OPINION: Are these good stalking shoes?

[krink]

I love my 5 fingers.  I wear them everywhere.  I do not how ever wear them hunting.  I think the shoes shouldn't make as much of a difference in stalk sound as does foot placement and slow moving.  I am a firm believer in strategy and honing personal skills before buying a product to try to fix it.

[ChuckC]

one time pulling your foot outta one of them with a cactus thorn still thru it, and your foot and you may change your mind.  Up north with no cactus, sure, try it.
ChuckC

[csimpson]

I've got a pair of 5 Fingers, they are like wearing mocasins.  You may need to change how you walk.  Balls of feet touching ground first instead of heels as with most shoes.  And as stated before your calves will be screaming if your not used to walking that way.

[kawika b]

From one who used to be a halfway avid runner... Vibram stinks to high hell after a while... a good cleaning in a vinegar/soap-water solution can help get the funk out.

[tradtusker]

I guided a guy here in Australia last year that had these shoes. He had blisters so bad after the first day he did not wear them again,    

[ordcorpdw]

They are typically used for free running and cross fit workouts. both the vibram and fila brands are relatively thin.   If your used to full arch support and comfy insoles these would be difficult on your feet for anything longer than a short stalk. Running in them takes some getting used to. never thought about using mine for a hunt, mind you I have never stalked a deer on foot. Out here in AZ you'd get a jumping cactus in the foot for sure.

[Sharpend60]

Just remember...

It's the guy in the shoes, not the shoes.

[canopyboy]

That said, a pair of thin-soled shoes of any type (I like indoor soccer shoes until the weather gets too cold) really put you more in touch with the ground.  As the leaves fall and start to cover the noisy stuff on the ground, you can feel the twig you couldn't see before you put your weight on it.

[canopyboy]

Whoops, doubled up.

[KentuckyTJ]

I couldn't wear them. It's been raining so much here my toes are webbed now.

[reddogge]

Saw a girl wearing these things in the store and it hurt MY feet to look at her.

Even if the greatest stalking shoe in the world I wouldn't be seen dead in them.

[fireball31]

I've been wearing them for over a year.  I've run up to 15.5 miles in a pair.  Start out nice and slow.  The fila's will fall apart fast.  The vibrams are much better built. Start out slow and the muscles and tendons will strengthen up. They feel a lot like Mocossins.

[landman]

Take a shot at it and let us know what happens.....

[texbow2]

Alot of folks the Crossfit gym I work out wear these and love them. They say it takes about a month of walking in them to get used to them before you should run in them. I'd like to try them or one of the other minimalist shoes but way too many snakes and thorns where I hunt.

[PaddyMac]

Here are my sneaky shoes before I swap out out the strings and Magic Marker the soles.

[img=http://www.selectism.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/converse-allstar-hightops-sneakers-3.jpg]

Except ... they're just really short skis on cheat grass. Very slippery at times. The best I had were a pair of Nike light hiking boots that were as light and sensitive as the All Stars but with an ankle break in the lacing and knobby sole. I finally buried them, after a brief and solemn ceremony, when they were more Shoe Goo than shoe.

[PaddyMac]

Sorry, let me try that again:

[PrarrieDog]

I wondered about wrestling shoes. light and afordable

[Steertalker]

The Vibram 5-fingers are excellent back-up stalking shoes.  You must work up to wearing.  Do not expect to go cold turkey and wear them hunting all day long.  I use mine for elk hunting in Colorado; where my hiking shoes to cover ground and find elk; where the 5-fingers for close in stalking and crossing rivers and streams.

Brett

[nightowl1]

I agree with steertalker. Work into them.

Very comfortable if you ask me.

[joekeith]

I've had some for a couple of years.  Like 'em.  Have worn 'em huntin' and they work good.