'ghillie' sandals en lieu of boots for casual?

[Kiltman]

I have two pair of them—one leather, one nylon. It's to d*** hot here to wear the black leather ghillies during the summer. They are great. I have no doubt that they are modern ghillies.

[bikercelt1]

Excellent sandals! I've owned mine about a year and a half. I have worn them with hose (sorry PM1) at an outdoor sword tournament and they worked great and got nothing but positive comments. The foot bed does need to be washed regularly if you wear them without socks, at least mine do. They are supposed to have an anti-microbial footbed but they definately develop an odor problem unless you wash them.

Jamie

[Yaish]

I've got a very similar pair (at Walmart no less) and they look great with the kilt, and are super comfy.

You WILL get some odd tan lines on your feet though, little rectangles of tan interspersed with patches of white.

[MacWage]

Modern gillies, definately.

Crap, now something else I need to find and buy! :rolleyes:
I wonder if Wally World's are any good or if the "real" brand is a better and more economical buy in the loog run? :confused:

[Yaish]

The ones I got at Walmart are brand name Ozark Trail, and I wore them nearly every day last summer, and have started wearing them nearly as often this summer too. They have a heavy rubber sole with good traction, and the uppers are some sort of rubberized synthetic.
So far they have proven VERY durable, and the sole is not even beginning to show signs of wear.

They are comfortable to walk in, though over extended periods the footbed does lack sufficient cushion. Anything more than about five or six hours of walking and my feet start to hurt. Of course, even in shoes that cost 20 times as much my feet start to hurt after six hours.

I only paid $10 for them, so even if I threw them out now and got something else I would have gotten my monies worth. As it is they seem to have at least another year in them, and that includes a year of beating pavement, sand, water, rock, and overgrown trail.

All in all good choice.

[James]

Over here they are 'all terrain' sandals, and very good for general walking over much of the country, and for day to day wear.

The grip is as good as boots for much of the time, but they do not offer as much protection as boots: so are not so good for such things as river crossing, scree running and the like, where protection is essential.

Too thorns can get at the feet.

James

[Mael Coluim]

I'm wearing a pair of them now as well as my sportkilt. Dang, am I comfortable.

[James MacMillan]

I'm wearing a pair of them now as well as my sportkilt. Dang, am I comfortable.

Yes, but more comfortable than Crocs????

[Pour1Malt]

Excellent sandals! I've owned mine about a year and a half. I have worn them with hose (sorry PM1) at an outdoor sword tournament and they worked great and got nothing but positive comments. The foot bed does need to be washed regularly if you wear them without socks, at least mine do. They are supposed to have an anti-microbial footbed but they definately develop an odor problem unless you wash them.

Jamie

ai thought there wuz an unwritten law thot said;

"Only PhD's are allowed to wear socks with sandals"

[Kilted KT]

ai thought there wuz an unwritten law thot said;

"Only PhD's are allowed to wear socks with sandals"

so, are you saying only Hamish can wear sandals and hose with a kilt, with him being a Doctor of Kilt Aquisition?