Ever since Taos Moccasins went out of business a few years ago, I've been stumped for what to do about moccasins (my favorite footwear).  Minnetonka moccasins run narrow in the toe for me, but with the soft sole Thunderbird model, it stretches out over time and can be OK.  The problem is, the soft sole moccasins wear through the sole in a matter of a few months.  So, I decided to try the ones with a rubber outsole.  The Taos moccasins with the outsole were great.  But these?  Meh.

Two problems:
1.  The narrow toe is of course reflected in the outsole, and this somewhat hinders the reshaping of the leather to fit my foot
2.  The really annoying thing, though, is that they decided to put some padding between the leather moccasin bottom and the rubber outsole, rather than doing a foam insole like the Taos mocs used to do.  First of all, this extra padding is not necessary.  Second and more importantly, whatever they used bunched up within the first day or two of wear, so now the moccasins are lumpy under my feet and the lumpiness cannot be straightened out.  It's uncomfortable enough that I mostly don't wear these shoes any more, and go back to my worn out Taos moccasins, which are about due for a resoling and repair of some worn stitching.

Rebeccah