Footbeds sorbothane, superfeet etc

Thursday, March 24, 2005
Footbeds sorbothane, superfeet etc

I was recently asked about footbeds for hiking boots. Now we don't sell them at outdoorscotland.co.uk, purely because we don't like the idea of selling footwear online without people having tried them on. But I do have an interest in this after years of having knee pain and sore back and shoulders after a long walk.

The first footbeds I tried in my hiking boots other than the manufacturers original footbeds were called Cush'n'step or something similar. They cost me about a fiver and looked for all intents like the more expensive models. Well, they were comfy and soaked up a bit of shock but really didn't live up to the punishment I gave them.

So I shelled out around £20 and got myself a pair of Sorbothane Shockstoppers and they rock. Knee pain has all but gone, tired back pain is eradicated and I'm a happy camper at the end of the day. In fact I used to get a lot of blisters under the ball of my foot as well and these are much less prevalent with the shockstoppers installed.

So for me, sorbo's were the end of the road, but some people need a little more from their footbed, and they can get it from Superfeet. Superfeet make customised insoles personalised to your boots and your feet. This is about as good as you can get in footbeds. Hope they help.

Posted by bigcrags @ 1:22 PM

Comments:

For those of you with discomfort. Why don't you check out Sole Custom Footbeds. They are D.I.Y Heat moldable (You do it in a regular oven). Its the only product that molds to your foot whilst its in your boot! This makes for a truly perfect fit. They also have a 90 day no quibble money back warranty. These insoles sorted by back and knee pain out straight away! They claim its just as good as a custom orthotic from the doctors. But they are a whole lot more comfortable. I don't think you can do better than these. You can by them at running shops, ski shops or on the Web. www.yoursole.co.uk

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Anonymous : 9:01 AM

But Orthotic products are supposed to correct bad allignment- and the heat mouldable insoles you mention dont do this as they mould to fit your existing BAD foot posture. This in turn prevents it from getting worse, but does not correct your allignment in the first instance, and therefore you still could be doing your joints and back injury and face long term problems.

Sorbothane offers the best in impact absorbtion for me, in absorbing somewhere up to 94% of the shock, so I dont need to worry about it.
sorbothane.co.uk

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Anonymous : 9:36 AM

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