wading in late with this, but ...
i used (and still have) palladiums (pampa i think) for a senegal/guinea bissau trip couple of year ago. trip report here http://kayakwestafrica.wordpress.com/ . very good as an all round hot weather shoe, wanders in the bush, beach, kayaking (mostly, not good grip on slimy rock cos of rubber sole) etc. as said above more protection than sandals, youre not going to lose them to the mud or your toes to the thorns.. yes, they are straying on the fashion side but i like this because they can be washed down for the dancehall when needs be.
i would happliy use them for dry mountain scrambling, but looking at them now i'm not going to use them for a planned morocco hike cos not sure how they would cope with packing a load or continuous rockery (the fabric may rip and wouldn't want to be in snow with them, so looking for stronger fabric boots just now). they are just a tougher version of allstars, good thick rubber sole, no ankle support or waterproofing.
palladiums are great for hot weather heat and dust; they don't get out in scotland much so they're going back to West africa soon as i can take them there ...
i used (and still have) palladiums (pampa i think) for a senegal/guinea bissau trip couple of year ago. trip report here http://kayakwestafrica.wordpress.com/ . very good as an all round hot weather shoe, wanders in the bush, beach, kayaking (mostly, not good grip on slimy rock cos of rubber sole) etc. as said above more protection than sandals, youre not going to lose them to the mud or your toes to the thorns.. yes, they are straying on the fashion side but i like this because they can be washed down for the dancehall when needs be.
i would happliy use them for dry mountain scrambling, but looking at them now i'm not going to use them for a planned morocco hike cos not sure how they would cope with packing a load or continuous rockery (the fabric may rip and wouldn't want to be in snow with them, so looking for stronger fabric boots just now). they are just a tougher version of allstars, good thick rubber sole, no ankle support or waterproofing.
palladiums are great for hot weather heat and dust; they don't get out in scotland much so they're going back to West africa soon as i can take them there ...
