I hike a lot in Sandals and Chacos have been my go to for a long time. However there are 2 things I need to complain about with recent changes they have made to their shoes, that I experienced getting this most recent pair. The first is their move away from Viabrim. The Viabrim soles on previous pairs of Chacos have been awesome soles and I was very disappointed to see them go. My last pair with Viabrim Uniweep lasted for years under heavy use. Before I bought the pair I am reviewing I had looked at pairs in several outdoors stores, and did not buy any of them because I could not find a pair with a Viabrim sole. Eventually I learned that I could build custom Chacos from chacos.com with Viabrim, so I did that. Unfortunately the custom options costs a bit extra, which is a shame when Viabrim use to come standard and be available on Chacos in any local outdoors store. The second is that they significantly decreased the size of the foot bed some time in the last several years. I had purchased the exact same foot size on this pair and the one I got before it several years ago and there is significantly less rubber in front of my toes on the new pair. I know that Chacos have been criticized over the years for being heavy, but I feel like some of that extra rubber helped with toe protection. Overall I am pleased with my new sandals, but I would be happier if I had a brand new version of what Chaco was making several years ago. I do hope that Chaco does not loose track of what made it's shoes awesome in the first place.

Love love my chaco's. Wore them before they became an urban trend. I've been struggling with plantar fasciitis in one foot after another but with these I can keep up the pace and still walk, hike, etc. So grateful. Love my learners as well, year round Chaco comfort no matter the weather!

I customized my own webbing. I was blown away at the fact they got it EXACTLY how it looked on the example! The only complaint I have is the webbing is rough and hard, not soft and smooth like all other Chacos I have bought in the past. Other than that, they are EXACTLY what I wanted.

I wouldnt wear these to playing any sports events. but for casual walking around the feel great! wish i got the double strap kind those are so cool

These were a surprise birthday gift for our brother!! He wears Chico’s 24/7 so he was very excited! I loved that we could personalize them with his favorite color!!