re: Plate carrier/weighted vest recs and advice

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Third - for walks, I've read you need to wear hiking shoes instead of running shoes, is this gospel, or depends on amount of weight or doesn't matter at all?

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I’m a minimalist when it comes to shoes. Pretty much wear vans all the time.

Why do you need hiking boots? Just get out and walk. Human race flourished for hundreds of thousands of years without shoes. Suddenly we “need” specialized footwear for every endeavor? I don’t get it.