I use this sandal to hike the White Mountains of NH and Green Mountains of VT. I surprise many who see me on the trail to whom I extol its virtues--lightness, comfort, stability, and better friction on wet rock than most hiking boots. They even are less prone to holding dirt and pebbles than boots! This sandal is evolved from predecessor models for which I have received replacements from Teva (thank you!). On the first model, the sole split--problem solved in the replacement. On the second model, the strap separated from the sole at the glued interface--hopefully, the current model has fixed that. I also tried Chaco sandals, which didn't fit the sole of my foot and had much poorer traction on wet rock. I feel that the traction on wet surfaces may be slightly less good on this model than previous ones.
Overall I like the sandles. I have an old pair of Tevas +10 years and wore them always, I still do. These are the similar style, only sandle offered with buckle, not just velcro, which I love. I'd hate to velcro on and off, like the quick snap! The old pair were also less bulky, they had triangular plastic rings at junctions, which made sandle less bulky and cooler (tempwise). Although the new material dries faster, it shows dirt more and really wish they had the more open design of my old pair. I have a feeling the new sandles will look older faster due to dirt? we'll see. Overall you can't beat Tevas, a little pricey but they last forever!
Teva is a great brand. Having said that, Teva needs to offer Wide Sizes. I gave the Toachi 2 a 3 star rating because, although they felt great and seemed to be everything I needed in a sandal, it failed in the aspect that no wide sizes are available. I haven't seen a Teva with Wide Widths. Had to return them. :(
