5 Barefoot Shoes I HATE 

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I still wear Vibram from time to time. I find it weird that we label a shoe that actually mimics human foot anatomy as ugly.

I love my vibrams but mostly i use them for training with quality toe socks, i love the way they fill and how the fit it really feels barefoot

Xero sunrize are one of the best barefoot slippers . They are so useful when you have cold floors but it is already too warm for wool slippers. My husband love them. They are comfortable breathable very light and what’s really important they are easy to take on and off. Actually it kind of strange to choose home sleepers by how they look not how useful they are

KSO EVO is the most agile and lightweight shoe I have ever worn.

I Immediately laughed my ass off when you mentioned Vibram. I happen to own one pair currently - it is my first ever barefoot shoe, and right now they are my least used pair in my footwear lineup 😂. I mainly just use them when I go to the grocery store. Hell no I’d never use them for first dates 💀

I love VFFs, they are comfortable and I don't mind looking different. I actually find them pretty cool. What I was really disappointed with are Merrel's Vapor Glove. They were so comfortable but they wore out after 4-5 months! and I rebought them twice, it kept happening. So no, I will never buy them again.

some people just value 'barefottnest' more than style. also some people dont mind wearing something 'ugly' for short activity

Despite the one quirky shoe Freet make really good long lasting shoes im a variety of styles and they aren't as expensive as Vivos.

You're spot on for most things except your opinion on toe socks. But a minor quibble. 😂

OMG the shade, hahaha. I understand its not for everybody but theres some kind of magic of using weird shape footwear, great conversation starter, like: I dont give a F I prioritize my helath and you should too, just ask me

xero fanboy here. i love my xeros, but they often miss the mark in aesthetics. i had to explore outside of xero for an oxford style shoe and carets really knocked it out of the park with theirs. really my only complaint is that the company kind of encourages you to baby them way more than necessary. sure, if you want them to look brand new forever, i guess maybe you'd have to, but i've had mine for 3 or 4 years and they have held up great. i don't hike in them, but i wear them every single day as a physical therapist. the company had me thinking if i walked across a snowy and salted parking lot a few times, the shoes would be fucked. that has definitely not been the case. they have held up way better than the rockports i used to wear (granted the carets also cost about 3x as much as the rockports did).

Hi, thanks for your videos, I discovered your channel yesterday and I am now looking to purchase a pair of Primus trail III all weather FG for me and Primus trail II FG for my partner. We live in Squamish BC and are training for a ultra mountain trail run, I’ve had constant issues with flat foot, Achilles and bunion issues. I now have a pair of over priced nike zoomx and significant orthotics. I am excited to make the switch and being the vivobarefoot journey. Thanks for all of your advice. Do you have a discount code I can use? Concerned about shipping costs to canada. Many thanks

So cathartic to see someone not holding back😂 great video mate

What barefoot shoe would you recommend for a novice / beginner barefoot shoe wearer who currently developed foot pain, achilies pain and knee pain.

Hi Clem. I totally agree about the Vivo Novus, it's super annoying that Vivo put their excellent Michelin sole on a weird city shoe hybrid but continue to not put it on the Primus Trail which would make infinitely more sense and a huge amount more profit for them so really weird and baffling they don't want to do that. Maybe they'll surprise us one day and actually make the shoe we all want. I disagree about Vibram Fivefingers though, having the toes separate makes them the closest to being barefoot, I made the transition several years ago to not giving a single f*ck what anybody thinks about me, I'd much prefer to do what I think is right as opposed to what other people think is normal. I also own the Freet Stride, I like Tabi shoes and was thinking of buying the Marugo Hitoe but it's far too expensive. Tabi shoes give the big toe separation without needing to faff with each toe in an individual pocket so less faffy, however you still need toe socks or tabi socks. From a functional point of view I'm a little bit surprised that you dismiss the idea of toe separation, there's plenty of research proving the benefit, a bit less research for the benefit of tabi shoes but there are definitely some advantages in certain situations. I'm glad that Freet make them as pretty much nobody anybody else is in the UK and the imported ones such as the one I mentioned above is crazy expensive.

Vibrams were my first barefoot shoe as well, got them back in the day when i was 19 and liked the flexibility they gave but they rubbed and ended up smelling terrible so i soon stopped wearing them. Vivos are my current favourite of the barefoot genre just wish they were a little cheaper as i want to buy so many pairs!

A wise woman once told me never trust a man in slip-on shoes 😂 For slippers the vivo Ababa are a good compromise. I had a pair of Freet Ibex - honestly they looked like an orthopaedic special granny shoe minus the velcro 🙈

Totally agree with you on the first two. The Novus completely baffles me. Had a look at them on the wall in the london store, they don't look any better in person. The lugs would be better suited to a new pair of trail softgrounds.

Always 5 fingers for me my feet and hips don’t realise there ugly..I get more looks and comments when I wear my vivos with the clown shape and flapping sound when I walk😂😂

putting on Vibrams takes like 3 seconds, the toe socks however is another story.....

I love and hate vivos i got the primus lite knit, esc tempest and the ultra III the ultra rubs my heel raw randomly but is amazing besides that the primus lite is super comfortable with a great sole but theyre really narrow meaning i had to size up and they’re strangely long now i have a inch of shoe flapping around at the front

😂 i brought a pair of the vibrams 5finger about 10 years ago, still have them but only wore them like 10 times. Got some strange looks on holiday in these. 😅 Couple years later a brough the Adidas Adipure toe shoes and disliked them also, they stank and would twist on my foot. The Freet stride look like ninja tabi shoes imo. Still haven't brough a pair of Vivos yet just because of the price but i do want to try them out. 👍

Agreed or kind of on the five fingers I still run mine is in the last for just about ever lol and I’m faster in my cadence goes up and him and I think of the toy street but everything else is in the bottom. I fully agree the only issue I got in returned because of the way it was was a Videos trail Primus trail no firm ground he was Harry and doesn’t even make sense to me how a barefoot shoe company so heavy and I do most of my trail running actually in Sandals so that looks kind of weird too so you don’t have too many people to see you I guess. Great video. See you next time.

My top three shoes I dislike: 1. SPLAY - they're cheaply made and they look like a clown shoe. 2. Bearfoot Ursus - They're made out of Suede material(a pain to clean) and they catch bad odor. 3. Vivobarefoot Primus Lite 3 - They provide whole sizes (I'm a size 42) it looks too big on me and yet I checked the sizing chart.

You should do a Rikio Jikatabi Review

Just got the sunrise and absolutely love them....as a house slipper. The MIM slippers you point out look like they would make your feet sweat and the colour range is even more naff.

If you don't wear Injinji socks with your BF shoes, what socks do you wear? They're really not too difficult to put on, and are extremely comfortable. I feel like wearing BF shoes, but then wearing traditional socks defeats the purpose of BF shoes?

Please don't hold back.... tell us what you really think :-) :-) I have to agree with your opinion on all of these! Have you seen a really good looking dress barefoot-style shoe that you would recommend?

Only comment on the last on is it probably helps with Bunyans

You’re being disingenuous with the clip of the person trying to put on Vibram Five Finger shoes. That’s the worst possible way of trying to put them on. And why would anyone give a s#*t about how they look as long as the barefoot style shoe they wear is of benefit to them.

I don't agree about VFF, but these shoes may not suit every feet: It is problematic to get the correct size (not too wide, but too tight is a real concern), and it is preferable to choose beforehand whether you will be wearing socks with your VVF: you may have to go up one size, and in y opinion, some models, like KSO EVO, are too narrow to allow use of socks. And yes, without socks, these shoes needs regular airing and washing. Fingers socks are always a pain in the a*s to put on the first times, but they tend to take shape and become far more easy to slip on. And these socks are very good in non fingers shoes too, in order to avoid toe injury; or as undersocks, under regular socks, to avoid blisters or cold (by example with Injinji made of wool). But I don't like trail VVF (or whatever VVF used off road) because I always get stuff stuck between toes. Quite agree about the Addis Oxford, mainly because I prefer the Ra and the Gobi for everyday shoes (and I don't like the sole of the addis and the way it goes up at the heel); current fashion urges to have sharp dress shoes, but it has not always been the case; look at very classical Church's derby, which are rather round. And totally agree about the Novus (I guess that Vivo tried to aim at a younger and fashion slave target). And about the Fritz, I think it is to look like the bad ones (the Romulians in the huge black vessel) in the Star Trek movie (2009); look at their shoes... A spefic model and color that I will never buy: Tracker Decon FG2 Mens in obsidian... Why that aditional light brown sole colour ??? That make these shoes look as if you have walked in a shit...

I've gotten laid with mittens, but I see your point 😅

We need a "5 Barefoot Shoes I LOVE"

I still see people getting introduced to barefoot with Vibram and you can tell they think what the fuck are those 🤣and will never take a barefoot shoe seriously after that. I love Vivos too but when I saw them come out with the Novus I immediately thought what a weird shape, trying to combine street wear with a hiking sole just a terrible design, I can't think of a worse way for them to waste a great Michelen sole in a design. Some shoes I really detest the sight of are the Belenka Trailwalker, Vivo Gobi III Mens & Vivo's Primus Trail II All Weather FG awful looking shoes. The latter I've handled in person they offer zero support and the upper is like wrapping your foot in a reusable shopping bag with a block of rubber on the bottom of it. Would love to see more videos like this, thanks!

Bruh, math is awesome.

I hate the Groundies Universe. Not a bad look but the fit and feel for me are awful. Honestly more narrow than a lot of non barefoot shoes

I find the actual oxford shoe terribly boring looking....

Why are they so expensice