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I think Gutterboy is onto something. My buddy hiked the Appalachian Trail Georgia to Maine. He went through all the planning and stuff and ended up getting some magazine's top rated Salomon hiking boots. After a couple miles they started cutting his feet, so he sent them home and bought new boots.
By the time I saw him in Pennsylvania, he was on his third pair of walmart brand sneakers. He said they were the most comfortable shoes he could find, but the foam didn't wear well so he had to keep changing them out. I don't think he would have made it the first month of his hike with sneakers because of the cold, but once it warmed up a little he was fine.
I think for a hike the single most important thing you could bring is water. For some strange reason the best canteens I ever used were just plain 2 liter soda bottles. Durable, flexible, lightweight, cheap. And bring extra socks.
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