# Comfy sandals for men
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [June 8, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881 "2016-06-08T22:55:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/1 "2016-06-08T22:55:29Z")
I wear running shoes 90% of the time so I really like comfort. Which sandals have the best comfort? I hear Chacos are very good. Other brands?
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### Author:  [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/2 "2016-06-09T00:03:10Z")
[Sanuk](http://www.sanuk.com/mens-sandals/beer-cozy/SMS2839.html) is my favorite. They are like walking on little clouds. I’ve been wearing them for about 7 years and only need a new pair once a year which is pretty good since I wear them 5 or 6 days a week.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/3 "2016-06-09T00:22:45Z")
Birks, of course…
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### Author:  [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/4 "2016-06-09T00:25:04Z")
I meant to add I don’t do the flip flop styles. I want something that will stay on my foot with straps. And birks and Keens are very ugly to me.
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### Author:  [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/5 "2016-06-09T05:14:15Z")
Check out Tevas.
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/6 "2016-06-09T11:48:47Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#):
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> Check out Tevas.
I bought my first Tevas eons ago and have never felt the need to try any other brand. When a Teva style that didn’t do well ends up on Woot or Meh I automatically buy a pair.
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### Author:  [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/7 "2016-06-09T14:47:20Z")
I would also like to endorse Teva sandals. They are durable, stylish and comfy. I love mine.
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### Author:  [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/8 "2016-06-09T15:15:52Z")
Chacos were king of the hill for many years but quality has been dropping since they closed the Colorado factory and moved production to China – and the switch away from Vibram soles has seen a great increase in reports of the soles delaminating and falling apart.
For me, it’s Teva Terra Fi Lite and Keen Newport H2. The Tevas have a very short break-in period as the footbed molds to your feet and a bit of fiddling to find the perfect strap adjustment. The Keens are the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn straight out of the box.
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### Author:  [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/9 "2016-06-09T15:30:02Z")
> [@Turble](#):
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> Chacos were king of the hill for many years but quality has been dropping since they closed the Colorado factory and moved production to China – and the switch away from Vibram soles has seen a great increase in reports of the soles delaminating and falling apart.
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> For me, it’s Teva Terra Fi Lite and Keen Newport H2. The Tevas have a very short break-in period as the footbed molds to your feet and a bit of fiddling to find the perfect strap adjustment. The Keens are the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn straight out of the box.
I love my Chacos. It looks like [Sierra Trading Post](http://www.sierratradingpost.com/chaco-zand1-unaweep-sport-sandals-vibram-outsole-for-men~p~102jy/?filterString=mens-footwear~d~11&merch=feat-new-dept11-prod102JY), which I think sells past years’ styles, still sells the Vibram soled version (if the pictures are accurate). I got mine from STP a few years ago and I’m pretty sure they almost always have coupons for another 20-30% off.
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### Author:  [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/10 "2016-06-09T15:43:02Z")
That’s gonna be old stock on clearance at Sierra Trading Post – get 'em while you can. Chaco no longer uses Vibram.
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### Author:  [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/11 "2016-06-09T15:49:35Z")
I got some Tevas free from a friend for some reason. They were a size and a half too big, but I wore them when doing yardwork and when I took my dogs to the doggy beach. Since they were always covered with sand and grass, I left them outside when I took them off. This proved to be no good for them, as the layers of the sole came unglued and could not be put back together again.
However, I decided to buy myself a new pair that fit and I am pleasantly surprised at how comfortable they are and how there was not a “break-in stage” where I ended up with blisters on my feet. I wore them to a concert and had to do some walking, and also got wet in the rain, and everything was hunky-dory.
I am thinking about buying another pair of Tevas to keep indoors and out of the sand. Good stuff!!
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### Author:  [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/12 "2016-06-09T15:58:46Z")
I don’t bother with brand names: I just go to Wal-Mart and pick out something in my size with a strap. Never had a problem.
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/13 "2016-06-09T16:03:45Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#):
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> I don’t bother with brand names: I just go to Wal-Mart and pick out something in my size with a strap. Never had a problem.
I, on the other hand, have seen catastrophic failure with generic sandals on first use. I carry a spare paddle on kayak trips but never a spare pair of sandals.
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### Author:  [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/14 "2016-06-09T17:05:34Z")
Bass also makes a very good sandal for men. I have a pair similar to [this](https://www.ghbass.com/product/halibut+sandal.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=fn) and they have proven both comfortable and durable.
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### Author:  [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/15 "2016-06-09T17:10:07Z")
Crocs are comfortable.
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### Author:  [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/16 "2016-06-09T17:10:44Z")
I got tired of clunking along in Birkies a while back (after about 20 years) and found Dunham sandals to be very comfortable. Of course, I have the issue of 6E+ width to contend with, which limits my choices, and Dunham inexplicably stopped making the full-heel, closed-toe fisherman’s sandal. They still make the open-toe model, but besides liking a closed toe I can wear more of the year (and not look quite so beach-casual all the time), I really hate the velcro-overstrap style that most wide sizes come in.
I tended to go through a pair in about three years, rotating the old pair to yard and garage duty when I got the new ones, and my last pair is about wearing out for grotty duty. When I found out I couldn’t get new ones, I wept over the two downstream pair I could have gotten another year or more each from, had I known.
Will pay good money for a pair of Dunham closed-toe sandals in 11 to 12-1/2 6E, should anyone ever find a leftover pair.
They (the open-toe style) come in more standard sizes, too and should last the average wearer for years of good-weather use.
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### Author:  [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/17 "2016-06-09T23:10:24Z")
quality in Chinese made goods is bad? That’s a shocker. 🙂
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### Author:  [@And\_his\_buzzer\_goes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/And_his_buzzer_goes)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2016, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/18 "2016-06-10T07:16:36Z")
> [@Turble](#):
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> …Teva Terra Fi Lite…
I went with these as well after my last Terra Fi _non-lite_ split open after laying hours in the sun, which also made the comfortable inner sole shrink. I like the lites a lot. Those canvas Tevas can be used for practically anything.
I’m considering Birkenstock Milano - with the heelstrap as a more leathery sandal. I wear the model withouth the strap in the house now, but I miss the strap if I want to walk any distance.
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### Author:  [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2016, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/19 "2016-06-11T01:22:27Z")
[from three months ago.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=788828&highlight=sandalsThread)
Seriously, I thought I was time traveling when I saw the new thread.
I still recommend Keens. Especially if you like running shoes.
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### Author:  [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-sandals-for-men/756881/20 "2016-06-11T03:55:23Z")
I have an L.L. Bean pair that I like a lot.
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