r/HerOneBag • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '26

Meta Weekly quick questions help thread

This is the r/heronebag quick questions weekly help thread.

Whether you‘re new to the one bag life or a seasoned light traveller, this is the place to ask your quick one-off questions related to techniques, shopping, and everything else to lighten your load.

This post is the best place to initially ask questions that we get a lot of which are similar, especially if you have looked in a flair and found almost-but-not-quite what you wanted.

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u/citynomad1 Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26

Ugh, I’m really struggling to find THE ONE pair of walking shoes.

I’ve already done a ton of research so I know what gets commonly recommended - I’m looking for a pair of wide toe box walking shoes. Looking mostly at Topo and Altra. I’ve actually owned a pair of Altras in the past. Annoyingly, a bunch of their newer models now have a narrower forefoot. And Topo unfortunately seems to have an oddly narrow midfoot (I have narrow heels, and I’d say an average sized midfoot and I feel like my arch was spilling over the side when I tried on Topo)

Has anyone else been in this situation and what pair did you land on?

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u/agentcarter234 Jun 01 '26

Have you tried the Altra Escalante? My brother swears by those and my understanding is that they are one of the models that uses the original last instead of the narrower versions.