Just so you know I’m judging everyone in this thread.
Vans.
My wife picks out my sneakers, I have literally no clue how to buy them
durability and comfort over time. all shoes feel bouncy and nifty when new.
honestly the ideal dad shoe appears to be a new balance cross trainer from my experience. nike, adidas, new balance, sketchers and other shoes in the last few years - nb and sketchers appear to hold up better and feel better after a few hundred miles. YMMV, I do have like, goblin feet.
Wide toe box, durable sole, low drop, and elastic or elastic band closure.
Spiders.
I do my own sneaking these days. No need to hire someone to do a job you can easily do yourself.
Low cost, high durability, comfort, lightweight, all black. Recommendations?
If I can find them I know they are a bad sneaker so I will avoid.
What, or who?
Comfort - wise I want long enough without being too big in every other direction. If I want to run in then, zero drop or close, not over constructed, comfortable out of the box. If I want to wear them for looks, it’s just Converse, always. I don’t need support and they fit fine and look ok.
Comfort, which to me usually means:
- good arch support
- women’s wide or men’s standard (theoretically the same thing)
- not a “stability” shoe (likely makes my supination worse)
I’m also a child who hates tying my shoes, so a style that’s intended to slip on and off is preferred, but I can switch to elastic laces instead.
Spiders and water. I don’t want to find them so I look for them.
Usually a foot, but also sometimes a balled up sock that’s gone missing. Spiders, if I’m camping.
Comfort. I got into Atoms during the pan. At the time, they let you order different sized shoes because most people have slightly different sized feet. I got 10.5" on the right, 10.75" on the left. Best shoes I’ve ever owned.
I assume they’re having financial problems because they stopped allowing that and they haven’t replenished inventory for my sizes for six months or longer.
I’ve recently started exclusively wearing Crocs. They are literally the ugliest shoes currently mass produced, but god fucking damnit they’re so fucking comfortable.
I used to have sore feet after walking a couple miles, but I recently walked 13 miles in my Crocs, and only by mile 10 or so were my feet sore. I think it’s cause I have really wide size 12 feet, and most size 12s don’t come in wide, but Crocs are just wide by default.
If they made less pug fugly Crocs, they’d be the most popular shoes in existence. Just fyi, they also eat socks like crazy. I’ve thrown away probably ten pairs of socks in the last few months, because Crocs will create gaping holes like they’re Ron Jeremy in his prime.
You can judge me all you want for wearing Crocs with socks, but I will never stop.
It’s about 10 years too late to make fun of someone for liking crocs. This is just white people culture now.
All black.
Soft squishy insoles.
Skater type shoe.
Will last more than a year.
Less than 100 bucks.
I have no brand loyalty. It’s whatever checks those boxes and I’m vibin with the one time I accidentally walk into a shoe store every 5 years.
