Teva Terra Fi 5 Universal Sandals - Madang Blue

I wear this sandal throughout the summer and found ît to be especially good when I'm PaddleBoarding. These sandals allow me to easily walk over small jagged rocks and shells in the launch area with stability and protection. The sure-footed nature of the sandals makes carrying my board over rough terrain a non-issue.The sandal is high quality and very well made. I replaced an old pair of Teva sandals and the new ones are so much better constructed.One small criticism is that the sandals take long to dry after they get immersed in water. That being said I would buy these again in a heartbeat. Yup, there that good!

I bought these water sandals for our trip to Costa Rica with the idea they would handle all the terrain I would encounter. They were comfortable on the airplane and the hike around the airport. Once we arrived at the beach resort I tested them on gravel and in sand which they did good. Getting sand trapped between the feet and soles is annoying but it rinses out easily. I then decided to go up the next level with a hike in a river to get to a waterfall. This is where it started to go bad. On dry boulders the sandals perform well. Wet boulders and you are gambling with your life. Wet mossy covered rock and you will slip almost every step. At this point I should have quit while I was ahead. I decided to give them another shot at testing their traction limits. I went ... MoreI bought these water sandals for our trip to Costa Rica with the idea they would handle all the terrain I would encounter. They were comfortable on the airplane and the hike around the airport. Once we arrived at the beach resort I tested them on gravel and in sand which they did good. Getting sand trapped between the feet and soles is annoying but it rinses out easily. I then decided to go up the next level with a hike in a river to get to a waterfall. This is where it started to go bad. On dry boulders the sandals perform well. Wet boulders and you are gambling with your life. Wet mossy covered rock and you will slip almost every step. At this point I should have quit while I was ahead. I decided to give them another shot at testing their traction limits. I went out on a flat rock formation with both dry and wet spot locations. They did good on the dry spots. Not so well on the wet spots. My warning to anyone considering buying these is you just want sporty looking sandals go ahead and buy them. If you actually plan on wearing them for a wet rocky excursion “tread carefully”. I wish I could return them but I don’t think you can once you wear them.

I love everything about this sandal except the lip that goes up in the back. I wore these for a day hiking. Several times a piece of debris got into my sandal, under my foot. With an ordinary sandal, you can tip your toe in air and knock heel on ground and debris will exit, but not with these due to the heel lip. I had to instead lean on someone and take the sandal off. This was a dealbreaker.Please get rid of that heal lip. Or have a model same as this without it. The lip on the Hurricane XLT2 is fine but I want an extreme hiker and I want the protection strips under all three straps like this model has.