I am looking for a good walking shoe that can be used to walk literally all day (early morning till late night day after day) on stone pavers. I plan to use this while traveling. The shoe must be comfortable, have good traction, and be supportive enough to use with a backpack (say 40lbs or so).

I tried Merrell Chameleons on a previous trip. They were a disaster and I ended up wearing my Chaco sandals most of the time. The Merrells were uncomfortable, had too thin a sole, and too soft/fast wearing a sole. They seemed better designed for a dirt trail the Europe’s stone sidewalks. They lacked and sort of shock absorption and made my feet truly sore, not just tired.

I have tried on Rockport World Tour shoes, but I think the sole is too thin and the shoe unsupportive enough for my purposes.

I have some Red Wings, but I wouldn’t want to use them for this because the sole design isn’t aggressive enough or durable enough for the stone pavers, the leather tends to stretch with use (and that is without the added load of a pack), and my feet are often tired when standing just part of a day in them.

I’m planning to try on the Havana Joe Classic.

Any suggestions? Has anyone had to use a shoe in a similar manner? It seems even a good shoe is nearly worn out after just a few weeks of this heavy usage. Many shoes are well padded in the store, but are not comfortable under the constant loads of daily use.

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• Shoe suggestions?, steve, Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:20:21 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Well..., PGAero , Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:24:38
  • MEPHISTO Air-Jet system, MM, Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:36:42
    • Re: MEPHISTO Air-Jet system, gkhowell, Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:19:00
      • Re: MEPHISTO Air-Jet system, MM, Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:21:27
        • Re: MEPHISTO Air-Jet system, gkhowell, Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:06:28
        • Any place that sells Mephistos can give you a bag, turrbo , Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:16:20
  • +2 for Ecco., THS, Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:05:40
  • Try a different Merrell, Noel, Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:44:55
    • Maybe there's no one right answer, boramiNYC, Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:49:19
  • Z-Coil, thorsen, Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:36:54
  • 40lb pack?, SeeVTSaab, Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:27:54
  • Are both feet the same size? >, Mike in Anchorage, Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:18:32
  • thouight I had a heel spur...just needed ECCOS..., bamaCHRIS, Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:25:30
  • Ecco, turrbo , Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:53:58
    • Re: Ecco, steve, Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:23:22
      • Same here, Schu, Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:15:22
      • You need to get used to the European fit and the PU, turrbo , Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:47:53
        • Re: You need to get used to the European fit and the PU, steve, Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:55:02
          • Re: You need to get used to the European fit and the PU, steve, Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:01:01
            • Track II and IV are different, both IV's are the same., turrbo , Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:47:26
              • Re: Track II and IV are different, both IV's are the sa, steve, Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:54:08
                • Track II for longevity and ultimate comfort, but longer, turrbo , Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:04:51
    • +1 on the Eccos, Rod , Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:18:34

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