Ultralight Camp Shoe

[SikaHuntaa]

If its just for around camp and not for river crossing Gubba Gubbas are hard to beat

 

[HairyScandinavian]

Walmart has knock off Hey Dudes that are super light and cheap. My buddy calls em Hi Guys.

There's a brand of knock-offs on Amazon called "Sup Bro's" I thought was hilarious.

 

[TheAri]

Zpacks camp shoes are like 1.3oz for a pair or something crazy

 

[Maverick1]

Size 11. “Cool comfort clogs” purchased online through Walmart. 6.3 oz for the pair. Purchased these for an elk hunt a few weeks ago. Have been a “weight weenie” for so long I never considered such a thing to be useful or worthwhile in the past. Liked having them on the hunt this year so much I will be using them from here on out. Really nice to be able to slip the boots off and let the feet breathe mid day and at camp. Also liked these so much I purchased another pair for around the house.

 

[long hunter]

Save ya some money and buy a knock off brand of low cut canvas tennis shoes, pretty light, easy to clean, tie them to the outside of your pack so there accessible for water crossings or wader fishing

 

[passinggas33]

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Has anybody ever used these sandals for a camp shoe? I currently use crocs but these seem just a couple ounces lighter but significantly smaller in regards to space. So I was just curious as I hadn’t seen them mentioned or if they were I missed them.

 

[Poser]

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Has anybody ever used these sandals for a camp shoe? I currently use crocs but these seem just a couple ounces lighter but significantly smaller in regards to space. So I was just curious as I hadn’t seen them mentioned or if they were I missed them.

I’ve been getting ads for these lately. I have a pair of the Zero sandals which are pretty similar. They are fine for a camp shoe and I wear them fishing a lot, BUT, when you have to negotiate some slightly technical/rocky terrain to, say, fetch some water, the total lack of lateral support really reveals itself as your foot will totally slide laterally irregardless of how tight you have the straps. I can live it, they are light and compact, but sometimes it’s not awesome.

Still, though, I refuse to lower my ethics bar to the point of wearing crocs and, as a size 13, they are bulky AF.

 

[NM13]

Astral Loyak EZ HT - slip on option, super sticky sole, wide toe box, light.

 

[ActivelyDying]

Birkenstock plastic sandals. Minimalist, very light, highly packable. Cheap too. I took them on a two week backpacking trip in the Winds last summer with good results.

I second this. Got mine for $12 at Sierra.

 

[ChrisAU]

Size 11. “Cool comfort clogs” purchased online through Walmart. 6.3 oz for the pair. Purchased these for an elk hunt a few weeks ago. Have been a “weight weenie” for so long I never considered such a thing to be useful or worthwhile in the past. Liked having them on the hunt this year so much I will be using them from here on out. Really nice to be able to slip the boots off and let the feet breathe mid day and at camp. Also liked these so much I purchased another pair for around the house. View attachment 941458

Thanks for the heads up, I added 0.1 oz to my pair tonight and made em 4WD with some bungee cord

 

[Maverick1]

Thanks for the heads up, I added 0.1 oz to my pair tonight and made em 4WD with some bungee cord

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No problem! Nice work. You can offset that 4x4 addition by removing the chevron shaped tabs on the front with the lighter blue dots. (They are just glued on and pop off pretty easily.)

 

[ChrisAU]

No problem! Nice work. You can offset that 4x4 addition by removing the chevron shaped tabs on the front with the lighter blue dots. (They are just glued on and pop off pretty easily.)

Yep I cut off the tabs but I’ll pull those off as well haha. My 12’s are 6.5 oz as shown for anyone looking, found them on eBay. They fit like a 10.5-10.75 IMO

https://ebay.io/m/rUPWR3

 

[ActivelyDying]

Thanks for the heads up, I added 0.1 oz to my pair tonight and made em 4WD with some bungee cord

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Might have to add some 4x4 to my plasti-Birkenstocks!

 

[Subs]

I’ve been fighting the crocs thing but want a good pair of camp and river crossing shoes. I finally tried on some all terrains and the fit was so sloppy, I couldn’t imagine crossing a river in them. For those that have, do they work in moderately flowing water? I have a narrow foot so I ordered a pair of Hydro Mocs on clearance to see what the fit is like.