hiking shoes

“Apparantly I must have weird feet. I need a 6 or 6//2 4E shoe which seems impossible to find for women. Okay you can quit laughing now. I have checked and rechecked the internet nothing. If anyone knows of a shoe company that makes women's wide hking shoe low or ankle height I would appreciate if you could let me know. I have had so much trouble with bad feet I don't want to take a chance of squeezing my foot into somehting narrow again. What happens if a female wants to hike the AT and she doesn't wear a normal size shoe? Thanks Diane”

“New Balance does.”

“Vasque has a few boots/shoes in wide sizes.”

“custom”

“I tried Vasque, and their "wide" shoes are narrow at the top.

Ended up with this:

http://www.montrail.com/goods/prod_description.cfm?id=18&gender=female

I'm telling you, they're what you want. (I have the male version)

Perfect for AT, which is rocky at points.

Ankle height is good for backpacking support.
last edited: 1/07/05 6:52:05 AM”

“Buckwithab,
Just buy men's boots. And get the wide size. They will be wider that the woman's sizes to start with.”

“She would need a men's size 5.”

“I suggest getting men's shoes as well. I have wide feet and men's workboots tend to fit me better...”

“If all else fails a custom boot is probably the way to go. Esatto looks like a nice custom boot. It will cost you though $249 to build the last and $449 to build the boots.
last edited: 1/07/05 3:21:31 PM”

“Thanks for all your help. My new balance store orderd me 2 pairs of Dunhams 6 & 61/2 2E. They run a little wider so hopefully they will fit. I can't believe how little selection there is. it's not very nice to get laughed at when you want a pair of good shoes. I found another boot brand Geargia Boot that might work ina boys 4. I will try that if the Dunham are too small.”