Looking for - lightweight stuffable footwear

[8mph]

Coincidentally I've been looking for size 10.5 mesh / barefoot trainers to tour with. I had a pair of Inov8 bare-x 180 trainers (180g) which lasted for two tours and could be stuffed into the side pocket of a pannier. Im not able to find the same so I'm looking at barefoot style water shoes on Amazon.

I quite like the combo of mesh shoes and thin synthetic socks for warm, rainy conditions. The socks can be wrung out, rinsed and dried easily and the shoes dry out as you ride.

 

[gizmo1994]

We use these beach shoes from decathlon when we go camping. I'm a size 45 and these are fine around the campsite and sometimes into town too. The fold flat and stuff down the side of one of the bags. https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/aquashoes-for-adults-aquashoes-100-grey/102440/c3m8330684

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Merrell barefoot range. Some are 130g per shoe and i find great for tours.

 

[YMFB]

I bought a pair of hobibears, they seem to fit my needs. Thanks for all the contributions

 

[Exlaser2]

Surely sandals with socks, is your only choice. 😂😀

 

[Reynard]

Rubber sliders/crocs are quite popular amongst tourists. They can be hung/mounted outside the pannier and are great for showering and evening wear. Being waterproof, there’s no concern with them being out of the pannier.

Practical as they are, crocs aren't exactly the most elegant of footwear, but then again, I'm currently wearing a pair of sparkly Hello Kitty ones. In my defence, they *are* my slippers.

FWIW, I keep a pair of beach shoes in the car as emergency footwear.

 

[Oldhippy]

Having seen this thread I looked at 'five finger/toe walking boot/shoes and they look great for walking and riding my bike. I may invest at some point.

 

[presta]

I used a pair of Marks & Sparks espadrilles that I'd bought back in the 1980s. They were compact and ideal for the job, but when I ripped one on the boardwalk in the garden at Tanners Hatch hostel I couldn't find any replacements that weren't twice the size, so I carried on using the torn ones. Unless I was cold I used to go barefoot in the evening anyway, much to the dismay of the hostel staff.