Hi
So today I went to my local Eastern Mountain Sports and checked out some boot insoles. I currently have super feet (35$) but am only so so happy with them..I don't think the shock absorption is all it could be. Anyway, I explained to the salesmen that my problem in the past regarding foot pain has mostly been pain in the balls of my feet.
He suggested a pair of Ed Visiteurs custom foot beds. Not much written on the package other than that Ed Visiteur swears by them when he is climbing the world's 8000 meter peaks!! These foot beds you put into an oven, set at 200 degrees F for two minutes. Take em out and put em in your boots. You stand in your shoes with the foot beds in them for two minutes and then the in soles are supposedly perfectly molded to your feet.
I asked the salesmean how the insoldes would hold up with very wet feet as my current super feet have had the two parts come unglued from very wet conditions. He relied..well just how wet do you expect your feet to get? perhaps what you need is new boots.
Well I was willing to give these new insoles a try but when I got to the counter I discovered the price (not written on the package) was 42 dollars.
That was too much to swallow so I gavem them back. It has nothing to do with being able to afford or not..I just have a hard time justifying so much money for boot insoles given that the package and the salesman have so little to say about them!
Is it really possible the EMS salesman was a clueless as I think he was?
But the main part of my question is.. what are the best insoles to have to best protect my feet from all the pounding..I am concerned especially about possible pain in balls of feet (ie up front and underneath). The boots I am using are EMS Summit Goretex II about a year old, broken in and stil in descent condition.
Has anyone ever tried these 42 dollar Ed Visiteur custom Foot beds? are they worth it? if not What are the best insoles to have?
Do the outfitters a long the AT stock Boot insoles?
I am looking for boot insoles that will keep my feet happy as I trudge over hill and dale along the AT this spring !
DavidNH