I am absolutely in love with these sandals. I bought them before a 4-day camping / day-hiking trip with no break-in time at all. The first day I wore them was when we were out in the woods! I know in general that's not a great idea, but these sandals performed amazingly. I did get a small (small!) blister under my right big toe, but otherwise -- nothing. That's crazy. I always get blisters!

Not only that, but the terrain we were hiking was really dry and dusty, making the ground slick and easy to fall. On more than a few occasions, I was just about to tumble when suddenly the awesome grip on the soles of my Chaco's caught me! I still did fall one or two times, but I was really impressed how well a *SANDAL* (not even a sneaker!) was able to help keep me from slipping and sliding. I was honestly not expecting that. I feel so excited to keep hiking in my Chaco's now!

Another note is that I have feet that are typically difficult to shop for. I have a high inner arch, narrow feet towards the back of my feet (like, ankle-area), and I overpronate when I walk (my ankle rolls in to flatten out my feet). This makes finding shoes really hard! I usually have to buy special inserts. But not with my new Chaco's. My partner says that I'm walking with a more normal gait now, and I can feel an extra spring and energy in my step since my foot is being properly supported. Woo-hoo!

I ended up buying 3 different colors since I wasn't sure if they would be true-to-color or how I would like them in person (photos attached). The styles were Rune Teal, Puzzle Poppy, and Fabric Peach. They were all really fun prints but I ended up sticking with the red/orange one because it felt the most vibrant and upbeat to me. The teal is also really beautiful -- it reminds me of pine trees in a mountain forest, and it has a cool, refreshing feel -- and the Puzzle Poppy is really fun because it has so many colors and a really bold, athletic geometric print. All three were true to the photos on Amazon (although I guess the Fabric Peach looks sliiiiightly more orange in person, since it has the small yellow triangles on it). You really can't go wrong with any of them.

I've seen some reviews mentioning "big toe strangulation," where the straps tighten up painfully around the big toe while walking. I experienced that a little bit, too, but luckily I'd read online that the way to solve that is to toss the sandals in the washing machine. I didn't have access that while I was out camping, but I found a creek nearby and stuck my feet (shoes & all) in the water for about 10-15 minutes, and I haven't had much of a problem since. Worked great!

Re: Sizing, I typically wear a 7 or a 7.5, and I bought a 7 in these shoes. I went to REI to try on 6s, 7s, and 8s in both the ZCloud and Classic styles, and the 7s were the best fit for where my arch is on my foot. Sizing is pretty good -- there's some room in front of my toes to stop me from stubbing them on anything, and a tiny bit of room in the back so that my heels aren't hanging over. You might want to get fitted in person, too. I ultimately bought the Clouds over the Classics because I didn't want a shoe that weighed too much. The reason I came to Amazon to ultimately buy the shoes is because REI didn't carry any of the colors that I wanted :( So boo on that.