Kayak Footwear Help?

Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12807

mfcx5 Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 33 Thank you received: 0	I need some shoes I can wear all day in the boat, drain water well, and are good for scouting and easy walk outs. (for summer) Suggestions?
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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12809

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What kind of boat? if it's a creek boat, get whatever shoes feel comfy, because you've got plenty of room. If you're in a playboat and foot room is at a premium, I recommend taking a look at Immersion Research's Ghetto Booties or the NRS Rodeo Sock. Both are just beefy enough to not wear out after walking on rocks to scout rapids, but I wouldn't advise walking long, long distances in either.

Hope this helps!

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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12811

Kayaker0678 Offline Platinum Member Posts: 821 Thank you received: 0	Check out Teva P-2s and NRS Kickers
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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12812

mooonshade Offline New Member Posts: 3 Thank you received: 0	Desperado booties from NRS would be good, and they're not too pricey. They also make a Desperado sock if you have a playboat.
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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12829

mfcx5 Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 33 Thank you received: 0	Yes, the Teva P-2's look very cool. I can only find them mailorder. I wanted to try them on, with that split toe and all. Do you have them?
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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12846

chud Offline Premium Member Posts: 59 Thank you received: 0	Merrell have some pretty cool looking water shoes but I havent seen any in the flesh because most shops only have the trainers.
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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12850

neilnt Offline Elite Member Posts: 119 Thank you received: 0	For summer boating I use a pair of Teva Neutrons as they drain and dry well and are really comfortable. They are also very low profile so they fit well into a playboat.
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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12859

Urge Offline Platinum Member Posts: 760 Thank you received: 0	from my experience merrels fall apart very quickly. I use some beeet up 5.10 bright blue booties which need replacing and some Teva Gammas for my h3 when im in the creeks of europe. In my squirt boat its either neo socks to save my toes or bare foot which isnt too pleasent this time of year
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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12863

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I use Teva's (can't remember which one) for creeking. They are low profile and super comfortable. The sole is fairly thick so walking over rough terrain is not too bad. Good grip that is lasting well so far. Not as good to fit into a playboat.

For playboating I used some Palm's. The low cut ones, not the booties. Super soft and comfy but they wore out really fast. Holes straight through both soles already. They have super good grip on rocks which is probably why they wore out so quickly. I will consider buying more of these...

Soft compound for good grip at the expense of longivity. :grin:

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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12865

neilnt Offline Elite Member Posts: 119 Thank you received: 0	Urge wrote: In my squirt boat its either neo socks to save my toes or bare foot which isnt too pleasent this time of year You could try some NRS Desperado Socks or their Rodeo socks which are both very low volume options. I don't like boating bare foot very much.
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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12872

Urge Offline Platinum Member Posts: 760 Thank you received: 0	Neither do I either allthough neoprene socks dont offer much more protection and I go throught them very quickly Im off to Hpp n monday but left my urge at home due to the fact all the socks have holes everywhere so aint going to pleasent walking round (mind you its a bit cold mysteries anyhow) I will look into the Nrs ones you mentioned but prob going to be an import to the uk from the us
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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12878

batman100 Offline Elite Member Posts: 172 Thank you received: 0	personally i wear flip-flop in my playboat(well they come straight off and go in the back, but you know what i mean)
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Re:Kayak Footwear Help? 18 years 10 months ago #12883

Urge Offline Platinum Member Posts: 760 Thank you received: 0	just ordered the nrs socks they had my size in the sale! $14 cant be too bad oh and a waterproof case for my ipod and headphones!
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