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I have special feet and these are my new special boots. And they're awesome!
It took the shoemaker over 6 months to make them, but they're perfect. Someone's gonna be hiking everywhere soon ๐
Yes, I know, they're just shoes. But they're something special to me. Today is a good day!
Before my feet became unique - and also before I lived here on the arctic circle ๐ - I went barefoot 24/7, including hiking on difficult terrain and all. I did that for 20 years and I had seriously healthy feet. So much so that my recovery after amputation was exceptionally fast and my balance wasn't overly impacted. The surgeon and the rehab folks did credit the barefooting for that.
Now I only go barefoot indoors - and even that is probably not always very safe anymore. I need shoes outside now for safety, and also because the pressure on my residual bits is too much. I tried a short barefoot hike once after my amputation and it was properly unpleasant.
I believe shoes are never great for feet. But if you have to wear them, bespoke definitely makes a world of difference for sure.