I usually just replace my Birkenstock sandals when each pair wears out after a few years. Been doing that for ages now, and it’s time for a new pair once again.

I was wondering what other alternatives there are – perhaps more technical / different stylee – that the hive prefers days?

Or is it still best to stick with the old Birkies?

Cheers!

More technical alternative: I’ve got some Keen sandals which I won for catching a frisbee. Clearwater CNX.

comfy, light, and great for messing about in water.

Nothing like a Birkenstock, though.

Which Birkenstock model?

The Bilbao looks a good alternative to the traditional models

anything that exposes old/middle aged mens’s feet and manky toenails to the general populace should not be worn….at any cost!

If you’ve given up on life completely why not try Crocs? 🙂

El Naturalista?

http://www.elnaturalista.com/en/man

If you’ve given up on life completely why not try Crocs?

Burn him – burn him with fire!

Rachel

What else would you burn him with? Bananas?

I imagine your rapier like wit can inflict quite the sick burn, Cougar. 8)

Ice.

OP – Crocs are the only alternative for people who have no shame about what goes on their feet.

I bought some reef flip flops recently (for round the house) they have a decent beer bottle opener in the sole, very useful when having a bbq.

they have a decent beer bottle opener in the sole, very useful when having a bbq.

Mmmm. Dog shit/mud all round the top of your bottle! Delicious!

What else would you burn him with? Bananas?

Well, acid I suppose.

On topic, I was thinking of getting some Birkenstocks, but Rockape63’s comment has reminded me of the error in that line of thinking.

Ah, the familiar Birkenstench of Stinkenstocks. It must be summer already.

allthegear – Member

If you’ve given up on life completely why not try Crocs?

Burn him – burn him with fire!

Rachel [/quote]

😆 @ Rachel.

Crocs is very comfortable coz all me mates in the far east wear them. 😀

Ah, the familiar Birkenstench of Stinkenstocks. It must be summer already.

Really? I find they smell much less than other sandals.

What else would you burn him with?

Cutting remarks.

Ah, the familiar Birkenstench of Stinkenstocks. It must be summer already.

Really? I find they smell much less than other sandals.

I find Mrs W’s Stinkenstocks kick up a lot worse than my modest Clarks sandals. Maybe its her feet. 😀

I love the Birkenstench. A charm all of its own.

Birks when it’s dry, Crocs for trolling around a campsite in the wet or driving home after a muddy bike ride.

I burnt myself on the frying pan taking it out of the oven so perhaps it’s karma for my crocs jibe. Better that than acid

Sun? For the burning.

Birks when it’s dry, Crocs for trolling around a campsite in the wet or driving home after a muddy bike ride.

Definitely don’t favour crocs in the wet campsite stakes. Once had the worst stomach bug so attempted escape from tent/torture pod at 3am and executed a straight-legged walk-run to the toilet/shower blocks in vain struggle to ‘beat the shit’ to the finish line.

I was defeated entirely by the ****** Crocs. I skated on one leg for all of a millisecond then fell flat on my back and shat self. My headtorch shone straight upwards at The Laughing Gods.

In the long grass. In the mud. On a slight slope. At 3am. Not the best of times.

Why do Crocs have little holes in them?

To let the last of your dignity drain out.

If you wear Birkenstock with leather lining your feet will sweat like your backside (in a hot weather – good for Europe not for tropical jungle).

That happened to me when I wore my Keen (the leather ones) in 30C weather in tropical climate. I should have bought Keen Clearwater CNX instead as they are much suitable. My leather Keen became the favourite for the local dogs too as they chewed mine up because of the leather smell, so I had to get the local cobbler to stitch them up.

My friends wear Crocs for two reasons. They wear them loosely and secondly it is much cooling than leather plus the fact that it drys quick or at least it does not stink when they get wet.

Crocs only work with socks.
Sweaty feet in crocs are so slippery you will die.

zippykona – Member
Crocs only work with socks.
Sweaty feet in crocs are so slippery you will die.

You wear socks with sandals? 😯 😆

Crocs for the win. With socks for the middle aged win.

The obvious suggestion is a pair of the original ‘technical’ or sport sandal, Teva. I’ve got a pair I bought in LA in ’94, still going strong, although they don’t get year-round wear here in the UK… 😉
https://www.teva.co.uk/1001473.html?dwvar_1001473_color=GBGY#icid=CTA_men_active0416&start=3&cgid=men-sandals-active
They really haven’t changed much, but then, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Been around since ’84, apparently.