sk8erade wrote:I also have wide feet (6'4", size 13) but the added problem that my smallest two toes on both feet lie sideways and roll under the adjacent toes when my foot is flat. Starting to get worse as I get older.
Unsure whether a wider shoe would alleviate this or whether I should see a podiatrist.
Interested if anyone else has had this experience and has resolved it.
Sorry OP for jumping in your thread but I figured the discussion was heading the right way lol.
Eremophila wrote:Try some Keen stockists, perhaps in the city. They make up to size 15 and are renowned for being better for wide feet.
kymboy wrote:Keens are fine. I have duck feet and wear them all the time. I like their Targhee Exps cause they a slightly more restrained fashion statement than some of the Keen range.
I can also vouch for Altras.
Stecam85 wrote:Eremophila wrote:Try some Keen stockists, perhaps in the city. They make up to size 15 and are renowned for being better for wide feet.
How is the quality though? Are they any good?
sk8erade wrote:... my smallest two toes on both feet lie sideways and roll under the adjacent toes
ribuck wrote:sk8erade wrote:... my smallest two toes on both feet lie sideways and roll under the adjacent toes
I have the same thing with my smallest two toes. These gel-tube bandages work for me as a preventitive measure while hiking, by keeping the toes in their own space:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003IDPXDK
A podiatrist might design a custom insert for your shoes that keeps your small toes in the right place - perhaps a sloping insert that counteracts the direction of the roll.
Neo wrote:Toe freaks! Sounds like you have suffered the standard pointy shoe designs, gotta get back to some toe splay!
Lamont wrote:kymboy wrote:Keens are fine. I have duck feet and wear them all the time. I like their Targhee Exps cause they a slightly more restrained fashion statement than some of the Keen range.
I can also vouch for Altras.
May I ask Kym how do the Keens compare to the Altras-I own the Lone Peaks-they're nearly dead. Re- heel size and front of foot space. Are they as wide?
Duck footed walkers of the world (Stecam85) unite!
kymboy wrote:Lamont wrote:kymboy wrote:Keens are fine. I have duck feet and wear them all the time. I like their Targhee Exps cause they a slightly more restrained fashion statement than some of the Keen range.
I can also vouch for Altras.
May I ask Kym how do the Keens compare to the Altras-I own the Lone Peaks-they're nearly dead. Re- heel size and front of foot space. Are they as wide?
Duck footed walkers of the world (Stecam85) unite!
Hey Lamont, I have the Lone Peak 3 in low cut and a pair of the mid mesh LP4s (which I haven't worn much). I reckon the LP3 are the most comfortable shoes I own but they have never felt particularly durable. The Keen EXPs seem about as wide as the LPs at the toebox though their more rigid construction makes them feel more solid. I've always felt the LPs were a little loose at the heel which isn't a problem, more an observation. The Keens feel snugger/more snug/less unsnug at the heel again because of the construction.
If I were a runner, which I'm not, I'd choose the LPs. I probably wouldn't choose to go jogging in the Keen EXPs, but I've found them a great light hiking and travel shoe. They're much less colourful/gaudy than the Altras and are comfortable and practical. The Keens were footwear of choice for hiking in Spain and pounding the pavements through Europe as well as the Blue Mts locally. Also used them to walk the Headhunters Trail in Borneo last year.
Hope that helps a bit.
wildwanderer wrote:ribuck wrote:sk8erade wrote:... my smallest two toes on both feet lie sideways and roll under the adjacent toes
I have the same thing with my smallest two toes. These gel-tube bandages work for me as a preventitive measure while hiking, by keeping the toes in their own space:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003IDPXDK
A podiatrist might design a custom insert for your shoes that keeps your small toes in the right place - perhaps a sloping insert that counteracts the direction of the roll.
Yep those gel toes are awesome. I don't go walking without them. You can pick em up at coles as well
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