<div id="video-block-R3L3D1FINIQ2PV" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/B1cAhxPc73S.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81Ser3XlcpS.png" class="video-slate-img-url">&nbsp;Im an avid hiker / backpacker and I absolutely love these sandals! I typically wear trail runners (topos) when on trail and flip flops in every day life (one day trail life will be every day life!). Anyhow, I was headed to Kauai for a vacation and then heading to Texas for the summer and wanted my feet to breathe in the heat and humidity. Ive tried Chacos and found them too bulky for my liking, so opted to give these a go. Using them in Kauai was great. Held up on dry trails really well. However, on rainy days, when trails were covered in wet clay, these proved to be very slippery; clay would get between my foot and the footbed and result in a lot of squirrely steps. Hiking on lava/river rocks was not awesome either and resulted in pokes and many scrapes, so I can not recommend for that terrain. But for dry, standard trails or easy river crossings they're really great and super comfy.
The fit issue that some people speak of was not present for me. I wear between a 5/6 US and ordered the smallest size. They fit great and were very easy to adjust.

***Edit: So I was training for a backpacking trip today and used these on the treadmill. My regular strap adjustment (slightly loose) allowed for pull when using them on the treadmill so I adjusted them to be tighter. I adjusted the front and back straps to be much tighter. This is when I realized that it pulled my heel to the side like shown in other reviews. I loosened the back strap a bit to allow for heel movement but kept the front straps tightened down and it fixed the issue. Im not sure if this is the issue for others, but Id def play around with strap adjustments.. it takes a bit of time to find the right setting, but well worth it if you like minimalist shoes. These may not work for some with wide feet; I have fairly normal width feet and have about half a cm of footbed showing along the outer edges.
**also, I do not work for this company, Im not an ambassador, nor did I received these for free or at a discounted rate. Im just a person that suffers from blisters while hiking and have been on the hunt for the most effective and efficient foot ware.