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Wool Socks with Plastidip Soles
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Mar 18, 2011 at 1:01 pm #1270727
I've been looking at various camp/stream shoe solutions and haven't seen anything that really did it for me in the 1 – 3 ounce range.
Then I saw this video:
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(lady puts plastidip on the bottom of her crochet slippers to make soles)I put some on the bottom of some wool socks and they've worked well just walking outside for a little bit. I haven't been able to take them backpacking yet.
The plastic dip only adds 10 – 20 grams to the bottom of a pair of wools socks. The socks would dry fast and provide some cut and poke protection in stream crossings. They could also be used as camp shoes when dry.
I hadn't seen this applied to backpacking before.
Thoughts? Has anyone tried this? Did I just waste $10?
Mar 18, 2011 at 1:36 pm #1710855Very cool.
I have used plastidip for some repairs on urethane coated tarps.
Mar 18, 2011 at 1:46 pm #1710862Cool idea. I think I will try this out.
If you're looking for ideas for camp and stream crossing shoes in the sub 3 oz weight range, check this out too:
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=35043&skip_to_post=306111#306111
(a very lightweight pair of homemade sandals for exactly your purposes)I might try plastidip on foam instead of the glued-on rubber sole for a lighter finished weight.
Cheers,
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