Funny you should bring that topic up today, as I was at the opticians yesterday and am now having a trial for monthly multifocal soft contact lenses, having used the ones you are probably describing for the past 3 or 4 years!
I have worn gas permeable lenses for about 40 years, am now 58. Originally they were just for distance but as happens when you get older I noticed I was having problems reading and started off wearing a pair of cheap supermarket reading glasses with my contact lenses. I then switched to having one lens for distance and one for reading ( they work out your dominant eye and I believe that has the distance lens. ). They are ok and I wouldn’t say I have ever got completely used to them, but I have never really worn glasses for any length of time. I find that if my eyes are a bit tired I am wanting to read with the one eye and often if I go to the cinema/theatre I will either wear my glasses or put a spare distance lens in that I have.
However with regards to walking they have always been great. I can read maps and see where I am going and all the views! And I’ve done many long distance walks in them! Sometimes in really heavy rain I’ve worried that they will come out but they never have! (While my hubby complains he can’t see cos of the rain).
Maybe worth a trial if you can have one. I think a lot may depend on how bad your eyes are each way, ie. the stronger you have to go with each lens the harder the multivision is to get. Happy for you to PM me. Will let ypu know how I am getting on with these lenses, they will be a lot more expensive I know.