I have to wear barefoot shoes when I'm out hiking nude. Hat and glasses are optional, watch is a must because I'm a slave to the data.

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This is what I use as spare footwear. Actually Merrell trail glove, I guess series III ones, they have a good Vibram sole and give a pretty grip, and are quite lightweight. Basically these are trail running shoes.

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I will have to try the barefoot on the trails. I usually run the trails when its darker so the xeros give me a little foot protection without fully disconnecting me. I will give it a shot though for sure.

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Not wearing shoes or wearing minimal shoes really added to being added to being naked in nature feel. However, I damaged the joint behind my little toe, which lead to a cyst forming. I saw multiple doctors about my foot pain over five year, and no one diagnosed it. They just wanted me to wear orthotics. First hike of 2024, it ruptured like a pimple. There were a few medical missteps and I ended up with a antibiotic resistant bone infection. I was going to lose my little toe and part of my fifth metatarsal bone. Just before the operation I broke my leg, which ironically saved my foot. The moral to the story is, be careful with your feet.

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