First, I had this terrible pair of altras called Timps. They were probably good shoes but I had so many injuries in them. My heel had some sweet tendinitis in them, then my knees started to shit out, then my hip started to cause me pain. I then switched to the most popular evergreener camino sandal. The xero sandal was alright, it did not cause me pain like the altra did but there was no comfort in them. The shoe is basically straps on a ⅛ inch piece of plastic. My heels would get bruised everyday after walking but at least I could walk. As soon as I would put on my altras, my feet would hurt. Next, I bought a pair of La Sportivas, a popular european shoe. They were purely average, they were normal shoes. I liked them well enough. I started walking slow and short days, 10-15 ks at a time. Soon, I could walk normal stages with real minimum pain. The rest of the people I was with still had some injuries so I eventually parted ways. The next two shoes were some normal flip flops, I had given my xeros away, and to replace the flip flops a pair of crocs. I think that flip flops are uncomfortable and unstylish. The fashionable replacement were still not comfortable. The crocs I got were multiple sizes too small, so I made some modifications. I cut the backs off and stretched the straps real far. They still suck but at least they look cool.