Rugged Flip-Flops?

**Barnballs** · 08-08-2017, 09:30 PM

Need to replace my favorite camping, mountain/desert, beer-tasting-in-the-woods flip flops.
Something with a relatively thick sole and some traction, moreso than my OluKai's. Recommendations?
Gracias!

**plugboots** · 08-08-2017, 09:35 PM

Chaco flips. Get the cloud version.

**spindrift** · 08-08-2017, 09:55 PM

Astrals (flipflops w/removable heel strap)

**Kailua_Boys** · 08-08-2017, 10:31 PM

Scott Hawaii. My last pair lasted 3 years.

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**::: :::** · 08-08-2017, 11:04 PM

2nd on Chacos
Not slippery when your foot's wet & sole has enough topography to be grippy on dirt

**mall walker** · 08-09-2017, 06:04 AM

3rd for Chacos. Awesome fit, highly durable, I have been hiking in them lately.

**Meanfruit** · 08-09-2017, 06:48 AM

4th on the chacos. 5 years and counting.

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**Name Redacted** · 08-09-2017, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by spindrift

Astrals (flipflops w/removable heel strap)

X2 Great grip on wet rocks and such.

**J_Berg** · 08-09-2017, 07:19 AM

CHACS! Great for light hikes and wet wading

**auvgeek** · 08-09-2017, 07:24 AM

Chacos don't fit right for me—the arch support isn't in the right place on my foot. I saw Bed Rock sandals in a shop the other day, and they seemed nice. Might want to check them out.

**plugboots** · 08-09-2017, 08:02 AM

Or go the complete opposite and get some tiddies.
http://www.mytiddies.com/home.php?cat=289
The heel strap version actually work great and stay on your feet.

**XXX-er** · 08-09-2017, 09:03 AM

my foot wear of choice when seakayaking for traction on the rocks & barnacles, protection, comfort, price

are crocs and nobody see's you wearing them out there

**::: :::** · 08-09-2017, 09:25 AM

have crocs gotten less slippery?
the one pair i had were deadly if your foot got wet

**skimaxpower** · 08-09-2017, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by XXX-er

my foot wear of choice when seakayaking for traction on the rocks & barnacles, protection, comfort, price

are crocs and nobody see's you wearing them out there

Yeah. But you saw yourself. And something died on the inside.

**XXX-er** · 08-09-2017, 09:56 AM

walking around on shore walking scrambling on rocks/barnacles/seaweed and the intertidal zone the crocs just work

they slip on easy and provide a more protection than FF's but thats about the only time I wear them cuz there is a geek factor

Ran into Chris Rubens in a warming hut few years ago and he told us a joke about Crocs and blow jobs

**hutash** · 08-09-2017, 10:01 AM

Chacos are still the best. Teva are also rans.

**Name Redacted** · 08-09-2017, 10:03 AM

Tagert hut near aspen offers a selection of Crocs in all sizes for occupants. Pretty nice amenity. Wish I had known before dragging in my own though.

**mall walker** · 08-09-2017, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by XXX-er

Ran into Chris Rubens in a warming hut few years ago and he told us a joke about Crocs and blow jobs

same joke about bouldering and blowjobs right?

**XXX-er** · 08-09-2017, 10:58 AM

duno much about climbing but I think the punch line was that you do feel pretty good about yer crocs ... until you look down

I Ist seen crocs in a WW paddling magazine gear test in about 2005 and the tester seemed to like them, seen them for real in 2006 on a paddler so about a 12 yr old product ... they sure have taken off

**PNWbrit** · 08-09-2017, 11:31 AM

These for side or backcountry use?

Height and weight.

How aggressively do you flip-flop?

Get the red ones?

**Tye 1on** · 08-09-2017, 11:44 AM

Been digging my Sanuk's for a couple years. Leather footbed, so a bit slippery when wet, fortunately I'm dexterous as fuck.

**PNWbrit** · 08-09-2017, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by Tye 1on

Been digging my Sanuk's for a couple years. Leather footbed, so a bit slippery when wet, fortunately I'm dexterous as fuck.

You should try intuition liners in them.

**bodywhomper** · 08-09-2017, 12:20 PM

Aren't flip flops pretty bad for your feet and lower legs, biomechanical? Especially when needing to grip them with your toes?

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**hutash** · 08-09-2017, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by bodywhomper

Aren't flip flops pretty bad for your feet and lower legs, biomechanical? Especially when needing to grip them with your toes?

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I always thought just the opposite, the fact you use your toes helps keep feet normal, like going barefoot.

**bodywhomper** · 08-09-2017, 01:05 PM

I fully swallowed the barefoot koolaid 8 years ago, after decades of foot issues.

My gate is very different in flip flops compared to barefoot or when wearing minimalist shoes. And i never need to grip with my toes like i do with flip flops.

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