Teva Men's Kimtah Sandal

I was delighted with These Teva's as compared to the leather fishermen's sandals I have owned. Much lighter, much more comfortable. They look like shoes in the photo here on Amazon, but when you wear them, they look like sandals. Those are not black stripes on the side, but openings.A special feature is the way of taking them on or off. It looks like they lace, but the lace is permanent and needs no tying. On the top is a small mechanical release. It is plastic, but very durable and cannot easily be broken. So, no tying of laces, no pulling straps, no tucking away of anything. Now, will they hold up? Time will tell and I will update this if they fail early, but I believe that they will remain durable and comfortable.One more point: I would not wear socks with sandals and think it would look ugly, but some people do. These size 9 men's Teva's; my normal size, however, are not sized for socks and would probably be overly snug if you try.

I now have two pairs of Teva Boots (Kimtah Leather, Gannet Suede), and Tanza water proof sandals and they are all I've been wearing since I got them. I ordered these for better protection when getting out of a boat in shallow water in rivers and the Everglades, but haven't used them yet except for around the house. The soles all have the nice curvature that makes walking easier, and are very good at being non-skid, something my other boots and shoes aren't so good at.Based on other reviews I ordered a size larger in everything except the open toe Tanza sandals. My usual size is 9.5 so I ordered a 10 in all of the closed toe shoes and they have been just fine, and the Tanzas were fine in 9.5. For this particular review I listed their fit as "somewhat small" because they run smaller than normal, though, by now, that is what I expect.

I had never thought about buying a pair of these type of water shoes before, but now I'm glad I did. On a recent camping trip to New Zealand, I discovered these excellent uses:1) Crossing rivers without soaking your boots and without losing your slides (I don't really like sandals on dudes, so I don't wear them often).2) Cave exploration where you need sturdy shoes, but may step in deep puddles.3) Exploring coastal areas where rock clambering may take place.4) Showering in public showers (admittedly, could use slides for this; in my case, wanted to keep the slides dry for "around the van".The shoes are meant to flatten in the back so that they can be used like slides when necessary. This is extremely convenient. Mine are fine to wear barefoot when they are dry or freshly wet. When moist, they start to bother my ankles in the back, but by flattening the backs, I can continue to wear them.They are comfortable for normal all-day wear with socks, and look okay with grey socks (since the shoes are grey). When I needed them in a glow worm cave for an extended time, I wore my socks, even though I knew they'd get wet. Very comfortable this way.Love these shoes for the right purpose. It's just too bad that shoes take up so much room in luggage, but for a big exploration trip, they're worth buying and worth dragging along. I got mine for a bargain; but had I paid full price, I might give them just a four star rating.Size 13 fits as expected.

WORST shoes ever. I bought this for my trip to SouthEast Asia. Finally got to wear these in Phuket and Phi Phi area. I ended up throwing them away because the shoes were just too horrible to wear. The damn backside in the heels part kept digging into my foot so I ended up getting blisters and couldn't even walk properly with these shoes on. I had no choice but to throw these out (such a waste of money) and just buy some sandals from local stores. I've read some reviews by others saying the heels part were a problem but I was hoping to make it work by strapping it tightly. Nope. That didn't do the trick either. After a while, I put bandaids on my heel to hopefully decrease the pain. That didn't work either so I finally made the decision to throw these out because I didn't see the point of carrying around shoes in my bag for something I couldn't even wear. Beware! These shoes SUCKED

I waited till I had a chance to really test these out before I wrote a review, so here we go. I'm a professional photographer that covers music festival's packing my camera equipment around for 12 + hours a day for 4 to 3 days at most festivals, I bought these because this summer my feet were killing me and sweating to death, so I thought I would give these shoes a try and boy I'm glad I did! I've covered 10 festivals since I bought these in July and they saved my feet, legs and back, cool, super comfortable and still look almost brand new. They're so comfortable I even worn them to work weekly during this time. I'm also a canoe fisherman who runs whitewater and plan to put them to the test here too, I will update after I've made a few runs! Super pleased with this purchase and will order another pair when (if) these wear out.

I have owned 2 pairs of the "Dozer" style and this is my first Kimtah. In comparison, this sandal is not as bulky looking, which is an asset when you are off the trail and on the strip! Pretty comfortable, with a softer feel to the sole than the Dozer.The Dozer had a velcro strap, whereas the Kimtah has a toggle cord, which I hope lasts. It takes a bit more time to put on, because of this cord (which needs releasing and then re-tensioning after fitting) and I find that I need two hands to put the sandal on. Sure, I have 2 hands, but this could be an issue in some hiking situations, where you might steady yourself with one hand and pull the sandal on with the other.It is not as "open" as the Dozer, but that has some advantages and it still breathes well.I have to pay over $100 for this in Australia, so I feel I can be a bit more demanding !I might report back in a few months