Indeed. There is nothing quite like a near case of trench foot from slogging through the mud and mire of a gloriously mucky week at Ft de Chartres.

My problem lies in the shoes I wear. They are the GGGodwin rough-outs. I tried the stirrup like your design, but I kept having the undersock peek through as the sides of the shoe are very low.

Maybe tailoring it a bit longer and taking it on down the foot a bit with an elastic stirrup...hmmmmm. You've given me something to chew over. Thanks!

Andy