Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Hiking Bootfitter in the DMV

Thanks for the feedback guys. REI seems to be the consensus from those in the know. Definitely willing to splurge on the boots and find other areas to save some greenbacks.

Thomas, I'm actually going on the Wind River Wilderness trip. Really looking forward to fishing the Green River and maybe even catching my first Golden Trout. As a NOLS alumb, got any advice before I get out there? I'm a soft suburban kid who could probably count on two hands the number of times I've slept outside, and a couple of those times in college were involuntary and involved losing my dorm key and consuming gratuitous amounts of Popov.

On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 2:56:56 PM UTC-4, CaseyP wrote:

Probably restating the obvious, but wear a pair of cool-max sox and a heavier pair of wool sox and you'll be fine. My old boots gave me he'll until I started wearing cool-max and wool, and presto! no more blisters.

On May 11, 2016, at 2:37 PM, Andrew R <andrewre...@gmail.com> wrote:

TPFR community,

I've got a question that's tangentially related to fly fishing.

I'm headed out to Wyoming in late July-Early August for a two week hiking/mountaineering/fly fishing excursion with NOLS. For those not familiar with the program, it's a pretty grueling experience with 50lb+ packs, long multi mile hikes through extreme terrain and a focus on "leave no trace" (i.e. no modern conveniences including TP). I'ved hiked around the DC area on trails like the Billy Goat trail or Rock Creek and have done some day hikes in SNP, but nothing remotely close to this program.

I've heard horror stories about blisters or turned ankles turning the entire experience into a living hell and my very mediocre, cheap hiking boots are definitely not up to the job. NOLS recommends that students visit a bootfitter to make sure they get the right pair for their particular feet and I've been poking around the internet but seen few promising leads. Does anyone know of a good bootfitter around the DC area? Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks,

Andrew

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