{"id":1729,"date":"2008-02-06T08:57:33","date_gmt":"2008-02-06T16:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2008\/02\/06\/hikers-insight-on-insoles\/"},"modified":"2008-02-09T08:25:17","modified_gmt":"2008-02-09T16:25:17","slug":"hikers-insight-on-insoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2008\/02\/06\/hikers-insight-on-insoles\/","title":{"rendered":"Hikers&#8217; insight on insoles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"http:\/\/media.rei.com\/media\/999612.jpg\" class=\"alignright\">I&#8217;ve got the orange <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backcountry.com\/store\/SFT0002\/Superfeet-Trim-To-Fit-Orange-Insole.html\">Superfeet<\/a> insoles for a couple pairs of hiking shoes whose fit is less than ideal. They seem to improve comfort a smidgen, though not as much as a better-fitting pair of shoes would, I suspect. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m curious how other people&#8217;s feet react. Most stock shoe insoles do mold to the shape of your feet, within limits. One pair of shoes beats up the balls of my feet; insoles just make them a bit less annoying (I hiked 20 miles with a 20-pound pack on these things last year and my tootsies were not pleased). <\/p>\n<p>Custom orthotic inserts presumably cure a lot of these foot-comfort issues. Mind you they cost more than most pairs of shoes, but if you like to take long walks, it&#8217;s probably worth the investment. <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re all about the insoles, please share with the class. I still can&#8217;t make up my mind whether I&#8217;m getting my money&#8217;s worth (though it occurs to me if you have to ask, you probably aren&#8217;t). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got the orange Superfeet insoles for a couple pairs of hiking shoes whose fit is less than ideal. They seem to improve comfort a smidgen, though not as much as a better-fitting pair of shoes would, I suspect. I&#8217;m&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2008\/02\/06\/hikers-insight-on-insoles\/\">Read the whole thing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[213,211,212],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1729"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1729\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}