[quote]lighthiker: Been thinking about using my runningshoes when hiking in the summer when it´s dry. What shoes do you have? Or suggestions?

Wichdawg & Simon I highly recommend the Merrill trail runners. Excellent traction especially with the vibram soles. They breate so much better that your feet don't sweat as much. Moisture is one of the main causes for blisters. Everything starts to move around. The other plus is the flexibility they offer your feet and ankles. If you wear a stiff boot it becomes hard to normaly flex your feet and ankles as if you were walking barefooted. When you restrict this natural motion especially when carrying a heavy load you end up with much more back pain and leg/calf stiffness soreness.

Another tip is to hit them with the waterproof spray you use on tents. The gortex ones are too expensive. The normal ones with some silicone waterproof spray repel water like you would not believe. It rained for two days straight on one hike. I was the only one with shoes and the only one with dry feet. After a while the hikers wearing boots just started to plod through the puddles. I happily skirted them.