Z1 Classic Sandal

This is my second pair of Chacos Z2, I finally had to get one as my first one, the very original ones made in Colorado that I have had for 30 yrs has finally needing a new sole and straps are glued solid from me regluing the Sandals, giiven I only used it a few times in the summer it has lasted 30yrs BUT THE NEW VERSION I JUST GOT, I DONT THINK WILL LAST AS LONG, THE STRAPS ARE THINNER AND ALREADY STARTING TO FRAY, TIME WILL TELL, IT’S JUST NOT THE SAME, THEY ARE NOW OUTSOURCING THE MATERIALS, however, it is still a great pair with the arch support and I will buy another if I have to, it just won’t last as long, the design is still great !

Replacing my old sandals that gave up during the Havasupai waterfall hike recently. That pair now live in a trash barrel that looks like it gets emptied every 20 years or so in Arizona. Fair thee well, my strappy, worn-out friends of two decades. I do outfitting. As a result, I spend a lot of time with my feet in water. Recently one of my guides convinced me that wool socks and sandals are the final boss in outdoor footware. My nearly Boomer self has always been told that this is the ultimate dweeb/nerd look. But contraire mon freire! The lovely ladies of more recent generations seem to embrace this look and dare I say…prefer it, to the hiking boots of yore? So here I am, a six-decades deep old dog learning a new trick. You have a tough act to follow, Z/1 Classic Sandals…but I am hoping you are up to the job! Nerd alert!

The perfect product you will want wear any time at the outdoors

Cup on the sides of the heel where the straps meet the sole are very narrow and caused horrible blisters

I had heard wonderful things about these sandals but I was less than impressed. They are super hard and not flexible making them super uncomfortable. I have tried wearing these on multiple days for different periods of time. They made my knees and feet hurt something awful. I guess these just weren't made for me. The other issue I had with the sandals were that the straps were too long after tightening them to the point where the end of them would drag on the ground, which is absolutely disgusting when you need to use a public restroom LOL

I got my Chaco's Z2 Classic sandals for casual wear & for kayaking 🛶 , bike 🚲 riding , walking 🚶‍♂️around , doing family outing . I really like them because I got the Lime Green color because it's safety color for biking 🚲 & for working in the TRUCKING 🚛 INDUSTRY because all it wear is flip flops 🩴 & certain kinds of sandals like Teva sandals , Birkenstocks sandals , Bedrock sandals or being barefooted 👣 & that's it . But the only problem that I am giving this a 4 stars is because the toes loops keep tightening down on my big toe while walking 🚶‍♂️& cutting off the blood flow to my big toe . I got big feet 🦶 & very very Extremely extremely extra wide width feet 🦶 & this is why I got these sandals because they make them in wide width for my extremely extremely extra wide width feet 🦶 I have but I also got very very chubby fat wide toes too . My big toe is over 2" inches wide & the rest of my toes are just a lil bit over 1" inches wide so I got some very very chubby fat wide toes . I have to keep adjusting the toes loops off my big toe & it's doesn't take long to because my big toe is to fat & the fax that my toes are Evenly straight across instead of being rounded off at a 45° Degrees angle shape like footwear are made it's a really big problem for me . I agree that I got a very weird toes shape but I need my big toe to be freely while walking 🚶‍♂️ around . When I am riding my bicycle 🚲 my big toe is not a problem at all but soon as I start walking 🚶‍♂️ around that toes loops will get tight on my big toe & it hurts my big toe . I should have gotten the sandals without the toes loops because I try putting the toes loops down to the footbed & it feel so much better & the straps that go over to toes or the foot does not tighten down on my feet 🦶 so that's what I am doing now but it just feels weird that my big toe is sitting over top of the toes loops but I can wear the sandals like that . Chaco's need to work on there toes loops . I got these sandals for the safety color for the activity that I do with my whole entire family ( wife , 6 boys that's under 21 years old , daughter in law , my 9 years old Granddaughter & my 4 years old Grandson , my lil brother , & his son that lives with me ) & wear these sandals for work because my foot outgrow shoes 👟 , socks 🧦 , boots 🥾 , certain kinds of sandals like slide I can't wear but the toes loops is a problem for me . I have some other Chaco's sandals the Z style & a pair of there flip flops 🩴 & they both are no problem for me & fit great on my feet 🦶 but I guess it will be wearing my Z2 Classic with the toes loops down . But otherwise I do like them especially the colors cuz like I said that's why I got them because of the safety colors & I have to wear safety colors time to time at work being a long distance Truck 🚛 driver . & the footbed is really really comfortable on my extremely extremely extra wide width feet 🦶 & very very chubby fat wide toes that I have too .