Teva Men's Ossagon Hiking Shoe Review

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(More customer reviews)I ordered this product based partly on the excellent past performance of prior TEVA sandals I have enjoyed.

I chose this model shoe (6001-Men's Ossagon Hiking Shoe in dark grey) primarily for wear in the urgent care medical clinic where I work 10-12 hrs per day, almost all of which is on my feet.(lineoleum over cement slab)In the clinic, my feet stay comfortable all day long in this shoe.

I had been previously very impressed with the grip of the spider rubber sole on wet surfaces.I had a pair of Teva sandals with this specific sole for about 7 years of hard use before the uppers gave up the ghost.(The soles were still in acceptable shape.)I was always very impressed with this sole's grip on even wet smooth floor surfaces like smooth tile and linoleum.

This security of grip is maintained with the Ossagon shoe as well--I've simply never seen the equal of Teva's spiderrubber sole for traction on smooth wet surfaces.

I also recently had the opportunity to use this shoe for its intended purpose as a trail shoe.I put it to a pretty good test on desert sandy soils as well as slickrock hiking and some moderate free-climbing on the desert trails in Arches National park and other hikes around Moab, UT.I put them to the test on 4-8 hour hikes wearing a 30+ lb pack starting at 4500-5000 feet elevation.Some of these hikes had some pretty good exposure to elevation on "slickrock" ledges and fins, some of which were only about 6-10 ft wide and with a 40 ft drop on one side and 400-500 foot drop on the other!My footing felt secure at all times, and my feet were comfortable all day as well.

I like the style, even though it was selected for more practical reasons.The photos on this website, as of this writing, are a pretty good representation of this shoe's looks, so I'll let you be your own judge as to looks.

All around, comfort, style, traction and durability (so far, anyway), this is a very likeable shoe.I had bought it on the strength of brand satisfaction with a previous product.Of course, brand loyalty can be a fickle mistress.However, like it's predecessors in my closet, this shoe has thusfar really come through.I don't have anything negative to say about them at this point.

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Product Description:
You'll love the sporty look--and performance--of the Ossagon hiking shoe from Teva. Decorative webbing straps get in on the ghillie-lacing action for adjustability--with added hip--in this durable, breathable, rough-and-ready design.

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