Footware question

Hey guys.
I used to walk around my college campus barefoot a lot until the construction got really bad. After encountering a piece of glass and a piece of metal in the sole of my foot within a month of each other, I decided the campus was no longer safe for barefooting.
I cam across some interesting shoes on Dancewear.com awhile ago called Sandasols. I was wondering if anyone else had ever tried wearing them as regular shoes to prevent stepping on something with the ball of the foot.
Here's the link to the website I found them on for anyone who is curious what they are. http://www.dancewear.com/dancewear/product.asp?s%5Fid=0&dept%5Fid=2210&pf%5Fid=PAOHIDJELCHIHFOK&&
It's starting to warm up here in Tennessee so I'm thinking about breaking them out for tomorrow.
Have a good day everyone!

 

Hmm... honestly they don't look like they would really protect your foot. They only cover the ball of the foot, which is by far the least vulnerable. I would try to keep it bare if you can, since your feet will only continue to toughen up. Personally I can step gingerly over broken glass with no damage, but it's almost always avoidable. Just watch where your goin!

 

The two cases I mentioned were in the ball of my foot, which is usually the part I put the most pressure on when I walk barefoot. Other than that though, yeah, you're right, it's very minimalistic protection. The first pair I had I ordered the wrong size based on what a friend told me who had a pair rather than the website. They seemed to wear out real fast. I'm hoping the pair I have now will last a lot longer.

 

Come on, dude. I agree with karuberutsu. Those things are not going to protect your feet, you're just fooling yourself. If you really want to be a barefooter, you need to just watch where you walk until your feet toughen up. And they're never going to toughen up if you keep the bottoms covered. You might as well wear shoes.

 

I'm a dance instructor and those are the worst pieces of footwear to dance in let alone walk in. The wear out fast and they don't really protect your foot at all. Even the piece that goes on the ball of your feet are really thin and any piece of glass that is going to enter your foot will go right through that piece of LEATHER!

 

Like dancerannie said those are not good enough to wear regularly they are for lyrical and designed so you can do turns without sticking to the floor.Just get a pair of burks.love n lite.Randy

 

I don't know, I had pretty good success with the first pair except for durability. They started to wear out in about two months, but I was putting two to three miles a day on them walking on pavement from home to school and work.
I would have liked to keep my feet completely bare, but with the construction, going from two injuries in a year to two injuries in a month in the same area on campus was very discouraging. Hopefully, the construction will be finished relatively soon, but I think I will probably have graduated by then.
Anyway, thanks for the input guys, was mostly curious what folks thought. Maybe I'm the oddball that's had an acceptable experience. I'm curious to see how well a pair that's the right size will hold up. Take care everyone, and stay away from construction sites

 

I'd keep barefooting it and just watch where I'm going, rather than buy dance shoes that will wear out in no time and offer no protection anyways, besides psychologically...which is bad because you won't be as careful if you think you're safe.

 

RockinRob2258, TrippinBTM is right on point. Bare feet are no more risky for injuries than wearing that type of dance footwear outside. And as DancerAnnie pointed out, it's basically worthless even for dancing. Do you really think those things on your feet would have kept you from being injured by that piece of glass or that piece of metal? If you want total protection, wear steel-toed boots. If you want to be a barefooter, go barefoot. There's really no in-between. By just going barefoot, you'll naturally learn to be careful where you step, and your feet will gradually get tougher and tougher, more and more resistant to possible "hazards" on the ground.