may be sticking a fork in Crocs

[Gillian]

cmon! they are not that much lighter than water shoes or sandals.
very rarely do i care what i look like, but those things are just silly looking.

I dunno, they are pretty light Mooks - I'm willing to bet they are. I carried my crocs on my day pressie traverse a couple of months - didn't even feel them!

I'm with you Carole. I think they are some of the most unattractive shoes ever created. I never understood the attraction...

I'm with both of you!! ...but ever since I got my purple pair (thanks Huiyeng!), I can't say they still aren't basically ugly but I do love the color - much nicer than the snot green - sorry gig and Ferris

 

[mookie]

I dunno, they are pretty light Mooks - I'm willing to bet they are. I carried my crocs on my day pressie traverse a couple of months - didn't even feel them!

cmon GG! i am pretty sure they are not much heavier than my ugly teva's that i carry. luckily im pretty so when i wear them nobody noticed how ugly my teva's are......

 

[ColdRiverRun]

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.

 

[Gillian]

still lovin' the crocs

http://www.huiyengchang.com/hike/09duckhole/webday1/index.html

 

[NorthShore]

I experimented with a pair of light cheap water shoes which were very comfortable unless I actually stood up, in which case I could feel every stick and pebble digging into my feet (and tough to shake the grit out of the inside of the shoes).

I recently broke down and bought crocs for about $20 which I used for the first time on a backpack this past weekend. I only wore them for the late night bio break and breakfast, but they rate superior to the water shoes in my book. I agree that they are ugly as sin, but the chocolate brown that I found them in isn't a bad color.

I saw knockoff crocs for under $10 but could not find my size (plus I don't do justice to the colors they came in).

 

[Will]

The medical version (I don't have the details in front of me) are extremely comfortable as camp shoes, decent canyoneers, certainly protective enough to leave on when you've got a multiple water crossings with relatively brief land intervals. I wore them almost all the way down a Grand Canyon side creek/canyon. A tiny bit lighter (if I'm recalling my research correctly) than Croc brand or the Payless or other copies. I like them a lot.

Truth be known they're still to heavy for most trips and I use those web poolside/shower slippers mostly. But no protection to the upper side/top at all from sharp river rocks, and the soles tear up after after a couple/few weeks so you do have to replace frequently; buy in bulk (cheap).

But I do like those medical crocs!

 

[Will]

Totally off topic: can't edit in vbulletin

Sorry for the OT. I tried to correct my mis-spelling in the above post and my edit won't take. This has been happening to me in several forums over the last couple of days. I see an error message at the bottom of my browser "error in opening page". Safari on a Mac. I'm going to look into it, but I on impulse here I ask just in case it's a common problem.

 

[BobC]

I used to not wear them b/c I felt I looked like a pussy.

I used to not want them either for this same reason. Then I started to think, who cares? If I just wear them out camping or bring them along on a backpacking trip, I don't really care what I look like, because I'm not looking to be fashionable anyway. But I'll still never wear them outside of hiking/camping purposes. Just too weird-looking.

 

[erugs]

I think the company grew too fast, and that's why they are in trouble now.

But besides that, I love my Crocs -- when I backpack or when my feet are just tired and sore after a long hike. More than that, if I have to "work" a show and be on my feet all day on a hard floor, they're the best. Being a penny-pincher, though, I'm looking forward to finding them in my size at a lower price. Comfort first, looks last. In between comes value.

 

[Tim Seaver]

Bozo's Fave

I'm with you Carole. I think they are some of the most unattractive shoes ever created. I never understood the attraction...

I am with you 100%. I think every pair should come with facepaint and a clown nose so the wearer doesn't look quite so ridiculous.

 

[Little Rickie]

I am with you 100%. I think every pair should come with facepaint and a clown nose so the wearer doesn't look quite so ridiculous.

I'm starting to like them now!

facepaint and a clown nose

Shouldn't be a problem keeping a lean-to to myself.

 

[Mike P.]

I'd wear the nose & clown paint before I'd wear crocs! (Especially if it worked to get prime space at a shelter, hut, etc. ) I prefer the ugly Teva's

After a day of hiking & sweating, I'd look like Alice Cooper (with a hair cut & an eating disorder - gluttony) or Tammy Faye as a graying brunette! (a portait left in the car would elimiate parking lot crime too!

 

[Snowflea]

Hmm... I wear Crocs, and I once spent the night at The Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlund/2639050353/

Clowns are fun.

 

[Paradox]

I never gave Crocks much thought until I saw this thread. I bought a pair shortly thereafter. They are now my favorite pair of shoes.

 

[HAMTERO]

Hmm... I wear Crocs, and I once spent the night at The Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlund/2639050353/

Clowns are fun.

Hey, I've been to Tonopah!. Not going back though. Got a speeding ticket there, can't imagine how I was doing 85 mph...

 

[erugs]

Last night, I needed to dry out a down sleeping bag I had just washed in the "common area" dryer at my condo. I couldn't find the tennis ball I usually toss in with it to help fluff the down feathers. What could I use as a substitute? Considered using a croc or two, but had second thoughts, as I didn't want to ruin them.

The joke? I locked myself out of my apartment and had to walk a mile to work at 8:40 PM to get my spare keys out of my desk. I was glad this had been one night I hadn't changed into my jammies early.

 

[Little Rickie]

I never gave Crocks much thought until I saw this thread. I bought a pair shortly thereafter. They are now my favorite pair of shoes.

What about the the nose & clown paint?

 

[Chip]

There are signs of life, but probably not something anyone here would appreciate.

 

[erugs]

They attracted a lot of followers because they were different, and had a huge choice of colors, but they kept many because they were also comfortable. I saw some of their new models at Kittery Trading Post's "Paddle Sports" show in Durham last weekend and tried on a pair that had a cloth cover over the sole that made them more comfortable in bare feet, and given that they were a little dressy, I could wear them to work at times my other Crocks wouldn't work in. A look at their web site shows an incredible number of new designs, but I bet most won't be carried by long distance hikers.

 

[Little Rickie]

There are signs of life, but probably not something anyone here would appreciate.

They'd proabably make my calves look good and lengthen my legs but I'm not a slave to fashon.