!!! thanks for some optimism...

july jeff

"Jeff" wrote



july jeff



Mid? I seem to remember that you come for the Yellowstone River opener?
Not sure if I'll be in the area then or not, I may run up to the Missouri
and I'm carrying my passport in case the call of the Bow gets too strong.
Then again the HFork may be too good to leave if the weather stays cool.
Critical Winter flows have been maintained reasonably well for a few years
now and the resulting improved population is getting big enough to be worth
the kind of effort any fish on the HFork seems to take. ( it's not that I'm
a big fish elitist .. I just hate getting beaten by dinks ;-)


Is that e-mail address up there valid? I tried to mail you last year and
got a bounced notice.