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Vibram FiveFingers V-Train Shoes
EuroAmer
28
Jan 12, 2018
Also, any idea how these soles handle slippery rocks,, e.g. while backpacking, crossing a creek or at the beach and the tide is out?
CTOF
9
Jan 14, 2018
EuroAmerI don't have this model in particular but many years ago when Vibrams first came out I bought a couple pairs when I moved down to the Caribbean. I spent quite a bit of time in them on the beach and Hiking up in the little mountains on my Island and they did surprisingly well. They are never going to do as good a job as a decent pair of hiking shoes because there's not enough mass in the souls to wrap around rocks and other obstacles that you step on but the super snug fit keeps them tight on your feet and once you get used to them and what they can do you should be fine. I would assume that with this models thicker insole and significantly upgraded tread pattern that these would do much much better than my original Fair. So you should be good to go. I'm going to go through my pictures and see if I can find any of me wearing them on a hike
TheBeardedCakeasaur
61
Jan 16, 2018
EuroAmerThis may be late, but I have used in similar places as CTOF. This is me from another post, 6 months ago, on a different pair of Vibrams:
I have 3 (4 now) pairs of Vibram Five Fingers. I hike, kayak, and bike in them. I lived in Key West for 2 years, and I would wear my Five Fingers religiously into and around the ocean. They will stay wet like any other shoe, but, my feet never slid around in them, nor did I ever get blisters with them wet -- and they were wet all of the time. Personally, having them wet all of the time never even bothered me. I've done quite a few 3-day backpacking trips wearing them through hills, mud, grime, light climbing, and wading through creeks in Red River Gorge, KY -- even with a 40lb pack. (You'll feel this in the morning, and kicking tree roots due to fatigue hurts like hell!) I would easily recommend them for your activity. I have ones that are mesh topped that dry faster, but I feel they are less comfortable than this drop's style of Vibram. I feel like the thicker, trekking or hiking style vibrams are so comfy, even wet. Also, they keep your feet from touching fire coral! YMMV! I don't feel they are any worse, hiking, than my other style of shoes that I wear: New Balance Minimus series. IF anything, I feel I get more traction in my VFF's than normal shoes.
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