so glad you saw right through what he was planning

Good decision my friend got a minor surgery on his foot ended up in hospital for 3 months with golden staph infection surgery after surgery horrible experience

Possibly mink oil?

Lems has some waterproof wide toe box shoes.

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I've only bought from Vibram, Xero, and I've worn a secondhand pair of Vivo barefoot shoes. I find I fit EU 40, or 41 if I want room for thicker socks, in pretty much every style and brand, but if I use my US shoe size, it's always slightly different. If in doubt, usually customer service can help with sizing and always check if a place offers returns. Most of my Vibram FiveFingers were bought in stores so I knew they fit, but it seems like most stores aren't selling as many barefoot options as they used to.

I don't know if you'll find much research as the medical field is behind on this. All you can probably find is testimonials of peoples experiences. Regardless, the same shoes, toe socks, and spacers that are recommended for people with bunions are also recommended for everyones foot health. A good source of information on barefoot health is Dr. Emily Splichal you can find on youtube. She however says that bunions are progressive and can't be changed, so I don't know who is right on this topic. The culprit with bunions seems to be a mix of genetics, tight shoes causing foot instability that eventually cause the bunion to form in order to stabilize the foot.

Sounds like you need custom built footwear, good luck

@@KBergs I take your point but honestly, I wear shoes so infrequently, I can just put them in “whatever” for the few hours each week. Barefoot shoes are still better than “conventional”. Appreciate the thought, though.

I have trouble finding wide enough zero -shoes as well. Even the extra-wide fit is too narrow. Not found one wide enough yet, Altras are supposed to be very wide but the $$$! Crocs are wide but have an 8mm drop.

@@dannydarkense5500 👍 My two “best” so far are Bearfoot Ursus. I got the 16, which fits but not really my style and Lems Primal Zen (just arrived a few days ago) To date, this is my favorite shoe. By all (internal and external) reports it’s Lems widest (even a touch wider than their Primal 2) and their longest 15=30.8cm rather than 30.3. Can’t say it would be wide enough for you, but I’m happy!

Check out the brand Kizik. They got shoes in a sz 15 4E

It probably depends on the type of work. If you need something heavy duty and protective like steel toed boots, I'm not sure how much you can do to change that

I have joint pain, and I find the lighter weight is really helpful. Although I do suggest socks that have arch support and cushion when standing for long amounts of time and you feel you need support. I've worn trail socks by Injinji which are great (only ship in USA unfortunately for me), and I've also worn a few different compression toe socks, as for my chronic illness, compression was recommended by a nurse and my physiotherapist. Also something to note is that regular insoles often won't fit in barefoot shoes, so if you do want some extra cushion or support, it has to be either in the sock, or by getting a larger piece of foam and cutting it to size, which is a bit more work. I have a pair of boots from Xero Shoes (Denver) that has an insulating insole, and I find it to be quite comfortable even though it's not as thick, but really does add warmth, so they're more of a winter boot.

The number one thing is to get a strong tripod shape to your foot. You will probably have to try several pairs to figure out what brands allow your toes to splay completely. I would also recommend wearing only toe socks such as Injinji. Regular socks pull your toes together.

@@nsiebenmor I have a pretty good separation of my big toe to my little toes, I always wore wide or a size over size for that reason, but yes socks are the issue, they are always so tight.

@@jacobe1942 The only issue with toe socks is the extra width they create and finding shoes to accomodate this. Right now I'm wearing the Lems Primal Zens, but still had to upsize them to get enough width. My primary shoes though are not shoes, they're Bedrock Cairn sandals. Its the only way I can allow my toes to freely splay as much as possible. Good luck on your foot journey

@@nsiebenmor thank you,

It’s not possible to wear silicone spacers with five finger shoes. But the cool thing about Vibrams is that they provide much of the toe separation benefit that one gets from silicone spacers anyway…. So you get the best of both with the Vibrams.

Rich Cooper - have you looked at Lems? Specifically I’m thinking their Primal Zen. It’s a bit thicker in the sole than typical barefoot styles but still zero drop, wide (by most people’s standards 😂) and pretty flexible. I have a pair inbound. I doubt they’ll be as wide as my foot but my feet are abnormally large, by shoe company standards. Then again, they’re “proportional as I’m 6’6”, so…😂 Good luck!

So… my Primal Zens arrived today. They fit!!! Just enough more room than the Chillums and they are so comfortable!! Lightweight and reasonably flexible, zero drop and, imo, they look good too. Primal Zen is a winner in my book.

I did that one time and I burnt the hell out of the bottom of my toes.

Frfr actually unshod is better

@@nabranestwistypuzzler7019 unfortunately a lot of lifestyles don't allow you to go barefoot! I need to wear shoes at my job for instance. And I live in a place where it's too cold to be practical for 7 months of the year, and of those months probably 3-4 of them it would actually be cold enough to be dangerous (walking on snow/ice/sidewalk salt)

@@harmonicaveronica Well yeah obviously when you go to work, you have to wear your work clothes, and it includes shoes, but then you’re done with work, and you take off the clothes, so you don’t need shoes when you’re not at work. As for winter, that’s just wearing shoes and gloves in general plus bundling up in general, and obviously it’s much better to wear regular shoes like the ones in the video instead of narrow toe box heel raised messed up foot braces. Also, your body has this thing called temperature regulation and you can get it back by doing cold training (but don’t overtrain & get hypothetical.frostbite). I got used to it being chilly last fall, the chilly dew felt nice, but one morning in November, the grass was frosty, and it still felt fine to stand on for a but. If it gets too cold, I go inside, and if I’m going somewhere, I bring a towel/warmer clothes, dry off, and put the warmer clothes on if I’m running out of feeling at freezing temperatures or below. Then, we had a coating of snow, it felt fine, we had real snow, I walked through it, and it was nice. Then I played in the snow for 10 min in only shorts (no shirt either). I felt like I would get too cold if I did it for more time bc I had like no feeling left in my extremities, so I went inside and it was fine. Ice is fun/nice to walk/slide on. It’s just frozen water and you stand on top of it, plus only the bottom of your feet touch it Road salt can grt annoying/irritating especially with soft skin, and it can also fuck your skin up maybe even chemically and not just physically, so maybe I’ll wear sandals there or my Vibrams if I need shoes for the cold bc I’m outside for a while, and wool Vibram socks/insulated Vibrams or just wide toe box thin soled Snow boots if need be It’s not like liquid nitrogen . You can make contact without dying, and you can get used to it for a while. Think about all the times you’ve picked up/held/touched ice/snow in your hands without gloves on. And feet get better at it bc they’re on the ground & stronger. They’re just behind at first from always wearing shoes, but you can get past that in the fall when it’s not cold out yet and it’s just cool, and then it’s chilly and you adjust both hands/feet to it

Doesn't work so well in snow, and in areas with lots of litter or natural dangers. Glass, sharp rocks, thorns, bees, illness carrying insects, dog poo, and most painfully barnacles and jellyfish, are very dangerous, and I had to stop going barefoot even when swimming. So a foot shaped shoe is the next best thing. I even find my Vibram Fivefingers to be much better for ice as they have good grip and enough insulation that my feet don't turn purple (I think I have Reynaud's but need to get tested, as I'm really sensitive to cold and often have my feet go numb even inside). I've stepped on enough animals and glass to know barefoot isn't practical where I am. However, I'm still stuck on what to do when the roads are covered in slush and every barefoot shoe I've tried gets soaked and causes my feet to go numb. I've been looking into maybe trying Jikatabi, rubber Japanese boots with a separate big toe, as they seem to have a lot of things in common with those socks.