I've been told that a pound of shoe on your feet is the equivalent to 5 extra pounds in your pack. When I go out I wear Bates, which are a heavy sturdy combat/police patrol boot. I work in them and have several different pairs. One of which is strictly just a hiking/out in the woods boot. Should I reconsider my boot selection or is this just an ultralite nut that has gone so far as to remove tags from clothing to reduce weight jabbering on when it doesn't really matter because I'm not going farther than 20 miles?
I think the equation is somewhat "arbitrary" - but the fact is you'll "feel" lighter with less weight on your feet.
The answer for me is "it depends"
I wear trailrunners on "established" trails where I won't be doing a lot of bushwhacking or scrambling or cross country stuff. If I expect lots of snow or rain or other horrible weaether I might not even then. The rest of the time I currently wear a pair of Hanwag boots.
When it comes right down to it, I weat trailrunners now about 1/3 of the time I am hiking.
You *can* get by with trailrunners in MOST situations. how comfortable you are in them depends on you.
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