Footware in a C1

cheajack · Post by **cheajack** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:38 pm

Level six makds a nice sturdy but flexible low cut shoe that I really like in both C1 and OC1. I think they could get sucked off your feet in a hydraulic though.

Lappie · Post by **Lappie** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:20 pm

Joshua, have you actualy tryed them? i'm curious. I would like to know of people that actualy try or even better, used them in ther boat, I agree that for C1 it would be to chunky, but for open boat....

marclamenace · Post by **marclamenace** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:28 pm

I am having an older version of these right now:

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_deta ... uageCookie

They are the more flexible sole I found that is still possible to wear in my C1 and OKish to walk with. They suck on hard terrain though.

Also wondering about these fivefingers maybe will try them sometimes...

http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/produc ... w-Mens.htm

Lappie · Post by **Lappie** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:30 pm

I thought oubout the Vibram 5 fingers thing but it would be to cold for up here and need your dry suit to match

Pierre LaPaddelle · Post by **Pierre LaPaddelle** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:50 pm

[quote="marclamenace"]I am having an older version of these right now:

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_deta ... uageCookie
[ quote]
These look similar to other booties I bought from MEC, and IF SO, I like them, but they are wider in profile than the ones I mentioned (earlier post), and the sole makes a hook overlapping up the back of the heel.

They may not be the same -- mine have size zips, not straps.

I found them fine for OC, but too big for C-1.

Rick

marclamenace · Post by **marclamenace** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:25 pm

@Lappie - Oh yeah not in a drysuit with feets for sure!

@Pierre - No I have the ones with zippers and big soles like them a lot for OC. These are much much softer sole - a bit too much in fact - and I ripped the useless strap away on mine.

rockyboater · Post by **rockyboater** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:45 pm

I picked up a pair of Level 6 Creek Boot's for my C1's last year. They work really well, offering a tight heal, flexibility and a sturdy enough sole to survive that class 5 hike. I used to wear the NRS work boots in my OC1 but now I just use these for those boats as well. I would highly recommend them. http://www.levelsix.com/store/index.php ... -shoe.html

hankrankin · Post by **hankrankin** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:15 pm

i wore some warmers with a thicker sole in my C1 (liquid logic pop). i had to wet exit and my feet got stuck. its a miserable position to be in. after that run i got some NRS socks. Thats my recomendation

KNeal · Post by **KNeal** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:24 pm

marclamenace wrote:Also wondering about these fivefingers maybe will try them sometimes...

http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/produc ... w-Mens.htm

I'm thinking about these too, but they cost $75-$100+. There is the "cheaper" model that barely covers your foot, much like a toe sock (the classic model), but the more expensive ones have the mesh that cover up toward your ankle and have the better wet traction outsole. The velcro strap over the foot would have to go, though.

the great gonzo · Post by **the great gonzo** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:38 pm

I use NRS Desperado socks in mosy boats. They fit in most boats.
I also had for a few years a pair of PEAK UK neoprene socks. I found their sole coating much grippier and abrasion resistant than the typical kevlar soles that are on some booties, as they lasted me 2 full seasons. And they are low profile enough to even fit in a squirt boat.

TGG!

Lappie · Post by **Lappie** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:04 pm

this look good and at a good price! http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp? ... eptid=1169

Bruce Farrenkopf · Post by **Bruce Farrenkopf** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:01 am

I second the motion on NRS Desperado shoes for creek boats.

JFD · Post by **JFD** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:18 am

i use the NRS Paddle Wetshoe to wear with my winter setup (drysuit with goretex socks). these fit in the boat pretty well but occasional the sole will catch on the outfitting when I'm getting up out of the boat, never feels like it's stuck though in there though. These shoes/socks combo works for even the coldest winter boating here and for long hikes to the put-in. In the summer I use NRS kickers, and cut the top strap off of them so they aren't in the way when your foot is inverted. Both are relatively cheap and last for years.

riverrat406 · Post by **riverrat406** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:00 pm

Just receved some of the merrell trail gloves in our shop. they are billed as trail running/barefoot shoes however i think they are going to be my new c-1 and oc1 shoes. check em out.

Larry Horne · Post by **Larry Horne** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:05 am

those look great! nice small and flexy looking.

Have you tried them in the c1 yet?

I wish shoes had some kind of traction rating like car tires do for comparisons, but oh well..

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