gerardcarey
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They are designed to give a "barefoot" feel, so you are supposed to feel the irregularities of the ground below your feet.Walking on a bare floor, I could feel every irregularity in my home’s floors. Walking on any outside surface would be plain uncomfortable.
I have tried to source tires a few times to do this - here in NZ they all have metal running through them! I might have to take a trip and get some custom made!!I don't want to raise any additional aspect of this question but still, try to watch this video clip to the end (or skip a bit especially at the beginning) and you can do your own 100k miles sandals for free:
Happy walking!
Close inspection of the video leads me to the conclusion that the manufacturer does appear to have opposable big toes (as well as thumbs) which he deftly uses in the construction process.I have tried to source tires a few times to do this - here in NZ they all have metal running through them! I might have to take a trip and get some custom made!!
Tks for you comments. I figured that also, but then noticed the new model with three layers of sole. The Z-Trail.I bought a pair of these last year. As soon as I tried them on in the house, I sent them back.
In principle, they seem like a good idea. However, the soles are SO thin as to be nonexistent. Walking on a bare floor, I could feel every irregularity in my home’s floors. Walking on any outside surface would be plain uncomfortable.
Hope this helps.
Has anyone used these, or any model XERO sandals?
The size, flexibility, weight and sole durability has me thinking they should be contenders for the 2nd pair footwear position.
I'm not a footwear in the shower type guy.
https://xeroshoes.com/shop/gender/mens/ztrail-men/
Regards
Gerard
Tks for you comments. I figured that also, but then noticed the new model with three layers of sole. The Z-Trail.
Was this the model you tried?
Regards
Gerard
I had a very early production pair that I used this past April on the Camino del Norte. They were amazing everywhere except on long stretches of pavement. One of my Xeros had a manufacturing defect in the upper and unfortunately it did not last the Camino. However Xero was very cooperative and replaced the pair if shoes free of charge. I have been wearing the replacement pair several months now! Currently walking all over Colombia in them, sparing them nothing. Water, mud, and so far great. I don’t believe for a moment that any ultralight shoe will last 5000 miles or even 5000 Km. The uppers will be gone long before that.....think about it for a moment...5000 miles....that is the Pacific Crest Trail, the Pembrookeshire trail, and a couple miscellaneous Camino’s for good measure. Do you really believe that any shoe will last through that?Has anyone used these, or any model XERO sandals?
The size, flexibility, weight and sole durability has me thinking they should be contenders for the 2nd pair footwear position.
I'm not a footwear in the shower type guy.
https://xeroshoes.com/shop/gender/mens/ztrail-men/
Regards
Gerard
I use Xero shoe Ztrail for the shower, for evening use, occasionally as a day shoe and as a short term spare shoe. They are different in that the sole is thin and there is no heel rise but I find the difference after a days walking refreshing. You will need to get used to them if you intend to walk long distances in them.
Carrying shoes solely, pun intended, as spares is a bit of a luxury and has the same weight penalty as any other "just in case" item. There are good shoe suppliers in all the major cities if you need them.
Back in the early 1970s, my wife and I took a trip across the remote mountains of northern Mexico on the Chihuahua-Pacifico Railroad. Sandals made from tire treads, called huarachas, were worn by the indigenous people in the villages along the railroad. The only difference was that they were made from the flat treads of standard auto and truck tires and did not offer the side protection of the motorcycle tires in the video; plus they used leather or woven fiber straps rather than strips of inner tube rubber. Technology advances.I don't want to raise any additional aspect of this question but still, try to watch this video clip to the end (or skip a bit especially at the beginning) and you can make your own 100k miles sandals for free:
Happy walking!
Exactly my thoughts, too.Big price for next to no sandals.
I don’t think those will last on the Camino... u need healthy sturdy boots or hikers, in the majority of the walkHas anyone used these, or any model XERO sandals?
The size, flexibility, weight and sole durability has me thinking they should be contenders for the 2nd pair footwear position.
I'm not a footwear in the shower type guy.
https://xeroshoes.com/shop/gender/mens/ztrail-men/
Regards
Gerard
If you are used to walking in that type of sandals they should last, but the OP was thinking about using them as a second pair of shoes.I don’t think those will last on the Camino... u need healthy sturdy boots or hikers, in the majority of the walk
I guess I just needed more support, did not want to slip trip or fall!If you are used to walking in that type of sandals they should last, but the OP was thinking about using them as a second pair of shoes.
I walked most of the Norte this year in hiking sandals, and my feet felt so much better than the Caminos that I walked in shoes.
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