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Shoes on board Antarctica expedition

Cedar Falls, Iowa
30 posts
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Shoes on board Antarctica expedition

I am somewhat perplexed what shoes I buy on board Antarctica ship. Expedition company provides boots when you go on zodiacs. While on ship they advise rubber sole shoes which are slip resistant. I looked at several shoes and cant decide which shoes are best . I don’t want to cary very heavy goretex shoes because these shoes will only be used on ship. I do know that when expedition leader call that they spotted whale, you have to come out quickly. I looked at xtratuf laceless shoes and salesperson says that they use in boats but they are not insulated. On other hand Baffin shoes seems good to me but I do not know how much slip resistance you need but they have laces and may take time to put them on. Kindly give suggestions about which shoes are suggested which are light, quick to wear, may be insulated but I am not sure insulation is necessary.

Thank you

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Manassas, Virginia
868 posts
1. Re: Shoes on board Antarctica expedition

Im most likely very late, but hopefully this answer helps other travelers.

I wore regular low waterproof hiking boots (merrels) pretty much all day as long as I was in the observation lounge and outside deck.

For the evenings and “just in case there is a whale outside” quick slip ons, I wore insulated crocs (I know, classy 😂), but these were perfect for walking around the ship and on the deck.

Anya Brudzinska

Owner of Can’t Wait for Vacay Travel Agency

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