Lightweight camp shoes.

Specifically for cycle touring subjects & questions
User avatar
matt2matt2002
Posts: 1126
Joined: 25 Oct 2009, 7:45pm
Location: Aberdeen Scotland UK

Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by matt2matt2002 »

Any thoughts on lightweight slip on type shoes for wearing at the end of the day around the tent?
I have crocs but looking for other ideas.
Thanks folks.
2017 Ethiopia.5 weeks.
2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
2023 Thailand 8 weeks.
Always on a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.
londonbikerider
Posts: 161
Joined: 22 Nov 2018, 7:58am

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by londonbikerider »

I use my running shoes, they're those ones with almost no cushioning so their sole is very thin.
Mine are New Balance, but there are Vivo Barefoot or similar, I suppose there are cheap copies, too.

Although they have laces, they're snug fit so this becomes less of a problem.
They pack very small and light, so I carry them in many situations where a spare set of shoes can be welcome. I use their own laces to bundle them tight together.
Jdsk
Posts: 24478
Joined: 5 Mar 2019, 5:42pm

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by Jdsk »

We use sandals: no problem if they get wet, and very useful in washrooms, showers, rivers, lakes etc.

And if the insects insist then socks with sandals!

Jonathan
reohn2
Posts: 45143
Joined: 26 Jun 2009, 8:21pm

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by reohn2 »

Flip flops?
-----------------------------------------------------------
"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
teamonster
Posts: 107
Joined: 21 Feb 2010, 9:04pm

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by teamonster »

reohn2 wrote:Flip flops?


+1 great for letting hot feet cool off and for walking in wet showers etc
Bonefishblues
Posts: 10977
Joined: 7 Jul 2014, 9:45pm
Location: Near Bicester Oxon

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by Bonefishblues »

Water shoes would do it.

Pricey mind. Likely the royalties to Polly :wink:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MENS-SWIMMIN ... 1785455135
Last edited by Bonefishblues on 31 May 2020, 6:44pm, edited 1 time in total.
whoof
Posts: 2519
Joined: 29 Apr 2014, 2:13pm

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by whoof »

+1 flip flops light, cheap and airy.
ossie
Posts: 1793
Joined: 15 Apr 2011, 7:52pm

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by ossie »

Flip flops here.
User avatar
simonineaston
Posts: 7993
Joined: 9 May 2007, 1:06pm
Location: ...at a cricket ground

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by simonineaston »

Stick with Crocs, or Croc-a-likes (eg Aldi / Lidl). Light and water-proof (think less-than-spotless showers and beaches), tough enough to cycle in now and then and do the pub walk. Just closed enough to avoid the bare-foot look that means you can get away with wearing them round museums and restaurants, if you care about that sort of thing.
Some folk swear by flip-flops & sports sandals, but Crocs have an excellent combination of qualities that suit me.
S
(on the look out for Armageddon, on board a Brompton nano & ever-changing Moultons)
toontra
Posts: 1182
Joined: 21 Dec 2007, 11:01am
Location: London

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by toontra »

Etnies Scout are what I take on tour. Very light but strong enough for walking, hiking and running, and look smart for casual-wear.
User avatar
foxyrider
Posts: 6042
Joined: 29 Aug 2011, 10:25am
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by foxyrider »

i've tried all sorts over the last mumble mumble years, at the moment i'm back to 'walking' sandals - i often take a several km walk in the evenings and they work for travelling as well when bike shoes can be not so good.

In the past i've used light weight Nike runners, 'foam' beach shoes and pool shoes. They all fell out of favour for one reasion or another, the runners had a tendency to pong, the beach shoes weren't much good for actual walking beyond the campsite and the pool shoes were too bulky and heavy.

If you just want something around the tent area though, i've got some £3 Ikea bathroom slippers which take no space, weigh sod all and are comfy enough for that trip to the showers in the dead of night. Oh and they wash/dry pretty well too.
Convention? what's that then?
Airnimal Chameleon touring, Orbit Pro hack, Orbit Photon audax, Focus Mares AX tour, Peugeot Carbon sportive, Owen Blower vintage race - all running Tulio's finest!
User avatar
IaninSheffield
Posts: 7
Joined: 10 Aug 2011, 9:40pm

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by IaninSheffield »

Wanting something light, packable and less of a worry in wet conditions, I settled on two different solutions:

Pool shoes that can be picked up the Bay of 'e' and elsewhere for about £6
Medium_IMG_1583.JPG


Huarache sandals that I cobbled together
Medium_IMG_1582.JPG

Very packable and there's plenty of videos on Youtube showing how to make/tie them.
Getting older, getting slower ... but still getting there.
Bonefishblues
Posts: 10977
Joined: 7 Jul 2014, 9:45pm
Location: Near Bicester Oxon

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by Bonefishblues »

IaninSheffield wrote:Pool shoes that can be picked up the Bay of 'e' and elsewhere for about £6

You was robbed ;)
User avatar
IaninSheffield
Posts: 7
Joined: 10 Aug 2011, 9:40pm

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by IaninSheffield »

Bonefishblues wrote:
IaninSheffield wrote:Pool shoes that can be picked up the Bay of 'e' and elsewhere for about £6

You was robbed ;)


I didn't say *I* paid £6 for 'em :wink:
Getting older, getting slower ... but still getting there.
NickWi
Posts: 208
Joined: 28 Apr 2011, 8:14pm

Re: Lightweight camp shoes.

Post by NickWi »

Search Google for tent or hut booties if you're after warmth rather than walking around. They don't have a hard sole in sense of the word that even the thinnest pair of sandals have, but all have a hardwearing bottom to give some toughness. The better ones are have a DWR coating so you can walk on snow or the genral dampness of grass doesn't soak them straight away.
Post Reply