Hey this link is showing "not currently active". These shoes look nice! The 12mm stack height is a bit much for my taste, but definitely appreciate the zero toe/heel drop.
@@MichaelChelen Thanks for pointing that out. It looks like an issue with Peluva's affiliate platform. You can use the direct link peluva.com in the meantime!
Great review Mike. I like how you describe wearing the shoes for everything from the MURPH to attorney meeting. That's impressive you did the Murph with a 25lb vest! I did it without the vest and it was quite a challenge. I like how your feet point forward on your stride, and I bet the Peluva's help facilitate that correct foot strike.
Very good Michael! Great video about this type of shoe. I've never worn one of these shoes, but they look great and comfortable for any use or even as recovery shoes. Although as a recovery shoe after exercise, I lastly wear sandals and always flip flops. I've even used them for stretching or yoga. I would like to know in some future video you could do a test on what kind of sandals or flip flops you have or use or make a comparison with others models o uses. Thank you so much!
My wife and I own a pair of Xero sandals that have a strap on the back to keep the sole in contact with the heel. I'd avoid sandals/flip flops without a strap for all the reasons I discussed in michaelkummer.com/health/barefoot-shoes-benefits/
@@MichaelKummer Thank you very much for the reference. Very good tips and explained everything in the blog about how to take care of our feet and footwear. People I know have also recommended me the xeros, for its reliability. For weight training, yoga,.... They look great, but for swimming it might be more difficult as the flip flops don't have a strap and can be removed directly. I'd like to see more videos about this type of footwear, how your xero sandals keep going over time, or a comparison with another model. Thank you very much and great job! Keep up the good work!
I bought Vibram and Peluva since I couldn't decide. Vibram went back to amazon and Peluva are on my happy feet! I bought the Miami black/White loafer. No laces to mess with :) I would love to see the Napa Leather in Women's sizing, with a color-matched sole. That would make them look a lot less like "active wear" and probably more women would be interested.
interesting comment about the shoe lace length, I was glad to hear that they are on the longer side because I have had to double knot all of my barefoot style running and hiking shoes, without exception, so the longer laces will allow me to do that.
As a barefoot shoe advocate, I don’t understand these shoes. Trying to market themselves as barefoot style shoes, yet having a big amount of cushion that takes away all feedback. A 9mm sole isn‘t thin. At all. This company is contacting content creators to create "reviews" like this. I got an email as well. So, I suggest everyone to take this amazing feedback with a grain of salt. This is basically a cheap ad for them.
I own several barefoot shoes (marketed as such) with various sole thicknesses and the Peluva provide as much tactile feedback as the others (as far as I can feel). As I mentioned in the video, I owned those shoes (as a regular customer) before I became an affiliate and like them better (for all the reason mentioned) than the other brands I have. Obviously wearing any type of shoe isn’t the same as actually walking barefoot but it’s close enough (for me) if barefoot isn’t an option.
Rocco, I appreciate the comments. I'm not sure what makes you think that Peluvas aren't barefoot style. Wide, thin, flat, flexible has been the basic accepted standard since day one. (although, to be fair, there really ISN'T an exact standard for minimalist shoes). Peluvas have a wide toe box, individually articulated toes, zero drop and are very flexible. In fact, any shoe that doesn't have five individual toe boxes probably shouldn't refer to themselves as "barefoot" style; minimalist, perhaps, but unless the toes can move independently, it's not really a "barefoot" style. I suspect you have not tried them yet. We added about 3mm of extra padding beyond what our thinnest competitors use (a tiny amount), since many people complain that they can't walk, hike or run longer distances on hard surfaces in shoes with extremely thin soles. The total stack height is still less than one centimeter! That is not a "big amount" of cushion. Many of our customers remark that the "groundfeel" is exceptional in peluvas. That's the actual feedback you are referring to. I would love for you to try a pair for yourself. How can we make that happen?
@@marksisson6302 Thanks for joining the comments. I‘ve been wearing barefoot shoes and sandals exclusively since 2006. And not a single of my chosen models had a sole thicker than 5-6mm. And for a great ground feel, 1mm can make a world of difference. You are absolutely right with the five finger style, no other barefoot shoe design comes even close to that feel and freedom. I started my barefoot shoe journey with VFFs and recently went back to them, since having seperate toes simply feels best. Kudos for offering an alternative in that regard. I really like your design, but that sole height really drives me away from that shoe. Having separate toes but not being connected to the ground feels kind of opposite forces to me. A thicker sole simply makes those toe pockets less flexible. I can guarantee that without even trying. My everyday sandals as well as my fav shoes all have a 3mm sole. Older models with thicker soles like old VFF KSOs or Xero Genesis sandals feel a bit like bricks compared to them. That‘s why I‘m having a really hard time imagining jumping back to 1cm. Maybe you gonna offer an even thinner model in the future for those small percentage of people like me that really wanna feel the ground.
This was a good review video. I have been thinking about getting ma a pair of these. I have a lot of pair of 5 finger shoes & i love wearing them for everything i do & i mean everything i do. I even work in them for 11 hours Nonstop. I do have a question can you wash them like you can with the 5 fingers shoes? I also do a lot of things barefooted 👣 & I am a barefooted 👣 guy & i do a lot of things barefooted 👣 as well. Even going as far as riding my bike barefooted 👣 like 10 / 20 miles one way. I would like to get me a pair of these shoes. Good video buddy. Thank you for sharing this video buddy.
You can wash the Peluvas (I have done that a few times) but I also wear a lot of finger socks to absorb the sweat and stick a sock filled with baking soda into the shoes in summer when I take them off to neutralize the smell.
Just consulted the size chart on Peluva's website and I am very confused. I wear exclusively barefoot shoes, so I usually buy 28 cm insole (27.2ish cm foot length plus recommended extra space) which for 95% of barefoot brands (Vivo Barefoot, Xero, BeLenka) is size 43 (US 9.5 ish). According Peluva's website 28cm equals size 46! Even if I'd drop extra space and go for 27.2 cm, that would still be size 45. So something does not add up here, either the size chart is wrong or I don't know what
@@mariakisielewska6832 I just measured my feet and they are 27.5cm. I have a US size 11.5 (EU 45.5). That's 1.5 sizes larger than I used to wear in Austria. So I wouldn't worry too much about their odd EU sizing table.
Sorry y'all I applaud what you are trying to do but for those of us who live in an exclusively urban environment there is no change of "ground", no dirt to wood to steel etc. Just concrete and stone, that's it. these things just won't hold up and give enough relief for a daily city walk. Need to create an "Urban Version" that can handle what we deal with here.
Is there a return policy for them? I still feel by how easily you folded them up in your hand they are lacking the necessary support for hard concrete subways, streets etc. @@MichaelKummer
@@bryantfalk7021 See peluva.com/pages/returns-and-exchanges for details. I've been wearing them for extended periods on hard surfaces without issues but you might have to get used to having less support. So I wouldn't go on a 20 mile walk through the city on day one.
Too expensive. So many minimalist shoe companies charging over $100 for products that will wear out too fast for the cost. If only they'd make something that sells for $40-60, they'd make a killing.
