VivoBarefoot Tracker ESC boots review, updated

[@BK-qz5ve]

My left ear liked that video

[@simoneala3]

Hi I’m looking to get this one, how do you feel with warm weather, if you go over 30 degrees C, will be to warm? Mostly for summer time

[@ultralightoutdoors]

@@simoneala3 I've worn them in hot and cold weather. They are certainly warmer than a typical trail running tennis shoe, but not bad. My feet breathe fairly well in them. My socks get sweaty no matter what shoe I wear if it's hot...

[@CptAngelKGaming]

The Magna ESC will be a better option. Otherwise just get a breathable trail shoe..

[@mangoman62]

How are they in winter conditions? I live in Wisconsin and would like to try them out.

[@ultralightoutdoors]

@@mangoman62 I've used mine a lot this past winter. In deep snow or extreme cold, I wear a thin fleece bootie over the top of them, and thicker socks (size larger boot than I use in the summer). In very wet conditions (multiple days of rain and puddles in a row) I make a tyvek bootie that completely covers the boot. My feet still breathe, but the boots don't wet out (I can usually get about 20 miles on a tyvek bootie before it wears through on the bottom).

[@Netslayer69]

Do you have wide feet? I’ve got wide feet and just ordered my first pair, I’ve heard they’re a little narrow for barefoot shoes. But they look comparable wideness to my crispis. So hoping they fit well. I can’t wear any boot with any sort of arch support (or shoe for that matter) as it kills my feet even though I have mid to high arches. So looking forward to these

[@kitcraft9516]

I don't have this model but every vivo I have tried has been too narrow for my 4E foot but by a lot. The width is all in the toe box, which is fine for a normal width foot and good toe spread but awful for an actual wide foot. I'd say that if you are a E/EE you would most likely be fine with vivos in general. An EEE/EEEE not so much. Vivos tend to be low volume in the arch and instep as well. Lems tend to be higher volume in my experience but aren't as barefoot (some models being worse than others like the Grip/Summit). Xero is higher volume and significantly wider in the mid/forefoot but way narrower in the toe box. Similar stack height though. Jim Green barefoot boots are super high volume, an actual 3E last with a wide toe box but it is round and not anatomical plus they aren't as flexible and have a high stack height. Sounds like you are in a similar situation to me, I can't have any arch support at all, or my feet hurt, a lot. Sadly, with extra wide feet, high arches and a high instep I haven't found a perfect solution yet. Good luck.

[@ultralightoutdoors]

I have pretty narrow feet actually.

[@daveandmerlin]

Sorry but a couple of hundred miles isnt that much for the wear ....i would love a pair of these but i walk on average 10 miles a day 7 days a week so i rack up fairly big milage over the weeks and it looks like these boots would'nt last more than half a year ?

[@stuartem3443]

Are you serious??? Are you expect few hundred miles out of a pair of boot?? Sorry... But that's a total joke!! I walk about 1200 miles per year and I expect my main boots (which will typically do 80 %of the miles) to last me 2 or 3 years

[@ultralightoutdoors]

@@stuartem3443 I would be interested to hear what boots you are getting 1960-2880 miles out of before the tread is unusable or the upper has worn out. We are talking about relatively lightweight if not ultralight hiking footwear here, perhaps what you are using was designed for a more industrial level of use. I would also point out that most running shoes aren't designed to be used more than a few hundred miles before they should be traded in for a new model, or risk an injury. I'll also add that the pair of boots i was issued in USMC Boot Camp lasted me less than a year of training before they needed serious repair or an upgrade.

[@pastorfox]

@@ultralightoutdoors thanks for your review! I learned through the years that soles started to become significantly less durable at around 2005. Today, types of boots that lasted 2-3 years back then usually have their treads worn out like after 1 year. It's all over the shoe industry. They just want to sell more by planned obsolescence. Given the price of the tracker esc boots, it's really meh. 😕

[@CptAngelKGaming]

@@pastorfox No need for conspiracies. Every shoe company wants to be praised for durability. It literally makes or breaks their business. Soles got softer and grippier and that's what you're experiencing. Use common sense..

[@pastorfox]

@@CptAngelKGaming sorry, but that's just what i experienced - no conspiracy theory. And yes: There obviously are enough shoe brands who aren't interested in reputation by quality, but in reputation by fashion.