Shoes HKOutdooradventure


1	Brand	Model	Rubber	Lugs	Grip	Availability	Price range	Weight	Cons	Reviews	Size US	Comments

2	Five Ten	Access Mesh	Stealth S1	Approach	10	Discontinued	700-900	350			8.5	Best shoe ever for our adventures. Outsole ungluing not considered
3	Five Ten	Access Knit	Stealth Phantom	Approach	10	Discontinued	700-900	340	Worse fastening		8	Surprisingly more durable than expected. Ungluing wise and upper
4	Five Ten	Eddy Pro	Stealth S1	Approach	10	Discontinued	600-800	214	Minimalist
5	Five Ten	Five Tennies	Stealth S1	Approach	10	Available online	500-1000	325	Leather upper		7.5-8	Semidotted lugs work good on rocks. If narrow feet you can go -0.5 or -1, if wide true size or even +0.5
6	Five Ten	Trailcross LT	Stealth Phantom	SemiApproach	9.5	Available online	800-1000	390.2	MTB/hike shoe	https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Ciz-cWxwpv4J:https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/reviews/biking/mountain-bike-flat-shoes/five-ten-trailcross-lt+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=hk	7.5-8?	MTB shoe. Not ideal climbing. Sizing, a few people true size, most 1/2 smaller for better fit
7	Adidas	Terrex Hydro	Stealth S1	Approach	10	Available online	1200	580	Boot - Heavy
8	Adidas	Terrex Voyager DLX	Stealth C1?	4mm	7	Available online	400-800		Not specially grippy			It says Steatlh but it is the less grippy one, same as old Terrex CC Voyager Aqua
9	Vasque	Grand Traverse	Vibram idrogrip + megagrip	SemiApproach	8	Available online	800-1100	350	Not so good on slabs	https://www.switchbacktravel.com/reviews/vasque-grand-traverse	8.5	Good when using climbing toe zone, edging. Not as flexible and grippy in angled walls
10	La Sportiva	Tx Guide	Vibram idrogrip + megagrip	SemiApproach		Available online	1000-1200	350			8.5-9	Quite narrow. You could go up half or even full size bigger
11	La Sportiva	Boulder X	Vibram idrogrip	Approach		Available online	800-1000	450	Heavyish
12	Bestard	Aqua Pro	Vibram idrogrip	Approach	10	Available online	1400-1800	440	Heavyish
13	Bestard	Wildwater Pro	Vibram idrogrip	Approach	10	Available online	1800	540	Boot - Heavy
14	Evolv	Cruzer/Zender (?)	Own, very good	Approach	9	RC Outfitters	600-800	312.4	Stiff, little cushioning			The best option nowadays if you want to try them on in a HK shop
15	Black Diamond	Technician	Own, good (BlackLabel-Mountain)	Approach	7.5	Available online	1000	280	Very early outsole damage		8.5	Most technical approach shoe of them. Still not specially grippy, as per Derek
16	Black Diamond	Mission	Own, good (BlackLabel-Mountain)	Approach		ProTrek	1200	310		https://www.switchbacktravel.com/reviews/black-diamond-mission-lt	8.5	Black diamond has different rubbers, the BlackLabel Street should have worse grip than Mountain	https://youtu.be/EB1UZ4-Z1Wc	https://youtu.be/S_9P3HGnQWk
17	Black Diamond	Session/Circuit	Own, kinda good (BlackLabel street)	Approach		ProTrek	900-1100					Less technical, more daily casual usage	https://youtu.be/O1YDRbC47mk
18	Scarpa	Ribelle Run	Own, very good	4mm		Pending	1200-1400	250
19	VJ	MAXx	Own (butyl), very good	4mm		Blue Mountains	1400	250		https://www.roadtrailrun.com/2019/09/vj-shoes-maxx-review-best-grip-on-planet.html
20	New Balance	Summit	Own, medium good	4mm	7	Available online	700-900	244	Mid grip/soft upper		9
21	Topo	MTN Racer	Vibram Megagrip	5mm	7	Cam2 & others	800-1200	275	Early upper damage (<300km)		8	Wide spread lugs, not the best for climbing, but relatively grippy
22	Chamonix	King of streams?	Own, good	4mm	8.5	Chamonix	900-1100	375?	Unstable rocker, not good for climbing			Looks like Five Ten copied rubber, with worse lug pattern
23	Chamonix	New models	Own, good	4mm	8.5	Chamonix	900-1100	375?				New models look slightly better
24	Tao Bao	Crocks copy	Own, good	Approach*	8	Tao Bao	20-50	<200	Extra minimalist			Surprisingly OK grip for an extra cheap shoe. Several people we know using them regularly


1	From	https://www.mbr.co.uk/buyers_guide/five-ten-mountain-bike-shoes-369750	From	https://www.outdoors.org/articles/amc-outdoors/how-durable-are-your-hiking-boots-it-may-depend-on-what-manufacturers-never-tell-you
2	Stealth Mi6	52a durometer, Five Ten’s grippiest rubber, superior cushioning	20a	a rubber band
3	Stealth S1	64a durometer, Five Ten’s most versatile rubber (grip, cushioning, durability)	40a	pencil eraser
4	Stealth Phantom	65a durometer, essentially coloured version of S1	70a-80a	most shoe rubber
5	Stealth C4	76-80a durometer, typical skate shoe-style grip	85a	inline skate wheels
6	Stealth Marathon	n/a durometer, harder wearing less grippy rubber	100a	shopping cart wheels
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8	From	https://us.vibram.com/company/news-events/news-press/article-megagrip.html
9	Megagrip soft	65/70 a
10	Megagrip firm	75/80 a
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12	Idrogrip	73a?


1	Considering to buy backup light shoes instead of flip flops					grams
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3	Vivobarefoot Ultra 3 Adventure	599		Expensive		https://trailtopeak.com/2018/09/14/gear-review-vivobarefoot-ultra-3-camp-and-water-shoe/	Not good enough fit
4	NatureHike Wading Shoes	189	Straps up & back	Grip?	Decathlon
5	Adidas jawpaw 2	328	Stealth rubber	No lacing
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9	Flip flops					86