Do you ever walk barefoot?

[Tribble]

When you are out and about walking in the countryside do you ever go barefoot?

 

[Slowandsteady]

No, it’s not for me. Can’t say I’ve ever tried it either, even in the summer when it’s warm I’ve never been tempted to go barefoot. I just don’t think I’d like the feeling, the bottom of my feet are sensitive, so it would probably feel completely “wrong” for me.

Do your feet toughen-up if you walk barefoot a lot then? And what about winter, surely you don’t walk barefoot in the cold?

 

[Podali]

No. When I see the glass, rubbish, cans and other detritus scattered around I'm glad of the protection of my boots.

 

[Macron]

Not something I've thought about or tried. Always use footwear of some description or other; breathable shoes in summer, boots in winter.

I suppose I might give it a try were I ever to go to somewhere like Africa, of some place where it was dry and the locals walk barefoot all the time, but not here in the UK.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

It's never occurred to me to be honest. Living in an area where hawthorn hedges are common and having had a hawthorn penetrate a boot I'm not sure it's for me really.

 

[classic33]

Croagh Patrick once. But then that's the way it's supposed to be done

 

[oldfatfool]

Only on the beach and occaisional cliff top.

 

[Andy_R]

The Pilgrim's way on Lindisfarne - knee deep in mud in someplaces, but good fun barefooted!

 

[Tribble]

It's never occurred to me to be honest. Living in an area where hawthorn hedges are common and having had a hawthorn penetrate a boot I'm not sure it's for me really.

seriously? Through a boot? Are they that sharp. Ouch!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

seriously? Through a boot? Are they that sharp. Ouch!

Yes. It gave me a heck of a surprise as well. Admittedly they weren't top quality boots (I think it was a pair of Hawkshead branded ones, but it's quite a while ago now), even so it's not something I'd have expected.