Great summary. My feet have done well with Topo Runventure 4 and Altra Lone Peak 8. I always keep leukotape on me. Put them on hot spots and I haven’t had a blister in a while.
Started on Lone Peak 4 in 2019, and switched to Terraventure 3 in late 2021. Its rock plate is what I missed on the Lone Peak, and the 3 mm drop are also better for my feet. - On this years' PCT I used two pairs of Lone Peak (400+ miles) which I still had and wanted to wear out, and one pair of Terraventure (600+ miles). I left after midpoint. Never a single blister. I tried to exchange two pairs of DT socks in late June in Mammoth Lakes, but as they do not exchange them against regular stock but only a special batch they receive each year, there was not a single one available in my size XL. In the end I sent them to DT. Be aware that you have to pay the shipment cost for both ways if you send in one pair only, and thus stay below their 50$ free shipment limit. Always exchange two pairs.
Great summary. My feet have done well with Topo Runventure 4 and Altra Lone Peak 8. I always keep leukotape on me. Put them on hot spots and I haven’t had a blister in a while.
Started on Lone Peak 4 in 2019, and switched to Terraventure 3 in late 2021. Its rock plate is what I missed on the Lone Peak, and the 3 mm drop are also better for my feet. - On this years' PCT I used two pairs of Lone Peak (400+ miles) which I still had and wanted to wear out, and one pair of Terraventure (600+ miles). I left after midpoint. Never a single blister.
I tried to exchange two pairs of DT socks in late June in Mammoth Lakes, but as they do not exchange them against regular stock but only a special batch they receive each year, there was not a single one available in my size XL. In the end I sent them to DT. Be aware that you have to pay the shipment cost for both ways if you send in one pair only, and thus stay below their 50$ free shipment limit. Always exchange two pairs.