Water sandals

Pskhaat

2005 Expedition Trophy Champion
Am I the only one who has sweaty feet and wearing any sandals or open shoes implies nasty, slippery, muddy feet in almost all situations except if on pavement?
 

Aggie

Adventurer
I just bought some Ecco Lobato's. Man these things are great!! Very comfortable, water proof, all that good stuff. They are my new official outdoor shoe to replace my Keens.

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Corey

OverCamping Specialist
Those are nice.
This is not going to be my only pair, I will look into others too.

I am about to slip mine on after a shower in a bit, it is close to 90 here.
90 for WA. is hot, we do not get many days higher than the mid 80s in Western WA.
 
Get some siped soled keens. :) Love mine.

And I have more flashlights that any man should. Knockaround daily carry is my G2LED. Be sure to get the 12pk batts from surefire. MUCH cheaper than anywhere else.
 

Corey

OverCamping Specialist
Bringing an old thread back to life.
I am wearing my Merrell Saugatuck Sandals as I type this, they are so comfortable.
I wear them every day since buying them a few years back when I get home from work each day.
And during warmer weather like we have now, I wear them all the time when home and kicking aruond town in.

Sadly Merrell no longer makes these fine sandals, and I am having a tough time finding a replacement as good as these, and especially with Vibram soles like these have.
Anyone know of an equivalent to these?
I hear Keens are not what they use to be, and have gone down hill.

PS, I see Teva still has the Dozer model I posted in my first link years ago, but is now up to version III.
http://www.amazon.com/Teva-Closed-S...=1378159426&sr=8-1&keywords=teva+dozer+sandal

The toe is not as protected as with my current Merrells.
Why do companies quit making a great item like they did with the Saugatucks?
 
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Mojavejohn

Adventurer
mandals

I am a "mandal" wearing fool. I've had several pairs of the Keens, and they have been great, I'll probably never buy from another company again. As great as these are, the open design lets tiny pebbles and sand in when wet wading while I'm fishing. If you want something a little more shoe like, look at the five ten water tennie. I bought a pair of these not to long ago, and they are comfortable and have a super sticky sole. I used to rock climb, and this company made the best rock climbing shoes ever. I've only used the water tennie once, but was impressed with it. The amount of sand and pebbles that got in were greatly decreased. I own several other pairs of five tens and they all have been good quality. I've used my five ten guide tennie for water /hiking and these were good too. Fiveten.com, check them out, you wont be disappointed.

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Corey

OverCamping Specialist
Thanks John, those are nice if you need full closed coverage.
I do not mind the openness of a sandal type though.

Very familiar with FiveTen, I have some of their "sticky rubber" mountain bike shoes.
I do not like the clipless pedals, so I use some gnarly pedals on my mountain bike, and the FiveTens stick to the pedals almost as well as being clipped in.
 

Corey

OverCamping Specialist
Those Simms are nice.

I am a big fan of Skechers shoes (not the Shape Ups) as they are very comfortable, some of the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn.
I have a pair of steel toe ones for work that I can walk in all day long as they do not feel like steel toes, and I have a few pair of their regular shoes for kicking around town in.
I just bought these sandals yesterday along with a new pair of walking shoes for fitness walking.
They are for wearing in the water, but I can keep my Merrells from getting warn out by wearing the Skechers when they arrive.

However after seeing those Simms, I think I am going to order a pair of them also.

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Corey

OverCamping Specialist
Just an update to an old thread.
My Merrell Saugatuck Fisherman Sandals are still doing fine.
During the summer this is all I wear when I am away from work, and when I am camping, they are that comfortable.

The Vibram soles are getting a little down, so I just looked online and the link I have above at the beginning of this thread says they are not available from Cabelas, but they are, as I just ordered a new pair after submitting a new search at Cabelas.
They are also available for a few $$$ cheaper here.
Merrell Saugatuck Fisherman Sandal

They are not available in the black/gray at this time, so I went with the lighter brown ones.
I may even buy a third pair just to put away for the future as they truly are the best water sandals I have ever owned, and they are more comfortable than most shoes I own.
 

mchambers

Observer
I have three pair of Keens in my closet and love them. Fit my wide feet, and have a great arch support. Also their steel toe shoes are made using seperate toe caps that are right and left specific. They wear so good I have started selling them in my store.
 
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Stumpalump

Expedition Leader
I prefer bare feet and is the way I go most of the time but when we go to the lake sandals are needed for the fish hook laden popular spots, boat launches or the marinas. I found over the years that anything plastic, nylon or of water proof materials feels clammy. Worst are the mesh anything. Sand and rocks get in but don't come out. Add that plastic won't air out and I hate them. My next issue with most of the saddles in this thread is the thickness of the sole. There is less suport with all sandles and ones that put you up an inch are dangerouse when I step out on wet boulders. You want low thin soles and leather that won't let your foot slide in them when wet. Water shoes are a gimmick. Get these http://www.lowaboots.com/catalog/urbano/4103704596/20
 

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