Xero ShoesWomen's Z-Trail EV Barefoot Hiking Sandals

They’re very comfortable and cute. I love them!!!!!

I love these. They are comfortable and I basically live in them all summer.

4 stars for the design flaw that the adjusting strap that goes across the top of your foot is put on so that the excess strap just flops on top of your foot. i have to tuck it underneath the strap going across the top of my foot so that it stays in place. most shoes three excess just hands down towards the ground like chacos so but these go the opposite direction

I am not into spending too much on anything but shoes!! Why? Because if my feet are happy, I can keep going!! And these shoes are right up there with my Five finger Vibram water shoes, but more comfortable. I am so glad I researched until i discovered these amazing minimalistic sandals! In the summer especially, less is more. I highly recommend this product!The strap is a little long, but that’s where creativity comes in. I just tuck it under and that’s it!

My toes have never felt so free. I love how adjustable the straps are. Most sandals I feel like my feet are strapped down with little ability to move. These keep you both secure and maintain mobility and range of motion. They are also very comfortable. I wouldn’t rate them as true barefoot shoes as the trail grips on the bottom provide a little extra stability and cushion but they are definitely close. I wasn’t sure about the heel bumper but I am definitely seeing how it helps to keep your foot from sliding off. I haven’t taken these on the trail yet but anticipate the trail grips will keep me stable.

I ended up buying these in 2 sizes. The first pair, my foot kept sliding forward a bit so that my toes hung over the front of the sandal (no matter how I tightened them up.). So I bought a size up. In these, my foot slid all around. It would slide forward and off the footbed. It would slide off the side. The back strap was constantly coming undone. When it water, they would pull away from my feet, making it difficult to walk and then the Velcro would come undone and the straps would loosen. It was very frustrating and completely not safe.

I adore these shoes. Wore the hell out of them everyday for 10 months. Heavy use, on my feet 8 hours a day. Just now starting to break at the heal of the sandal. Which I'm not even mad about because of how much abuse I put these shoes through! No back pain, no knee pain, no hip pain. My balance is much better able to lift my arches because I can grab the ground with my toes the way I should. Stand on my heels the way I should. I'm buying my second pair. Hope to ware this shoe for the rest of my life honestly.

As a preface I'm a veteran chaco wearer for 30+ years. I have very high arches so I always assumed I needed to have shoes with high arches. However, after doing some research, I realized maybe that wasn't the best thing for my feet. So I have been slowly transitioning to minimalist shoes. I found these sandals fairly easy to acclimate to. However, I have bunions on both feet and anyone with bunions knows they're kind of unsightly and the sandals definitely don't cover them up. The pros are they are lightweight and seem to have a good grip on the sole. The cons for me are the velcro strap in the back, if you are an animal lover and have fur in your house, you understand that velcro doesn't last too long. Normally I wear anything from a size 6 to 8 depending on the shoe and had originally ordered a seven but they were way too large so I had to drop down to a 6 and they fit fairly well but occasionally the heel cup in the back is uncomfortable and the straps that go around the ankle are too long. Normally I would just cut the straps off and burn them, but these don't look like they're meant to be done like that. The footbed of the sandals are not good when they get wet. My feet slip around in them a lot so that's unfortunate. And after wearing them for a full day of work on tile floor, my feet definitely feel the impact. Another issue for me coming from Chacos that have a thick sole and living in a sandy climate is I get a lot more dirt and debris in my sandals since they are thin soled. It's not a game changer but I wish I could actually wear these sandals and be able to return them and not have the "return in like new condition stipulation", if so I probably would have said no but I guess that's how they get you. It was also sad to see the 'Made in China' on the shoes but isn't everything these days.We shall see how long they last.