Originally Posted by
humunuku
I wore mine for the first time a few weeks ago on a 9 mile rainy day hike in the smokies (I did not ease into them like they suggest). The are great for creek crossings, rooty/rocky trails - your feet comform to the trail and you feel really stable walking. thought they were great, considering it was the first time i used them. The last 1.5 mile of the hike were on a hard packed gravel road (as hard as asphalt)...I didn't think they were great here...just imagine walking 2 mile in bare feet on a hard road, it gets kinda old.
So to sum up - they're great on the trail, not great on places where cars drive.