Well we'd better stop eating if we ever get a stomach upset.
Or stop driving after any fender bender or road accident.
Or stop straight shaving if we ever got nicked while stropping/honing.
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Well we'd better stop eating if we ever get a stomach upset.
Or stop driving after any fender bender or road accident.
Or stop straight shaving if we ever got nicked while stropping/honing.
I broke my spine in motorcycle accident 12 yrs ago, had major spinal reconstruction surgery and basically I was in and out of hospital for a long time. First thing I did when given the word from the surgeon - straight out and bought a new motorcycle and I have ridden thousands of miles since.Quote:
Originally Posted by ofelas
But I still won't go bare foot when there is glass about, or in the park where there are discarded syringes.
Not a very thought out statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by ofelas
If you cut your foot badly while playing or running around barefoot you could just put shoes on and then go back out and play and run around. People try to compare things that don't have any relation way too often to prove a point.
I don't think we need statements evaluating the thoughtfulness or -lessness of another's replies. one may either accept it or not. offering a counterpoint is sufficient as we are each able to evaluate for ourselves what is said.
If anyone has any other interesting bare foot blogs or links that'd be awesome. There is some advice for starting out in the one I provided.
It looks like the Bfers are not unlike us; believing their niche movement offers solutions better than what the mass market advertisers push.
It is interesting; I feel. Is this just a reaction to increasing demands of materialism, conformity, technology, or is it really (potentially) a better and healthier way to live?
And, not unlike us, there are avenues for consumerism: what with the specialized 5 fingers(even for indoors) minimalist shoes and probably more. Which is not exactly full time bare footing but that might require a full on lifestyle change that most of us might find financially difficult. OSHA wont let me do my job bare foot
Probably the key word there is conformity.Quote:
Originally Posted by kevint
In the twenties when my father went to school, the kids that couldn't afford shoes were sometimes issued with boots from one of the charities.
Obviously in those days they weren't enlightened enough to see the wonderful benefits of walking around barefoot. Or maybe they were just ashamed to be singled out as dirt poor.
perhaps only the theosophist were so enlightened: The Barefoot League
When I went to the west to camp with Wilderness Ventures (think NOLS, etc.) they wouldn't let you walk around barefoot because if you got a foot injury out there you're up the creek. Can't walk out, have to carry you out, which would suck for everybody involved. So you wore tevas when it wasn't boots. It kinda stuck with me. I won't really go around barefoot for several reasons. Some I mentioned earlier in this thread. But that one occured to me as well just now.
PS- I am wearing my new five fingers RIGHT NOW!! I am so excited I could pee my pants!
Congrats on your new bare feet shoes. Which ones did you get? What did I get?: 1 ea. of Cody Lundin's two books.
I agree being in remote wilderness is not the place to start training your feet for shodless activity. I see their position as being most related to legal, and customer service, more that a knowledgeable recognition of danger especially to the conditioned foot.
I looked at these earlier in the year after hearing someone extol their virtues on a radio programme.Quote:
Originally Posted by JB01
Snag is that in the UK they are £95-100, approx $150 US. How much are they in the US at the moment?
It seems UK prices are almost robbery.
Hi, they're about $60-$70 shipped per pair.Quote:
Originally Posted by welshwizard
I always walk around barefoot indoors, and do hill sprints & sparring barefoot as well, it really makes us move the way we were meant to.
As far as going barefoot outdoors - I don't wear beads, headbands or john lennon glasses, so aside from the negatives of a trash/disease laden environment, I'd be too embarassed to walk barefoot outdoors.
When I got my first pair of Five Fingers, it was tough to keep a straight face when folks saw them on me at first, but the pros far ouweighed the cons.
125usd for the kangaroo leather trail runners at the local high end outdoor adventure shop.
time to go break in the SPBs syringe:D or snake proof boots. These goks will get you just as many odd looks as 5fings I bet
I got mine at www.SummitHut.com. I paid $75 bucks for a pair of classics and about $12 for some toe socks. Shipping wasn't much, but I don't know if they ship overseas. Unfortunately the ones I bought were too small and I just sent them back for an exchange. :boohoo:Quote:
Originally Posted by welshwizard
PS-ewwwwwwwwwwwww. I just looked at their international shipping. They want almost as much as the shoes. Sorry.
You got a new pair of SPB's!!! I bought the classics.Quote:
Originally Posted by kevint
The only type of "manly" footwear are boots in my opinion. I wear boots to the office every day then barefoot after that, the shoes come off and it's barefoot time. If the asfault is hot or I'm going for a hike on rocky terrain, then the Vibram five-fingers work. We evolved for a couple of million years walking around barefoot, only for the last few thousand (after natural selection pressure s have disappeared) have we started to wear footwear, and only for the last 40 years or so have we worn these highly "scientific", support, control, and cushioned shoes. When confronted with the decision of 2 million years of evidence or 40 years, I'll go with 2 million.
hi phdjt. Welcome to the forum! I am happy to never worry if something is manly or not; since I am a man-whatever I do is by default manly:)Quote:
Originally Posted by phdjt
I was on the verge of having myself fitted for a pair of fives, and just then I reconsidered. They may feel more barefoot that any other shoes but would not help toughen my pads
Thanks for the nice welcome! I have been lurking for quite some time and am thankful to the SRP community for enabling me with the confidence and skill set to master something that has intrigued me since childhood, straight razor shaving.
This is a myth; something of an urban legend. I myself believed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by GastonD
Check here. Legal/Driving Barefoot/driving barefoot.
Scroll down. There is a letter/e-mail from someone "in the know" in Virginia, stating that driving barefoot is not illegal.
Don
I'm a sandals or hiking boots kind of guy depending mostly on the season, not the weather.
Indoors I frequently take my socks off when I remove my boots even while visiting.
The shoes come out only they have to.
Last week I experienced a barefoot injury. I was mowing the grass, and noticed a neighbor staring at me- never seen her before. It distracted me. I was giving my electric mower quite a work out after missing a few too many days so i was doing a lot of push forward, pull back and looking to see if she was still staring ... stepping back to mow another little section I jammed my toe on a rock. The whole thing turned purple and hurt as bad as a toothache that night. By morning it bothered me no more.
When barefoot one should no doubt pay attention to where the feets're landing and go a little slower.
That's kinda funny. Still, better than running over yer toesies with that mower.
Was she good lookin? It would have been worth it then.:)
You gotta get your mind right if you're gonna work barefoot, kevin. Them girls know exactly what they're doin'
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