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Report
Product
Name:
Shock Doctor Ultra2
Personal Biographical
Information:
- Name:
John (Jack) Corrigan
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Age: 41 years old
- Gender:
Male
- Height:
5 feet 10 inches (1.8 meters)
- Weight:
175 pounds (79 kilograms)
- Shoe Size:
Men's 9.5
- Email:
jack@jackquest.com
- Region:
Fredericksburg, Virginia (Spotsylvania County) 18S
283312mE 4227231mN
- Report
Date: 20DEC2004
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Background:
- I have always been one to do the outdoor thing as compared
to the organized sport thing. It started as a youngster in the
Boy Scouts and continues today as an adult. The majority of my
experience has been in Pennsylvania but I have hiked, camped or
paddled in New York, California and even Alaska. I am also
currently a volunteer search and rescue canine handler. Although
search and rescue doesn't always result in an overnight or
multi-day trip, I am required to be prepared, equipped and
trained for it. Training a search dog results in many hours of
trekking through the outdoors.
My "style" is best described as recreational
camping, mid-weight backpacking (2-3 day treks), day hiking, flat
water paddling, hunting and canine search and rescue activities.
My last extended (more than 1 week) outing was the summer of
2001, as a volunteer for the Armed Forces Eco-Challenge in
interior Alaska. I also include two of my four dogs in most of my
outdoor activities.
Product
Information:
- Manufactured
By: Shock Doctor
- Manufactured
Date: 2004
- Manufacturer
URL: http://www.shockdoc.com
- Listed
Weight: Not Listed
- Delivered
Weight: 5 ounces (142
grams)
- Note:
Weighed on a digital 0-25 pound postal
scale.
Additional Product
Information:
- Size:
Men's 9.5-10.5
Field
Information:
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Location:
- Long term test was conducted in northern and central Virginia.
- Description of
Location:
- The terrain in these testing locations was varied, and
included grassy fields, lightly forested areas and some hard packed dirt and concrete/blacktop surfaces. The ground was relatively flat but moderate inclines and declines were experienced. Elevations were around 300 feet (90 meters).
- Weather
Conditions:
- The long term test was conducted from August through
November.
Weather during the test period was typical for late summer and autumn, warmest temperature was 85°F (29°C) while the coolest temperature was 50°F (10°C).
- Product
Experience:
- The Shock Doctor Ultra2 footbeds were used in a limited capacity during the long term test period. The field test period left me with noticeable foot discomfort. So the first 45 days of this period actually started with not using the footbeds. This allowed my feet to return to "normal" pretest condition!
I gradually increased the "foot in boot" time to around the two hour mark. It was only after this time period that I began to notice the return of the discomfort in the big toe area and once again by the four hour mark the feeling of no cushioning by the footbeds. These results were similar to what was experienced during the field test.
Due to the reduced usage, wear and tear during the long term test period has not been a factor. I really now only use the footbeds/boots around the house, yard and town.
TEAM
JackQuest
http://www.jackquest.com
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