Hi,
“Just a moment and We will release you from your Chaco” said the guy in Vivobarefoot store. And he did, as I walk out of the store with a pair of Xero sandals on my feet.
I already run barefoot for some years. Well barefoot in the meaning of minimal to no shock absorb on my running shoes, not really barefoot…
I been walking with Chaco for around a decade. What caught me at first was the idea that its sole was Vibram. Yep, the kind of sole heavy trek boots has. “Amazing”, I thought, “just an open trekking shoe” 🙂. And as a guy that wear it sandals all gear and wear it quickly I found it very economical.
But the last pair I bought was with Chaco self design and produce sole. I gave it a shot. But unlike other Chaco sandals, I wear the sole before the straps…
It was a good point to stop and think about the sandal sole from the beginning. So I now wear a pair of Xero barefoot sandals.
No slope, completely flat with almost no sole. As the guy said when I asked him is it a Vivobarefoot sandal “No, but it does the same”. What is this? “Nothing. 😉”
So why pay 340 NIS I think to myself, will see about it. The company gives a 5,000 mile warranty. Means I would walk around 11 km per day.
Take Care
Gad
My old worn Chaco sandals
The new pair of sandals
and the sole of the new pair
Look on the thickness of the Chaco and Xero