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"OK, then. If you paddle, you're going to do a lot of walking. You better have good boots. But what sort of boots? Whitewater wizards usually settle on some type of fabric shoe – wetsuit bootie combination. You know what I mean. What people used to call "sneakers" or "tennis shoes," worn over a sort of rubber sock. Nowadays, of course, the sneaker is a structured, multi-element, dynamic-lasted "sport-shoe," with a $100 price tag. The rubber sock's moved up-market, too. It's now available in colors, and sometimes even boasts a hard sole and toe cap, so you can dispense with the sneaker—sorry, sport-shoe—altogether. "
Story (Submitted by Noel Sun May 9, 2004 )
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