Teva Appreciation thread!!!!

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Any AZers love their Teva sandals..I've been wearing Tevas as much as ski boots since Nineteen naughty seven. They might not be as fashionable as flip flops or plastic sandals but you can walk/hike a dozen miles in them..and extra steeze if you hike in them with kne high ski socks underneath..I hiked up Mount Umchampadre(sp?) in the San Juans in Tevas because my hiking boots were giving me blisters..

Long live Tevas...JEA!!!

 

[Grassi21]

Tevas are so 1997.

Keens are where its at these days. They have that big toe protector thing.

 

[Moe Ghoul]

I'm a fan of LLBeans flip flops. Long lasting, fairly comfortable. If they'd contour the footbed a bit they'd be even better.

 

[BeanoNYC]

Keenes and Birks for this boy. I also have 2 pairs of Reef Fannings, with the church key on the bottom, for when I'm drinking beer in the summer too.

 

[bvibert]

Keens are where its at these days. They have that big toe protector thing.

I love wearing my Keens in the summer. :beer:

 

[Grassi21]

I love wearing my Keens in the summer. :beer:

Not just the summer my friend. I have 2 pairs of Keens (clogs and some other style) that I wear to the office everyday. Love 'em.

 

[bvibert]

Not just the summer my friend. I have 2 pairs of Keens (clogs and some other style) that I wear to the office everyday. Love 'em.

Naw, mine would be too cold in the winter and I'm not too big on the socks and sandals look. Not to mention they wouldn't go all that well with what I normally wear to work.

 

[wa-loaf]

I still have a pair of Tevas I bought in 1994.

 

[playoutside]

Keens rule! Just got a new pair of Newports H2s which are great for everything so far...kayaking, biking, walking...wet or dry they stay comfy.

 

[nelsapbm]

I love my Teva flip flops, but for Sandals, Chaco are the way to go. Sooooooooo comfortable.

 

[AMAC2233]

Teva's defined my childhood summers, and were just another thing that left my closets with the end of the 90's. (I didn't even realize that until now, it's funny how decades slip by...and soon the 00's will be gone too...) Aynways, I've moved on to Reef's now. Comfortable, cheap, and long-lasting. I especially like how they mold to the shape of my feet.

 

[dmc]

I still have a pair of Tevas I bought in 1994.

I think mine are from 98... But I still wear them...

 

[Hawkshot99]

I hated Teva's. My mom bought me a pair for the lake. They were great for climbing over rocks, and you could run in them, and they didnt afect you swimming. But they just hurt my feet!

 

[severine]

I haven't worn my Tevas in quite some time. Used to live in them all summer. Now, there are just too many other shoes that I enjoy wearing to limit myself to one pair.

I did briefly dabble in Crocs. But it's likely the Crocs Mary Janes that I was wearing contributed in some way to my fall last June that resulted in a broken 5th metatarsal (i.e. lack of support allowed for the ankle to give out, which in turn assisted in my fall down the stairs). So I don't wear them anymore either.

 

[wa-loaf]

I think mine are from 98... But I still wear them...

Mine are the guide tevas with snap buckles and a vibram sole, so they are pretty rugged. I don't wear them anymore much unless I'm doing something water related, cause they get pretty funky otherwise.

 

[ctenidae]

I have a pair of Adidas sandals that are great- like Tevas, but a little more built up.

 

[Dr Skimeister]

Rainbow brand leather flip-flops have been my standard summer wear for years. I think I've had but two pairs in the last 20 years. Especially at/on the beach in Hatteras. Pumas go on when I need support.

 

[bigbog]

....good quality...

..but the models I've tried, more times than not, had the outer plastic buckles that seemed to zero in against the underside of my protruding ankle bone....think my feet just aren't made for Tevas. Chacos are much more comfy...and Keens are ok(after creating a few holes in their rubber toeboxes for breatheability) for summer watersports. Teva does make a harder-core? water shoe ("Sunkosi")...which I just haven't tried...I just don't need them, as my NRS paddleshoes are nice 3mm neoprene shoes that are an excellent fit over any Hydroskin socks for springtime whitewater temps.

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[hardline]

Any AZers love their Teva sandals..I've been wearing Tevas as much as ski boots since Nineteen naughty seven. They might not be as fashionable as flip flops or plastic sandals but you can walk/hike a dozen miles in them..and extra steeze if you hike in them with kne high ski socks underneath..I hiked up Mount Umchampadre(sp?) in the San Juans in Tevas because my hiking boots were giving me blisters..

Long live Tevas...JEA!!!

i had so much more respect for you untill this. but once you get the funk on them there done your feet just slide around. if your boots are killing you get a pair of trail runners.

 

[dmc]

i had so much more respect for you untill this. but once you get the funk on them there done your feet just slide around. if your boots are killing you get a pair of trail runners.

Mine never got funky... Lucky I guess..