07-19-2007, 06:25 PM
Quote:Here is a picture of the underside of one of my caliga using the Le Prevo hobnails:
[url:3ekrjvir]http://www.geocities.com/legio_tricesima_cohors_tres/campusMartis/MakingCaligae/caligaenailing.jpg[/url]
They're just pounded into the sole and they're staying in fine. I've worn these caligae to several events and there is no indication of looseness. Maybe the use of extra-hard sole leather may have something to do with it.
Thanks for posting this! I myself have had different experiences (using very hard leather for the sole as well) when walking a lot on uneven rocky (in mountaineous areas) ground or longer distances over gravel roads. One guy from our group has by now lost some 70-80% of the nails of his caligae over the last 8+ years - all those nails were just pounded in normally as the shafts were too short. OTOH as long as you only walk over grass and/or plain ground etc. mainly, there shouldn't be much of a difference.
Cheers,
Martin
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