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Aug 2020
5:45pm, 19 Aug 2020
85 posts
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Minimag
After today's torrential rain, and having walked, run and cycled through mud, on country roads, on A roads, country tracks, grass paths, bridle paths and all manner of tracks, my shoes are not up to the job.
What are the recommendations for true mixed terrain shoes that don't cost the earth?
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Aug 2020
7:49pm, 19 Aug 2020
86 posts
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Minimag
Ok, need these soon, any thoughts on the Karrimor Caracel trail running shoes before I press the buy now button?
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Aug 2020
8:04pm, 19 Aug 2020
3,734 posts
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Pou Pou LePhoõk
Adidas Kampung.
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Aug 2020
8:06pm, 19 Aug 2020
3,858 posts
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StuH
I've very rarely heard anything good said about Karrimor (Sports Direct) shoes.
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Aug 2020
8:12pm, 19 Aug 2020
87 posts
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Minimag
Never knew Karrimor was a sports direct brand!
Adidas Kampung gets good reviews, where do you buy them in the UK?
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Aug 2020
9:59pm, 19 Aug 2020
133 posts
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SteveCRunner
Paradoxically I wouldn't wear waterproof shoes in torrential rain. I might use them on the rare occasion like fighting through ankle length grass in an early morning with a lot of dew or after rain or for example on a long distance footpath that is overgrown. The reason being that the waterproofing will hold water in. It only breathes vapour, not water. Once the outer is sodden it won't breathe properly anyway. So in heavy weather give up and go for a shoe that drains quickly and doesn't retain water.
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Aug 2020
10:02pm, 19 Aug 2020
45,331 posts
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Derby Tup
Waterproof shoes are hopeless apart from as Steve says keeping your feet dry in say dewy short grass. Problem is you’ll get wet feet but the water can’t get out
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Aug 2020
10:27pm, 19 Aug 2020
17,449 posts
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Rosehip
Inov-8 roclites with long waterproof socks if you must keep your feet dry.
Roclites are the only trail shoes that my feet can bare running on the road with. I also have New Balance Hierros, which are nice cushy shoes and supposed to be road to trail - good on wet gradd and lught trail, but they are shit in mud!
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Aug 2020
10:28pm, 19 Aug 2020
17,450 posts
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Rosehip
ground and light (what is up with my typing tonight? I found my glasses and it's worse!)
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Aug 2020
10:31pm, 19 Aug 2020
35,902 posts
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
I would steer clear of Karrimor too - it used to be a very good name, but they seem to have sacrificed quality for low prices.
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Waterproof jackets are a con
Sep 2024