Sandals

One of the things I was most looking forward to during this year of travel to mostly warm places was the ability to wear my super comfortable Rainbow Sandals nearly everyday. I bought them at a surf shop in California in 2002 and they are by far the most comfortable sandals I have ever owned. In fact when I finally wore through the rubber soles in 2007 Amy had them resoled for me. Every year I regret when these finally go into the closet for the winter.

These sandals are so well made and last so long that Rainbow markets them as sustainable. Proving, as Tide Cold Water does in a new TV spot, that value and sustainability can often be found in the use and longevity of a product. As a note I feel that the $10 savings per bottle for Tide Cold Water is a pretty compelling claim.

As you can see my sandals were very well used but unfortunately the leather had finally started to fall apart. However any shoes you can get 7+ years of use out of I consider a success. So with my original sandals retired, what was I going to do for sandals on the trip?

Never fear, after a quick stop into the local City Sports and $26 later (thanks to a 40% end of summer discount) I walked out with a new pair of Rainbows to break in before we leave. This time I went with the black leather, since Amy has a brown pair I felt the need to be at least a little different. No one likes matchy-matchy traveling couples.

So now that you know my story what are your favorite shoes? Have you had shoes or another piece of clothing that was super comfortable and seemed to last forever? Lets hear about it in the comments below. At the risk of getting some odd pictures, send me a picture of your favorite long lasting clothing to me at keith-at-greenaroundtheglobe.com. If I get some good submissions I will post them here in a follow-up post.

*As a note I did not receive any compensation or free goods from Rainbow for the above endorsement. I hope in the future to have enough readers to receive free gear to review. If that does happen I will be sure to disclose it fully.

[Oct 14th Addendum]
Casey Miller, per his comment to this post sent in two pictures of his favorite t-shirt. The second shot is a close up of the collar to highlight the multiple holes in it. Good work in getting your money’s worth from that one Case.