"Oci-One Kanubi" wrote in message
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I wear Converse Chuck Taylor's All Stars in my whitewater
canoe, but
I'm a decided minority on the river in that respect.



Richard,

I always wore converse all-stars in the 70s. They really gripped
wet rocks and were still good for portages. When the last pair
finally wore out and it was time to replace them, the soles were
not the same material, it was much harder, and were decidedly
slippier on wet rocks. I haven't looked for them since the early
80s, so are the soles somewhat 'softer' again?




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