I tried them and they are awesome. Better than surf booties from other brands.

I would un-ashamabley pimp the store that sold them if I knew one.

I had a friend who lent me some.

40 bucks on ebay from China

99 bucks from Sydney

condoms for your feet " giving protection whilst still retaining incredible feel"

Seriously tho will they handle walking on a spikey coral reef?

$180.00 lot of money for foot condoms

Globe Trekker in Brisbane is about the same price as the web site.

I can't help thinking that these things are the new Power Balance.

They are outrageously expensive. They make all sorts of dodgey claims. You can't try them out anywhere. Certain parts of the design are all wrong for the claimed purpose (ie. a low ankle booties close snugly around the ankle to keep the sand and shells out and you can tuck the leg of the wettie in to avoid flushin.)

I would love to try them out but I can't help feeling I am being scammed.

dusta said...

tatkins said...

$180.00 lot of money for foot condoms

Globe Trekker in Brisbane is about the same price as the web site.

i picked up some authentic ones from the silk markets in beijing for $5 AUD :)

should have bought 100!... where's ya entreprenurial spirit?

SlicerDicer said...

BE WARNED!! wear them fulltime you can never go back to another type of shoe...I have been wearing these fulltime for a year now.

That's fantastic but I'm not sure I could get them past the bouncer down at the local...

Surfer62 said...

$39 on ebay and free delivery, merry xmas

there is counterfeit ones out there something fierce be careful :/ vibram soles last eternity fake ones do not

SlicerDicer said...
..... If you have any questions I will be glad to answer from a non biased point of view. Other than I refuse to wear anything but them now.
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Which model do you wear for kiteboarding? I want something that comes up to at least the top of my foot and does not let sand and shells get in.

They say on the web site they need to fit properly. How do you choose your size? By measurement I am a size 10 but I wear US size 12. My left foot is a half size smaller than my right (most people have odd sized feet.) Your photo looks like there is a lot of slack in the heel.

Can you exchange if the size is not right?

My experience of split toe booties is that the toe seams give out with the pushing and pulling exerted by the foot straps and my foot getting rammed into the toes. How to the 5-fingers stand up to the strain? Similarly once my foot gets pushed down suction keeps the heel bagged up (similar to your photo).

I am guessing you have had no warranty claims. Is that right? Do you have a feel for the service they offer? (I have bought stuff on ebay and they send new things without wanting the old stuff sent back.)

They're not designed for that purpose Sir. I work in Public Service yet wear Steel Toed Blundstones...

I Imagine you could go into one of the stores listed as a supplier on the website, go into said store, feign genuine interest in the shoes, get them sized up, say you're going to get the funds from an ATM then go buy the same size on eBay...
I don't fit perfectly into my pair, but they are that comfortable that it really doesnt matter.

Sounds like a great product for a shop to stock. Lucky people don't do the same with kite gear or we wouldn't have any shops

hey slicer dicer which model do you use? I am thinking of getting the KSO

Has anyone bought them from ebay in china?
Are they genuine?

This are actually made and designed in Italy (the five fingers name is called so because in italian the word for fingers is the same as toes).
China did actually have a faux site that routed funds through the Agricultural Bank of China for the shoes.
You can purchase them for around $90+ postage from Newcastle on eBay. I have the KSO and they're still going strong.
If anyone in WA would like to see them or see how they work PM me and ill show ya at pinnas or Citys.

the crabs are harmless in the estuary, you should try dealing with a cobbler sting on your ass crack! now that doesnt tickle

looked into it and apparently almost every five fingers you can get on line are copies. no idea if they are as good as the genuine ones but they dont allow anyone to sell online. even the $99 ones from sydney are fake. unless the retailer is listed on the website as a distributor (and they only sell them in shops not on line) then they are fakes.

If you are keen for fakes then you may as well get the cheapest ones form china rather than pay twice the price for fakes from australia.

The KSO are poor surf shoes if you have to walk across a sandy beach or through a shore break.

They don't seal snugly around your ankle and sand splashes into them. The heel cups around your foot so you can't easily rinse the sand out.

The soles are fairly thick and stiff with articulation points under your toes. I can feel a bit of an edge under my big toe joint where the flex point merges into the harder part under the ball of the foot. It's not uncomfortable, just noticable.

The stability on the foot is pretty good and grip is fine (so far. I have only kited in them on a strapped twint tip)

Because of the sand splashing I would rate them 3-4 out of 10 (being generous) as a surfshoe. I rank my Neil Pryde low ankle booties an 8.

The Flow look like a better model for surfing. Even those ones look a bit dodgey. You really need a little height in the ankle and a draw string bungy to close them snug around your ankle.

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