Chit Chat: Felt bottom shoes

Felt bottom shoes

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Printed Date: 26 Sep 2025 at 11:19pm

Topic: Felt bottom shoes

Posted By: STLboater
Subject: Felt bottom shoes
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 2:09pm

So I went fishing for the first time on drift creek down in OR. I was treated to using my first pair of felt bottomed fishing shoes. Those suckers gripped the wet slippery rock better than any kayak shoe I have ever seen. Has anyone tried felt shoes for kayaking?

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Posted By: PowWrangler
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 2:24pm

I used to fly fish quite a bit in Montana and used a pair with my waders. They do stick well, so I'm assuming it's mostly a durability issue with the felt.

Posted By: Wiggins
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 4:35pm

I have wondered why NRS or Teva have not jumped on this. It would seem like even if kayakers would not want felt soles due to the extra thickness, rafters would. Replacement soles are already available from fishing waders.

Kyle

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Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 4:55pm

NRS made felt soles back in the 90's but phased them out for one reason or another. My boss stock piled a bunch so she would always have some. The felt soles really are no good without the spikes for walking on logs.

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Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 5:36pm

Felt bottom shoes, they make the rocking world go round...

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Posted By: Courtney
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 8:23am

I used to have some felt bottomed shoes from NRS back in the mid 90's. They worked pretty good and I liked them. I didn't have any trouble with the felt wearing out so I'm not sure why they discontinued them.

Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 9:46am

NRS still has felt soled booties.

http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=2328&deptid=1169

http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=2334&deptid=1169

Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2010 at 7:14pm

Originally posted by dave

Felt bottom shoes, they make the rocking world go round...

Now that was clever.

Yeah I would think some sort of hybrid sole would be best: A felt inner sole surrounded by a rand of 5-10 stealth or whatever the climbing sole is called. Maybe have a few knoobbies stickin out of the middle-even some 'spikes' like y'ins was sayin, Jed.

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