A grand day

[Highlander31]

...I do like the FiveFingers--they are comfortable and I can feel my feet getting stronger as I wear them. The next best thing to being barefoot!

I looked into those last year for walking the cliff trails here. It looks like my size 15 feet are right at the limit of their sizes. You are the first person I could actually ask about their fit and comfort. Is their sizing right on, or do they a have tendency to run either larger or smaller than stated size?

[Kid Cossack]

I looked into those last year for walking the cliff trails here. It looks like my size 15 feet are right at the limit of their sizes. You are the first person I could actually ask about their fit and comfort. Is their sizing right on, or do they a have tendency to run either larger or smaller than stated size?

At this remove, I'm not even quite sure if I remember. I went in to a local outfitter's and was fitted for them. While the Vibrams themselves have held up wonderfully, the applique with the sizing information has gone the way of all flesh. If I rightly recollect, the first pair I tried on were a proper fit.

There is an adjustment period, and they get more comfortable as time goes by and your feet get stronger. I'm an enthusiast. I do think, however, that they're better to try on in a store. Here's a link to VA based retailers (from the Vibram website):

http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/pro...r.cfm?state=va

I think of the VFFs as modern ghillies, in a sense.