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Does anyone get Achilles pain after hiking in these for a while? I've worn barefoot shoes for about a year but just really started hiking and hunting in them. I try to stretch my calves, but it doesn't seem to help.
 

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Does anyone get Achilles pain after hiking in these for a while? I've worn barefoot shoes for about a year but just really started hiking and hunting in them. I try to stretch my calves, but it doesn't seem to help.
How long have you been wearing a shoe with no support?

Took me a long time to break in my body to barefoot shoes. Really gets amplified if you’re carrying any weight.

The shoe collars also take some to break in, that’s about the only thing that I needed to break in on the vivo
 

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Does anyone get Achilles pain after hiking in these for a while? I've worn barefoot shoes for about a year but just really started hiking and hunting in them. I try to stretch my calves, but it doesn't seem to help.
Your best bet to resolve what you are describing is to start doing a set or more of about 50 calf raises per day while standing with your toes on piece of lumber or on a stair step. Wearing stiff boots with lots of ankle support makes your ankles, calves, and feet weak. It takes time and exercise to get that strength back.
 

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Your best bet to resolve what you are describing is to start doing a set or more of about 50 calf raises per day while standing with your toes on piece of lumber or on a stair step.
I still remember the day I did my first calf raises at the gym on the calf raise machine over 40 years ago. I couldn't walk for a week after :ROFLMAO:
 
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Sent back 2 different pairs for delam'ing on me. sucks. wanted to love the boot. Stepping into a lapponia feels like a cast after these things.
 

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Those look good but spendy. Is there a benefit of the new design, or is it cosmetic? I’d love a pair that don’t need to be laced. I’m lazy.
To my eye, this construction's main benefit is the lack of add-on/plastic pieces. I'd be curious to know if that upwards-facing/exposed stitching would create any water ingress issues.

Pretty sure @Formidilosus will have some thoughts on this construction ... but also have a sneaking suspicion that his closet-love for old-school Luddite tech and fuddy aesthetics might win out over his practical assessment ... 😘
 

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Does anyone get Achilles pain after hiking in these for a while? I've worn barefoot shoes for about a year but just really started hiking and hunting in them. I try to stretch my calves, but it doesn't seem to help.
I developed a similar pain, and I had over 80 miles on mine when this started. What I determined the cause was me overtightening the collar and putting a lot of constriction on my Achilles. Once I reduced the tightness, the pain started going away, and after about a week, it was completely gone.
 
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