Looking for a wet wadding sandal...

[Petey]

I am looking for a wet wading sandal. Something I can take on back packing trips that would be light weight. I have found a couple of different pair and was wondering if somebody could give me a report.

Here a couple of links to some I have found to a couple of different pair.

www.simmsfishing.com/za/SIM?PAGE=PRODUCT_DETAILS&CAT=footwear&PROD.ID=14433

www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0013174830222a&navAction=jump&navCount=1&indexId=cat20616&podId=0013174&catalogCode=IF&parentId=cat20616&parentType=index&rid=&cmCat=MainCatcat20431&hasJS=true

I like these two because the provide toe protection and will keep you from ripping a toe nail off when wading in rocky streams.

Petey

[racerx]

Petey,

I've got a pair of Teva kayak shoes that work very good for light duty. They're lightweight and very sturdy....I've worn them a dozen times and they look like they just came out of the box. Excellent shoes for both boulder crawling and streambed wading. The rubber is extra soft for grip. Just make sure you wear them with socks...they gave me a couple of nice blisters the first time I wore them. Ouch! The simms shoes look similar to what I have but they look a little more flimsy. I'll have to get back to you on what I have exactly. Here's some links to kayak shoes: www.canoekayak.com/whatto/shoes/index1.html

www.amazon.com/gp/search.html/sr=3-3/qid=1104864376/ref=sr_3_3/002-5620493-7316824?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=3002941%2C3073151&rh=a%3A3073151%2Cb

www.amazon.com/gp/search.html/sr=3-7/qid=1104864376/ref=sr_3_7/002-5620493-7316824?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=1048332%2C3073151&rh=a%3A3073151%2Cb

[Petey]

Those look cool. How do they grip wet and slick rocks. I really like the Simms. They look like they are light weight and would be great for taking on multi day backpack/fishing trips. The kayak shoes are something I am going to have to check out. Never thought about those.

Petey

[rbaileydav]

i have a pair of byte or bite which ever fel soled sandals that i use for my warm weather back country trips........ they have been okay for that purpose. a little too much material on the top part of the foot for me ........ but other than that they have been great

rbaileydav

[Robb]

Those Simms look like the deal to me. That's the one I would get if I were in the market. Looks like it's actually a Keen product with a Simms label on it. Keen makes really good stuff from what I understand. I might have to pull the trigger this year on a pair of sandals. Keep us updated.