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Footwear

Man, the Moroccans make some pretty cool sandals. I'm digging these...

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The soles are made from old tires. A little too expensive for my blood though.
 
Cool They have tajines and pouffs too! My boss is Moroccan and tried to bring me a tajine back last time he went home but the lid broke. Hard to get them back whole. Cool site Blue. Love them Berber sandals. I may have to get me some of those. Shoes usually last me for many years since I never wear them:D

This is what I wear to work every day.

http://www.arrowmoc.com/6a.html

They call them fringe boots now but they used to be called trail boots and lacked all the fringe. They tie in the back so you gotta get used to that. They have super thick soles and even double soles. I have already worn through one layer. They will completely rebuild them for like fifty bucks. Mine are due rebuilding so i might have to get some Berber sandals while I wait:D
 
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On second thought they're not much more expensive than huaraches, which also have tire soles, and they look much cooler.

Awhile back I had a pair of Mongolian leather slippers that I wore everywhere. They were indestructible except for some stupid reason they made the soles out of foam like a $3 flip flop. I eventually wore through the foam and decided to make new soles out of tires. So the next time I saw a blown out tire on the side of the highway I pulled over and picked it up. The biggest hurdle in turning a tire into a sole is removing the steel belts. If you use a spare tire or motorcycle tire you don't have to worry about it because they usually aren't belted. But this one was, so I had to dig underneath the end of each steel cable with a Mora knife and peel them off. They didn't go without a fight, you had to keep cutting under the belt as you pulled so it'd come frrr.

I eventually removed enough belts to make two soles. I cut the rubber into shape with a sharp chisel and a hammer. Rubber cemented 'em to the bottom of the slippers and I got another good year out of 'em before the wife made me throw them away. The leather and stitching and tire sole were all still fully intact but they were really starting to look grimy. I have a much nicer pair now, I'll probably put a thin vibram sole on when the stupid foam wears thin
 
Those are nice ndog! I have a pair of moose skin moccasins but I haven't worn them in years. They're the most comfortable footwear on earth if you're walking on grass or dirt, but they kill my back if I walk on concrete. Even most of the nature paths around here at least have gravel which is none too pleasant either in soft leather soles.

These Irish ghillies caught my eye awhile back but I never ordered a pair. They have a variety of sole materials to choose from, I think the standard ones are conveyor belt rubber.
 
My problem with shoes is im very flat footed. I cant wear anything with an arch. I usually have to buy a few sizes larger to get the width on production shoes so I usually look for handcrafted custom stuff. I like the tire idea tho. I have often thought about picking one up on the side of the highway as well. Motorcycle tire is a great idea. I know a bunch of bikers so no problem there.

Oh man them ghillies are cool too! Dont let my wife see them. She will have to have some. She like the lace up sandals like that. She calls them Roman sandals?

I like them Pucker toe moccasins too. Funky looking but really comfortable i bet.
 
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Only problem with tire soles is that they're a bit hard. If you're walking on a lot of textureless surfaces like linoleum they can be slippery. They're also a bit heavy.

I read of a guy who made tire "overshoes" for his soft soled moccasins. It was basically a tire sole but with a little material left on the sides to run a strap or cord through. So he'd strap them over his moccasins when he'd hike but when he settled to camp for the evening he'd take them off and just wear the mocs

Here's the site selling those ghillies. The more I look at sandal prices the more I think those Moroccan ones aren't such a bad deal
http://www.nativearth.net/sandal.html
 
My moccasins are slippery as a babies butt on hard wet surfaces. Your basically skating but its ok if your expecting it and plan for it but I deal with it. Havent busted my arse yet so all is good.

Those are nice too. So they are Roman sandals. Oh boy. Yeah my wife would love them. Im with you tho. The Berbers seem like a good deal.
 
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Eh, screw it. Ordered a pair. I'll have to eat ramen for another month
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HEHEHEHE!!! I know the feeling. I just snagged me a sweet Barong and a bunch of blacksmith hammers and a Dui Chirra and.... Shes gonna kill me when all this stuff comes in. Ill wait till next week and get me some too. Cant wait to see them. Give me a report when you get them:thumbup:
 
Hehe, Even if I told my husband I was on a site talking shoe buying he wouldn't believe it of me. I am one of those women who has about 5 pairs of shoes. 1 dress pair of heels in black 1 in brown, 1 pair of tennis shoes, 1 pair of soft & fuzzy slippers and 1 pair of black canvas flats for driving and walking. Then the boots, have about 5 pairs of those too :D 1 pair of Army jump boots still spit shined heal and toe whenever worn which is almost never now that I don't wear a uniform. 1 pair of Justin work boots, 1 pair of Justin riding boots and 1 pair of Army jungle boots I wear to work in a lot. LOL, you guys are funny with all the sandals, but I would think the better tire rubber would be the softer sides of the tire instead of the tread with it's heavy cording. Anyone try making a replacement sole from the sides of the tire? Or too much variation of thickness to work out you think?
 
The sides would probably be easier to "harvest", that's for sure. But it seems like the folks who do this want the treads because they walk in harsh terrain and they want the treads for traction. Pre-1960's tires don't have steel belts so it sounds like third world folks just dig them out of landfills or whatever.

I don't recall seeing any wear and tear on mine even after a year. The tire I used for mine was just a regular car tire I think. Most people seem to use truck tires, but those are awfully heavy and thick. The sides or something like conveyor belt rubber would be definitely better on hard surfaces, though.
 
I think "jip shin" could mean house shoes, like slippers. However maybe back in the day they needed those to walk around the outside parts of the home. They don't really look like something I could wear outside...outside.

That was a guess

"Jeep/jip" means house or home
"Shin/sheen" things you wear on your feet.
"Shin-bal" are shoes
 
I never wear sandals. Wife encourages me to. No success.

I finally see the Morrocans and tell her I would. She is surprised, until takes a look at the pictures and tells me "NO, those are ugly".

I am baffled and confused, LOL! :D
 
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