I walk in running shoes about 10 months of the year. I always walked in trainers as I grew up in Oz, where boots were always too hot. I get wet feet regularly but am not bothered when I have decent socks. I generally camp out and have not had any problems yet. I still have my expensive Scarpa boots I bought when I moved here (as advised by everyone I know who walks!), but regard them as unecessary and heavy. I also seemed to sweat in them, so had wet feet by default! Most of the time boots provide support for the heavy load you carry (assuming you are camping out). Lighten the load, and you do not need that support! Just a different point of view! I am sure many people think I am talking nonsense. I was in the lakes on the weekend and was the only walker who had trainers on. Everyone had big boots and gaiters. My feet did get wet, but I reckon I was faster than a lot of people we saw!. Regards Carl
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 I have used the Roclites and yes like all Inov-8 shoes the upper is made from mesh so the water comes in,but unlike the Terrocs where the water drains away easily,the slightly higher rand around the shoe stops all the water from draining away.I tend to wear Smartwool socks which feel warm and comfortable when damp. At first the Idea of getting your feet wet sounds yuk,but in practice it is more comrortable than sweaty feet incased in GoreTex
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Graham, I tried on the Terrocs today - felt good. But I've heard a lot of people have problems with the rel;atively high ankle-ridge rubbing and bashing the achilles / ankle-bone? also would you wear waterproof socks with them for walking?
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 I had problems with the ankle-bone bashing from Terrocs, but was able to cure it by inserting a simple and cheap volume adjuster under the footbed - this raised my foot just enough to create ankle-bone clearance. Never had the problem with any of my pairs of Roclites.
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Oh, and in summer I often just wear my Smartwool socks regardless of the wet. But through winter I've also been using them with a Rocky goretex sock and found them great. (I've tried Sealskins before that but they seem to leak as often as not!)
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Matt ta, invaluable info ... course the London shop where I've tried them on is whacking a fiver on the rrp of £65. Bit galling but I'll need to break them in this weekend before using them next ...
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Matt - you may be able to answer my Qn over on the 'sock thread' ..? 
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Have a look at the Inov-8 Terroc 330 here I've been using them for a few years now. Great shoes!
Graham, thanks so much for the recommendation: what an exceptional pair of shoes! Bought some yesterday a.m., wore them round the office all day and perhaps foolishly took them for a long trail run today ....
Ran 13 miles across the North Downs and up and down Box Hill for good measure at the end - and not a rub, not a blister, not an ache. Believe me, my feet are prone to problems and new shoes of any sort normally give gip. Quite amazing. Smartwool socks: are their 'wicking qualities' obstructed by wearing liners? Thing is, I swear by liners for stopping blisters ....
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Glad you like the shoes,I don't know about wearing liners I suppose you could try running with them one day and then without them on another day and make your own descision on comfort.
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 Smartwool socks: are their 'wicking qualities' obstructed by wearing liners? Thing is, I swear by liners for stopping blisters .... If you put a load of stuff in the way then it's going to be harder to move mositure through and out, so I would think so. If you've sized them for two pairs of socks then you might be snookered moving to one pair, but it's a fact that a lot of (I would guess most) off-road runners tend to go for one pair, because it gives better "feel". If they're good socks there's a good chance you won't get blisters. Pete.
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Glad you like the shoes,I don't know about wearing liners I suppose you could try running with them one day and then without them on another day and make your own descision on comfort.
heh, yes, but ... I have ten days in the lakes ahead - the thought of getting my feet torn up right beforehand terrifies me. I'll stick with what I know!
Peter: what I understand as sock liners are so very thin they make virtually no difference to shoe-fitting.
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Peter: what I understand as sock liners are so very thin they make virtually no difference to shoe-fitting. IME any amount of extra stuff will affect the fit, but the way to find out if it's okay without is try. In case it seems to be going wrong, tuck some liners in a pocket to pop on at the first hint of rubbing. I prefer rather different socks for walking and running, as there's a great deal of difference in the amount of sweat produced and insulation needed. While I like a good technical mainly wool mix sock for walking or skiing, for running I use thinner socks that are much more based on synthetics. I like Hilly Monoskins myself, and when I've tried running in my Bridgedale walking socks I get hugely sweaty and overheating feet. The Hilly socks are thinner and cooler but have lots of cunning paddin, zones etc. to reduce the blister rate while giving excellent feel. (Hilly is Ron Hill's company, as opposed to Ronhill, which was originally started by him but is no longer involved in. What he doesn't know about running and technical fabrics for running probably isn't worth knowing...) Pete.
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