TrekSport

I use only the thinnest of the vffs these days. I used to use the El-X, now I'm using KSOs and the Graspifiers. Those two are so thin that I can actually wrap my foot around rocks and roots on my trail runs. Those heavier ones, like the Treks I used to have, were so heavy that I couldn't bend them with my toes, instead I was just pushing the sole away and warping the entire shoe. I had to be standing on something to "grasp" it. I will say that if you're using them to compensate for the cold, the thin little ones I use do nothing. You'll still freeze.

Assuming you are overpronating, try Vibram Fivefingers or something else with a thinner / firmmer sole, narrow heel, and wide toe box. The video below explains why. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv11eo4DslI&t=80s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv11eo4DslI&t=80s)

Absolutely love zero drop shoes. I usually hike in Vibram Fivefingers unless I know there will be briars. Then I wear normie zero drop shoes. I got my feet adjusted to Vibrams before hiking in them. Not gonna lie sometimes I step wrong on a smallish rock and it hurts like hell but get over it pretty quick.

5 fingers are good but bear in mind they have no stubtoe protection, so a stray rock in the path can really mess up your day (ask me how I know). I’d favor a shoe with a toe box, like vivos.

I did around 400 miles on the PCT in Vibram 5 fingers, but I’d been wearing/working out in them for two years. I’ve never worn anything but zero drop since. It takes a long time for your body to go back to natural motion after we’ve worn unnatural shoes all of our lives-everything in the chain of movement works differently.