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All Forum Posts by Damien Tougas

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Re: Making the move to minimal footwear, need some advice
@David The Trail Gloves feel better with time. They tend to break-in and stretch out a little, so those high spots in the sole will eventually go away (at least from my experience). If you wa...

In GEAR » Making the move to minimal footwear, need some advice
August 16, 4:49am
Nemo Pentalite
Another tent you might want to check out is the Nemo Pentalite: http://www.nemoequipment.com/nemo2011-pentalite2011-tent It is a little over your budget, but not much.

In GEAR » Light Affordable roomy 4 season tent
August 16, 4:41am
Re: Re: Re: Luna Sandles
Sandals were included in the study, they were in the Summer article.

In Editor's Roundtable » Minimalist Footwear for Fall/Spring Backpacking
August 15, 1:09pm
Re: "High" mileage with minimalist shoes
@Henk, Since you already are a sandal user, maybe you could continue in the vein, but with trail sandals instead? You could experiment with Huaraches (Luna makes some out of varying thicknesses ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Minimalist Footwear for Fall/Spring Backpacking
August 15, 4:52am
Re: "Minimalist" vs "Barefoot" for backpackers
@Luke I am with you with fat/wide toes. I have found that with the narrow toeboxes, by then end of the day my toes are actually quite sore. This probably also has a lot to do with the fact that ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Minimalist Footwear for Fall/Spring Backpacking
August 15, 4:44am
Re: "Natural"?
@Hartley Going for minimalist runs and doing multi-day trips in minimalist footwear are quite different stories. One is a short duration activity with a long recovery period in between. The othe...

In Editor's Roundtable » Minimalist Footwear for Fall/Spring Backpacking
August 15, 4:37am
Re: Luna Sandles
@Paul, I would love to try a pair of Lunas some day, but they weren't appropriate in my mind for this article (i.e. Fall/Spring).

In Editor's Roundtable » Minimalist Footwear for Fall/Spring Backpacking
August 15, 4:28am
Re: Re: LaSportiva
Whoops, you guys are correct, that is the Skylite, not the Crosslite.

In Editor's Roundtable » Minimalist Footwear for Fall/Spring Backpacking
August 15, 4:22am
Re: no soft stars?
I basically struck Soft Star off the list because of the all-leather upper. I am not a huge fan of a leather upper for multi-day trips.

In Editor's Roundtable » Minimalist Footwear for Fall/Spring Backpacking
August 15, 4:15am
Re: Goretex Socks?
Hartley F, I am using the Rocky Gore-Tex socks. One of these days I would like to try the ones from Gore to see if they are any different/better.

In Editor's Roundtable » Minimalist Footwear for Fall/Spring Backpacking
August 15, 4:12am

All Reader Reviews by Damien Tougas

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Four Dog Stove Bushcooker LT III
Disclosure: Four Dog Stove sent me this stove to test after reading about my frustrations with another wood stove. In return I agreed to post my impressions about the stove (good or bad) on this forum...

In Stoves - Other
July 12, 7:45pm