KEEN

Keen makes some of the best footwear you can buy. I can't recommend their products enough. Although they are more expensive, they are well worth the extra money. I have found that my Keen sandals will last for years. I bought an off brand this summer, and they lasted 4 months. Don't throw your money away on cheap sandals, in the long run they will cost you 10x as much.

I just bought my fifth pair. I hope KEEN never discontinues these shoes, because they literally saved my life. With its full heel counter, you can really run in these things. Twelve years ago, while being chased through the jungles of Thailand by war criminals on motorbikes intent on killing me, I remember thinking ""these are great shoes"", while literally running for my life. This is no joke, and no exaggeration. These shoes were incredibly stable while running in the dark over uneven ground. My only suggested change would be to eliminate the reflective thread, they searched for me at one point using the headlights of their motorbikes, sweeping the jungle back and forth like searchlights. That reflective stuff could have given me away.