
Denver Leather
91%
6.5mm
Wide
Leather
Barefoot hiking boot with a 6.5mm semi-aggressive tread, leather upper, and insulation.
Summary: Affordable barefoot shoes, boots, and sandals with a wide toebox and 5,000-mile warranty.
Xero Shoes is a barefoot brand based in the United States that sells boots, sandals, and shoes for men, women, and kids with excellent overall versatility.
Overall:
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Thickness | 3–6mm | |||
thin sole with excellent ground feel and minimal protection (multiple options). | ||||
Flexibility | Great | |||
lots of flex and balanced agility. | ||||
width | Wide | |||
supports natural toe splay and movement. | ||||
Drop | 0mm | |||
flat sole for natural balanced movement. | ||||
Cushion | None | |||
no foam or limit on sensitivity. | ||||
Xero Shoes has a wide fit with a foot-shaped toebox, 3–6mm sole, great flexibility, and minimal tread, and are made with synthetic, vegan, rubber, recycled, and natural materials.
Price:
Demographic | M/W/K | |||
men, women, kids | ||||
Sizing | True | |||
runs true, order you normal size. | ||||
Materials | 5 | |||
synthetic, vegan, rubber, recycled, natural | ||||
Toebox | Natural | |||
foot-shaped toebox for natural toe splay. | ||||
Volume | Medium | |||
ideal for low to mid arch/instep. | ||||
Xero Shoes are ideal for backpacking, casual, gym, hiking, indoors, walking, and water in arctic, freezing, cold, warm, and hot climates.
Durability:
Breathability | Great | |||
stays mostly dry in mild climates. | ||||
Waterproofing | None | |||
no protection in wet conditions. | ||||
Climate | -10–100º F | |||
freezing, cold, warm, hot, arctic | ||||
Activities | 7 | |||
backpacking, casual, gym, hiking, indoors, walking, water | ||||
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