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#120672 - 09/10/09 07:29 PM custom fit hiking footware
deacon Offline
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Registered: 08/21/09
Posts: 4
Loc: PA
Anyone know where to get custom made hiking shoes or boots?
To be more specific do to one leg being shorter than the other, one shoe needs 1/2 inch thicker sole with a 3/4 inch total for the heel. Most lightweight hiking foot wear has molded soles which do not allow the local shoe repair shop to alter. Any help would be appreciated as I enjoy my hiking partner, but may end up going more solo, especially on longer or multi-night outings.

Deacon

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#120707 - 09/11/09 06:15 AM Re: custom fit hiking footware [Re: deacon]
GrumpyGord Online   content
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Registered: 01/05/02
Posts: 945
Loc: Michigan
Limmer Boots in Innervale NH. Expensive but good. I have never had a pair but I know a couple of folks with similar problems and they have been happy.

http://www.limmerboot.com/

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#120722 - 09/11/09 01:11 PM Re: custom fit hiking footware [Re: GrumpyGord]
deacon Offline
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Registered: 08/21/09
Posts: 4
Loc: PA
Thank you very much. I checked their site, thanks for the link. Exactly what we are looking for and yes it may cost a bit more but my wife(hiking partner) is worth it. We may even make it a short trip for personal fiting.
Thanks again.

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#120911 - 09/14/09 11:01 AM Re: custom fit hiking footware [Re: deacon]
dralahiker Offline
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Registered: 08/26/04
Posts: 327
Loc: North Georgia
I'll second the Limmer recommendation.

Great product and great service.

Their boots will last a couple of decades, if not a lifetime!

Drala

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#121398 - 09/23/09 12:31 PM Re: custom fit hiking footware [Re: dralahiker]
ndsol Offline
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Registered: 04/16/02
Posts: 678
Loc: Houston, Texas
I wear an off-the-shelf pair of Limmer's, but I understand that the waiting time for custom is years.

A guy I met on the trail last week has ordered a custom pair from a guy in Washington State and he says there is another in British Columbia that does similar work.

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