Later on this year, I'm going travelling for a few months. I'll be following the Summer (i.e. Southern Hemisphere) and am looking for suitable footwear to take. As it'll be very hot in places, I was looking at "walking sandals" as opposed to shoes and wondered whether anyone had any suggestions or recommendations. As I'm travelling light, they'll be my only footwear, so will be used all day, every day. Hence, I'm looking for something tough and resilient, especially as I'll be doing a fair amount of rugged terrain walking. Also, they'll need to be able to survive the odd paddle in the sea occasionally. :-)
My local shop has some Brashers in stock, recommended by the assistant, and I also spotted some curious sandal/trainer hybrid-type things made by Keen in a local town over the weekend, but haven't tried anything specific yet.
Later on this year, I'm going travelling for a few months. I'll be following the Summer (i.e. Southern Hemisphere) and am looking for suitable footwear to take. As it'll be very hot in places, I was looking at "walking sandals" as opposed to shoes and wondered whether anyone had any suggestions or recommendations. As I'm travelling light, they'll be my only footwear, so will be used all day, every day. Hence, I'm looking for something tough and resilient, especially as I'll be doing a fair amount of rugged terrain walking. Also, they'll need to be able to survive the odd paddle in the sea occasionally. :-)
My local shop has some Brashers in stock, recommended by the assistant, and I also spotted some curious sandal/trainer hybrid-type things made by Keen in a local town over the weekend, but haven't tried anything specific yet.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Oaf
I bought some Merrells from Blacks a few weeks ago and they seem very well put together. Not given them much abuse yet tho!
Later on this year, I'm going travelling for a few months. I'll be following the Summer (i.e. Southern Hemisphere) and am looking for suitable footwear to take. As it'll be very hot in places, I was looking at "walking sandals" as opposed to shoes and wondered whether anyone had any suggestions or recommendations. As I'm travelling light, they'll be my only footwear, so will be used all day, every day. Hence, I'm looking for something tough and resilient, especially as I'll be doing a fair amount of rugged terrain walking. Also, they'll need to be able to survive the odd paddle in the sea occasionally. :-)
My local shop has some Brashers in stock, recommended by the assistant, and I also spotted some curious sandal/trainer hybrid-type things made by Keen in a local town over the weekend, but haven't tried anything specific yet.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Oaf
I bought some Merrells from Blacks a few weeks ago and they seem very well put together. Not given them much abuse yet tho!
R.
I bought some Merrels with Vibram soles from Decathlon whilst on holiday in France recently (£35.31). Been wearing them ever since, very comfortable, and they are washable which is a bonus.
Later on this year, I'm going travelling for a few months. I'll be following the Summer (i.e. Southern Hemisphere) and am looking for suitable footwear to take. As it'll be very hot in places, I was looking at "walking sandals" as opposed to shoes and wondered whether anyone had any suggestions or recommendations.
Teva Terra-Fis are highly regarded by a lot of people. My limited experience of the 3 pairs of sandals I've had is that they are far more secure and stable for walking over rough terrain than the others which is surprising given the minimalist looking strapping. (They give you a nice tan pattern too). Sadly, mine are now held together with gaffer tape after not all that much wear so I'm looking to replace them. I noticed that Blacks had some Karrimor sandals which seem to be a direct copy of Terra-Fis for about half the price. Didn't try them on but thay seem a little softer and bendier on picking them up. I like the look of Source Gobis too from noticing them in an ad and plan to find a pair of those to try on sometime soon. I'd be happy to try another pair of Terra-Fis in the hope that they'll last a bit longer this time.
Later on this year, I'm going travelling for a few months. I'll be following the Summer (i.e. Southern Hemisphere) and am looking for suitable footwear to take. As it'll be very hot in places, I was looking at "walking sandals" as opposed to shoes and wondered whether anyone had any suggestions or recommendations. As I'm travelling light, they'll be my only footwear, so will be used all day, every day. Hence, I'm looking for something tough and resilient, especially as I'll be doing a fair amount of rugged terrain walking. Also, they'll need to be able to survive the odd paddle in the sea occasionally. :-)
My local shop has some Brashers in stock, recommended by the assistant, and I also spotted some curious sandal/trainer hybrid-type things made by Keen in a local town over the weekend, but haven't tried anything specific yet.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Oaf
I bought some Merrells from Blacks a few weeks ago and they seem very well put together. Not given them much abuse yet tho!
R.
I've been wearing Merrells for years.
I've worn out and replaced many pairs of Jungle Moc shoes and during the summer wear their Vibram soled sandels for walking.
Teva Terra-Fis are highly regarded by a lot of people. My limited experience of the 3 pairs of sandals I've had is that they are far more secure and stable for walking over rough terrain than the others which is surprising given the minimalist looking strapping. (They give you a nice tan pattern too). Sadly, mine are now held together with gaffer tape after not all that much wear so I'm looking to replace them.
If the plastic anchoring the straps has gone then that was a known fault die to the mould being contaminated. Take them back and you should get a free replacement (I know this not from personal experience, but from my dad's personal experience. He had 2 pairs go that way, the problem has now been resolved AIUI).
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noticed that Blacks had some Karrimor sandals which seem to be a direct copy of Terra-Fis for about half the price. Didn't try them on but thay seem a little softer and bendier on picking them up. I like the look of Source Gobis too from noticing them in an ad and plan to find a pair of those to try on sometime soon. I'd be happy to try another pair of Terra-Fis in the hope that they'll last a bit longer this time.
Rohan have an almost identical looking pair but tehy didn't pay enough attention to the strap liners at the front so that lost them the gig from my point of view. The usual problem I find with sandals is the soles aren't up to much, but the Terra Fi is pretty good there. The recently revised version hasn't resulted in them buggering it up, which makes a pleasant change in "improvements". The "Spider Rubber" and a decent grip pattern (almost studded) should give a pretty good grip on most things (steep wet grass excepted...).
Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
If the plastic anchoring the straps has gone then that was a known fault die to the mould being contaminated. Take them back and you should get a free replacement (I know this not from personal experience, but from my dad's personal experience. He had 2 pairs go that way, the problem has now been resolved AIUI).
Thanks for that info. Yes, that was where they broke. I never bother keeping receipts for stuff like that and have no idea where I bought them now but maybe the distributors AMG will be good and help me out with a nice new pair.
Later on this year, I'm going travelling for a few months. I'll be following the Summer (i.e. Southern Hemisphere) and am looking for suitable footwear to take. As it'll be very hot in places, I was looking at "walking sandals" as opposed to shoes and wondered whether anyone had any suggestions or recommendations. As I'm travelling light, they'll be my only footwear, so will be used all day, every day. Hence, I'm looking for something tough and resilient, especially as I'll be doing a fair amount of rugged terrain walking. Also, they'll need to be able to survive the odd paddle in the sea occasionally. :-)
My local shop has some Brashers in stock, recommended by the assistant, and I also spotted some curious sandal/trainer hybrid-type things made by Keen in a local town over the weekend, but haven't tried anything specific yet.
Thanks for any suggestions,
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I bought some Merrells from Blacks a few weeks ago and they seem very well put together. Not given them much abuse yet tho!
I wear 'walking sandals' or whatever they're called daily, as my footwear of choice. I usually manage to keep a pair for about a year before they fall apart, but it is essential to try them on in the shop and make sure they're comfortable and a good fit before spending money. I've had Teva sandals in the past and they were fantastic; I now wear Merrells. Why Merrells? Simply because the shop I got them in only had one other make, and that other make (another well-known one) wasn't comfy enough for me to be confident of buying them. I elected instead to spend more money when I found that these ones I have now were fine. My advice would be to go to a big outdoors shop and try on as many as you can until you find the right ones. Most of them can cope with rough terrain and most will cope just fine with getting wet. I'd be a bit wary of ONLY having sandals though - even this confirmed shoe-hater has walking boots for those days when the terrain is likely to turn ankles over or for when I'm likely to want to stroll through the sort of undergrowth that bites back when I step on it...
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OK for Old Testament Prophets and hippies. No use for anything else.
OK, so I'm an OT prophet and/or a hippy. I can live with that...
It's purely a matter of what suits. I only ever wear sandals when I go swimming in the local river. Most of the time I wear Hi-Tec Magnum Classic CEN Boots except when I am hill walking. It's a matter of what suits the occasion and the wearers needs. Surely!
I'd be a bit wary of ONLY having sandals though - even this confirmed shoe-hater has walking boots for those days when the terrain is likely to turn ankles over or for when I'm likely to want to stroll through the sort of undergrowth that bites back when I step on it...
They're not much good in scree either... but since there's so little of sandals to impart extra leverage, and don't push your joints where they don't want to go, they are (like fell shoes) remarkably /good/ in ankle turning terrain. Your ankles can turn quite naturally and have evolved to do that to a reasonable extent, and the sandals let them where a boot placed at an odd angle will force your lower leg over to conform to the odd angle, instead of just your foot. You might well turn a foot more than in boots, but the typical reaction is "ouch" and then carrying on rather than anything more serious.
Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
Later on this year, I'm going travelling for a few months. I'll be following the Summer (i.e. Southern Hemisphere) and am looking for suitable footwear to take. As it'll be very hot in places, I was looking at "walking sandals" as opposed to shoes and wondered whether anyone had any suggestions or recommendations.
Remember to choose one size larger to accommodate your white socks, or better still take a pair of white socks to the shop to try them with. ;^}
Later on this year, I'm going travelling for a few months. I'll be following the Summer (i.e. Southern Hemisphere) and am looking for suitable footwear to take. As it'll be very hot in places, I was looking at "walking sandals" as opposed to shoes and wondered whether anyone had any suggestions or recommendations. As I'm travelling light, they'll be my only footwear, so will be used all day, every day. Hence, I'm looking for something tough and resilient, especially as I'll be doing a fair amount of rugged terrain walking. Also, they'll need to be able to survive the odd paddle in the sea occasionally. :-)
My local shop has some Brashers in stock, recommended by the assistant, and I also spotted some curious sandal/trainer hybrid-type things made by Keen in a local town over the weekend, but haven't tried anything specific yet.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Oaf
Keene sandals are brilliant...I wear them about town ,over the Kinder plateau and also for trail running...most comfortable shoes I have ever owned... -- Regards Ted Wager G3TPI High Peak UK Using PCLinuxos
Later on this year, I'm going travelling for a few months. I'll be following the Summer (i.e. Southern Hemisphere) and am looking for suitable footwear to take. As it'll be very hot in places, I was looking at "walking sandals" as opposed to shoes and wondered whether anyone had any suggestions or recommendations.
Remember to choose one size larger to accommodate your white socks, or better still take a pair of white socks to the shop to try them with. ;^}
Quick tip regarding socks for the OP if they're going anywhere in New Zealand and only planning on taking sandals. You might want to consider keeping hold of the free long haul flight socks most airlines give out. They'll stop the sandflies biting your feet. I don't mind letting midges or mosquitos bite me but sandflies are a different matter. And for all you keen lightweight backpackers out there, at 24g a pair they make good reserve mittens to take allong just in case too. The mini toothbrushes are also excellent if you can't be arsed to take a hacksaw to your own. Uh, not that I've ever done such a thing ofcourse.
My local shop has some Brashers in stock, recommended by the assistant, and I also spotted some curious sandal/trainer hybrid-type things made by Keen in a local town over the weekend, but haven't tried anything specific yet.
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Remember to choose one size larger to accommodate your white socks, or better still take a pair of white socks to the shop to try them with. ;^}
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Ahh yes, how to spot a Pom :-)
Two of the people I was walking with last weekend were sandal wearers. One with socks, the other without. Overheard while they were discussing the relative merits of their footwear something on the lines of "to remember to get a size larger than normal to make sure that it is the sandal that takes the knock when a stone is accidentally kicked".
Remember to choose one size larger to accommodate your white socks, or better still take a pair of white socks to the shop to try them with. ;^}
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remember to get a size larger than normal to make sure that it is the sandal that takes the knock when a stone is accidentally kicked".
If I remember rightly, Chris Townsend advises getting a pair of sandals one size *smaller*, because you won't be wearing socks (or not thick socks, anyway). I regularly wear Tevas in the hills; having them a size too big was a mistake (at least for me). I've tripped over the odd stone without damage in sandals in my regular size; of course, I *should* have been looking where I was going!
Two of the people I was walking with last weekend were sandal wearers. One with socks, the other without. Overheard while they were discussing the relative merits of their footwear something on the lines of "to remember to get a size larger than normal to make sure that it is the sandal that takes the knock when a stone is accidentally kicked".
Bad advice IMHO. Any worthwhile walking sandal will protrude ahead of the toes and be slightly upturned at the nose in any case, so it's no problem when you accidentally (or deliberately!) kick stones. An oversize sandal will make it more likely to catch the nose and trip, plus the strapping won't be as secure on more "interesting" terrain.
Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:22:59 +0000, Ted <[email hidden]>
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Keene sandals are brilliant...I wear them about town ,over the Kinder plateau and also for trail running...most comfortable shoes I have ever owned...
I'll second that. Use mine ocasionally for sailing where the toe protection is extremely useful.
Used to wear Teva's but the velcro gave up after a few years. Went to a local shop lookin for a replacement and was informed that they'd stopped selling them as the quality went through the floor when manufacturing moved from USA to Far East. Later met a friend who'd just bought a replacement pair and confirmed that they weren' t up to the expected standard.
