Footwear for Camping

There are so many options available selecting the right outdoor footwear for camping, hiking and backpacking can be confusing! The basic information in this infographic will help you choose and, more importantly, get a proper fit. To see my specific recommendations for outdoor footwear check out this page in my Gear Guide. Don’t miss these other helpful Gear Infographics! The Outdoor Footwear Infographic is available as a PDF document formatted to print on 8 1/2 x 11 paper....

I discovered NEOS overshoes (New England Overshoes) working on a film outside in cold, wet, snowy weather all late fall and early winter. Several members of the film crew wore NEOS and spoke highly of them. A gusseted opening makes them easy to get on or off, and a drawstring closure snugs them up around the ankle to keep snow out. As the name implies NEOS are worn over shoes or boots....

I have a hard time finding comfortable footwear. If I “watched my diet and exercised every day” I suppose my feet wouldn’t get so sore. But that’s the breaks. I bought a pair of Keen Newport H2 sandals because they sported an enclosed toe. They looked like the perfect thing for canoeing and two weeks on the waterways of Algonquin Provincial Park proved it. I was concerned that they wouldn’t be heavy enough for walking long portages, but I was wrong, they were great on portages of a mile or more and my feet didn’t hurt at all....