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Originally posted by larryshores:
Thanks all.

Dom, I used Lowa boots. I can't remember the particular model. They are not insulated and the tops are about 10 inches high. I added waterproofing using Graingers wax.

The boots worked very well. I had no foot issues. After I changed the laces, everything was fine. It was exceedingly rough terrain.

I would like to add another comment that I have not previously raised. On the way home, I noticed my right knee felt different. It did not hurt. It just felt different. By the time I got home, it was swollen up pretty good. I laid off of it a couple of days. I also took celebrex. The swelling went down. I then took off for a 3 hour hike the Sunday after I got home. BIG mistake. The knee got really big. I started icing it extensively and taking celebrex again. I really backed off the exercise. I got a cortisone shot. The swelling has gone down. I have no pain. Unfortunately, this has caused me to have to really back off my exercise. The most I do is walk one hour in my Keenes. The doctor thinks that my knee was not happy with all the pounding it took. This may well be my last sheep hunt because of this. Sucks to get old!

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Originally posted by medved:

quote:

Originally posted by larryshores:
Thanks all.

Dom, I used Lowa boots. I can't remember the particular model. They are not insulated and the tops are about 10 inches high. I added waterproofing using Graingers wax.

The boots worked very well. I had no foot issues. After I changed the laces, everything was fine. It was exceedingly rough terrain.

I would like to add another comment that I have not previously raised. On the way home, I noticed my right knee felt different. It did not hurt. It just felt different. By the time I got home, it was swollen up pretty good. I laid off of it a couple of days. I also took celebrex. The swelling went down. I then took off for a 3 hour hike the Sunday after I got home. BIG mistake. The knee got really big. I started icing it extensively and taking celebrex again. I really backed off the exercise. I got a cortisone shot. The swelling has gone down. I have no pain. Unfortunately, this has caused me to have to really back off my exercise. The most I do is walk one hour in my Keenes. The doctor thinks that my knee was not happy with all the pounding it took. This may well be my last sheep hunt because of this. Sucks to get old!

Larry,

you need maybe to have an ortopedic sp? doing some adjustment on your shoes and having insole made . the age is not helping but the fitting is very important too.

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Originally posted by larryshores:

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Originally posted by medved:

quote:

Originally posted by larryshores:
Thanks all.

Dom, I used Lowa boots. I can't remember the particular model. They are not insulated and the tops are about 10 inches high. I added waterproofing using Graingers wax.

The boots worked very well. I had no foot issues. After I changed the laces, everything was fine. It was exceedingly rough terrain.

I would like to add another comment that I have not previously raised. On the way home, I noticed my right knee felt different. It did not hurt. It just felt different. By the time I got home, it was swollen up pretty good. I laid off of it a couple of days. I also took celebrex. The swelling went down. I then took off for a 3 hour hike the Sunday after I got home. BIG mistake. The knee got really big. I started icing it extensively and taking celebrex again. I really backed off the exercise. I got a cortisone shot. The swelling has gone down. I have no pain. Unfortunately, this has caused me to have to really back off my exercise. The most I do is walk one hour in my Keenes. The doctor thinks that my knee was not happy with all the pounding it took. This may well be my last sheep hunt because of this. Sucks to get old!

Larry,

you need maybe to have an ortopedic sp? doing some adjustment on your shoes and having insole made . the age is not helping but the fitting is very important too.

Perhaps. I have beat the hell out of my body for many years. I wsnt through college on a track scholarship. Parts of the year I soukd run over 200 miles per week. I estimate that I have run 150,000 miles in my life. Portions of my knees are so bad they can't be repaired.