⭐ Travellers must have - versatile sandals!

It's the best sandals I know of <$100, either for fashion, backpacking, or hiking. I "hiked" 11km in Macritchie on my first wear and had 0 blisters 🤩

💵 I sPLURGED on em. I rarely splurge (I started with <$20 hiking boots that lasted me 4 years...) so yknow I did my research and they better be good (I really really hope so)

❌ I've been wanting and needing hiking sandals for a while, I tried Decathlon's for a bit and I'm a huge fan of them but their hiking sandals didn't feel comfortable for me (hard soles, gave me blisters). They were also not supposed to be used in water.

🌄 I needed one I could 𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 so unfortunately I returned the Decathlon ones. I hesitated to buy Tevas because they seemed overhyped, but I've barely seen much negative reviews when it comes to their Hurricane XLT2, so I took the L E A P 🐸

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀

✨ Most 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 sandals I've tried. My feet are hard to please when it comes to sandals and these made mi feet happy 👣

❗ Little to no break in time too

💰 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚 for what it's worth (can find them for below $100) compared to other hiking sandals

💃 𝑭𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 (?) They're kinda trendy now, with many fashion influencers giving style ideas. Tho it's funny because they were said to be ugly at one point but Teva remarketed it I think & now they're a fashion icon.

🥾 Soles of sandals compared to sport shoes, thick and soft, with 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙨

🪶 Relatively 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 compared to Chacos/other hiking sandals

💦 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 and dries quickly, suitable for use in water/beaches/any kind of landscape

☀️ Perfect for summer hikes! Or maybe even winter, I saw a lady hike in this on snow once....

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀

❌ Not the cheapest

❌ Might be overhyped

❓ Unsure if it's really durable, haven't used it long enough (will update post after using for more than a year)

𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨

✅ If you've got a lower budget, try Decath hiking sandals! They might not work for me but they might for you - remember everyone's feet is different :'D

✅ If you've got a higher budget, try Chacos Cloud/Z1/2, or bedrock.

If you like sandals with toe protection, try Keen's (but then at this r8 might as well buy hiking shoes??)

• They're more branded/well known for their decent (but not so budget @ over $100) hiking sandals that last a long time

> hmu for more gear advice (🤡 🤡 🤡 I do too much research)

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘆: Any Teva outlet/online

(also on shopee!)

💰 $90+ to $130 (Depending on design and size, got it on sale for $80+)

𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹: Hurricane XLT2

𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/5 (for now)

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