Some ask....... What shoes do I own ? Too many for a bare footer is my initial thought.

So prior to becoming hardcore BF person I did get some minimalist shoes. I have the following......

1. TP vivo BF aqua (suede on outside) used at work when not raining

2. TP vivo BF dharma (leather) used at work when raining

3. Vibram five finger sprint - I don't use it too much anymore. Sometime use it at work.

4. VFF treksport - I bought this as a trail hiking shoe. Now I want to BF hike. Though state parks puts crushed rock down as a top layer which is hard to walk on. Frankly BF hiking I have not done much yet. I still need to "scout" this out.

Those above companies are fairly well known within the BF style community. Others that are less discussed are below that I own.....

The VFF is actually what caused me to start BF running. I just decided wearing these to run was absolutely silly. So I kicked them off, and started running BF. Already two years into being BF at my gym. Daily BF came shortly after the begin of BF running.

5. paper feet sandals - I can roll them up in my pocket. Then put them on for pesky store owners. Really handy. http://www.paper-feet.com/

6. top less sandals - I just got these recently. Stores main concern seem to be the bottom of feet exposed to floor. I got these in transition for the next item. I want to show the stores how minimal I can get on my foot. Very cheap product, and works for my application. I cut them so they are closer to the size of my foot. http://www.topless-sandal.com/index.html?sandalsSid=32b95d10546fb4b96cd2...

7. I ordered, but have not received yet. Bottom less sandals customized made out of hemp. If I like them I'll wear em. Also ordered a hemp anklet to add to my hippie side of me. My hope is to trick the eye of the store. Have something on the top of my feet, but not on the bottom. I prefer to feel the floor when I'm in the store. So I will surely be testing the limits with the store on these. If I can get away with it I will be very happy. I'm feeling confident about it.

For a BF advocate that likes to wear shoes as little as possible. I sure do own a lot, huh ? Well knowing how often I wear them they should get a good, long life. Maybe by the time one wears out someone will actually come up with a decent design. I'm not that big a fan of my enclosed TP shoes, but the amount of time I actually wear them is limited. So I try not to complain too much. Surely they are better then any conventional shoe.......