1. The difference between creek shoes and hiking shoes, hiking shoes
Hiking shoes
are high waisted The design can effectively prevent the occurrence of foot sprains in outdoor mountaineering, and the shoes use a hard sole design with strong wear-resistant buffering force, which is suitable for mountain climbing.
Hiking shoes are mainly designed in a low-waisted style, which is beneficial to discharge excess sweat from the feet in time, and is suitable for long-distance walking.
River-tracing shoes generally have good drainage, and the tooth pattern on the sole has a large contact surface with the rock surface, which is suitable for walking on the exposed rock surface beside the stream in some V-shaped canyons. There is a lot of sand and gravel in the upstream environment, which requires strong adhesion rather than excellent grip, especially in wet water. This has very high requirements on the slip resistance of the sole. Since the shoes are often in and out of the water, the drainage of the shoes is required to be very good, and the sediment can also be discharged with the water, reducing the wear and tear on the feet.
Summary: River walking shoes can go into the water, but hiking shoes cannot. Moreover, river walking shoes are more breathable than hiking shoes, but if you want to climb mountains, hiking shoes are more suitable than river walking shoes. Better protection of the footsteps, on the other hand, will also reduce the burden on the feet, we can only say that each has its own advantages.
Second, The design principle of river-tracing shoes
1. In addition to the wavy fine lines on the sole of the sole to prevent slipping on the moss in the water, There are also six deeper lines to improve the sole grip of walking in water, and in these six deeper lines, there are six air-conditioning windows hidden from the inside of the shoe compartment to the sole, which is to ensure access to the shoes. The key is that the water can be fully drained.
2. Similarly, the soles and heels also have textures designed for anti-slip and air-conditioning windows designed for drainage.
3. Looking from the inside of the shoe, you can see the light outside directly from the air-conditioning window.
4. When purchasing river-tracking shoes, the attached insoles are also air-conditioned insoles with holes that have been converted into river-tracking shoes.
5. In order to ensure that after landing, the shoes can quickly dissipate moisture and restore dryness, a large number of quick-drying fabrics + perforated breathable design are used on the upstream shoes.
6. The material of the upper, including the thread used for the suture material, is made of plastic fiber, which is resistant to pulling and corrosion.
7. The toe adopts a thickened anti-collision design to prevent the toes from being damaged by mentioning stones or hard objects in the water.
8. The length of the shoelace is just enough, and it will never affect the forward speed because the shoelace is wrapped around the aquatic plants in the water.