Teva Men's Omnium Hiking Shoe

These are the second pair of Teva's I have purchased for my husband. He just loves them.

I am disappointed in the Omnium. I have been a very satisfied Dozer wearer and hoped the Omnium was better. It seemed from the description that it had a better sole, and better oder control. I have no beef with the sole, but the oder control is not better. Where the Dozer is flexible and conforms, the Omnium is stiff and feels like I am wearing the shoe boxes. It does not feel right. The main closure is a disaster. It has clips and "velco," however the "velcro" opens the wrong way due to the clips. I see not reason for the clips. I bought the Omniums thinking they would be an upgrade and a deal. They were neither.

I actually own plenty of water shoes and plenty of sandals yet I just couldn't resist getting a couple pairs of Teva's Omnium Sandal. I absolutely love the design. Some shoes you buy because of performance/specs and some shoes you buy because of looks and while I originally purchased these because of looks, it quickly became one of my favorites in regards to performance/specs. There are actually 2 different Omnium models, the original synthetic leather version and the authentic leather version. This is the synthetic leather version and I actually prefer the synthetic as it dries faster and is easier to maintain. While this was definitely designed as more of a water based sandal, the overall design lends itself to pretty much any activity you can think of. In other words there is no reason to limit these to just water based activities. You can even wear them as basic sandals with jeans. That is one of the best aspects to this sandal, no matter what activity you wind up partaking in, ... Read more

Keens started these hybrid sandal/trainer shoes and I've stuck with them since. However, I just couldn't pass up the price on these Teva's. Now I am certainly glad I purchased these. The Teva's are a functional improvement over Keen Arroyo's. First impressions are that the Teva is lighter, sole is stiffer and less soft which IS what one needs for an all-terrain go anywhere shoe. The added buckle strap and heel adjustment cinches it for me, far improving the fit of the Teva over any Keen's I have owned. I am glad a larger shoe company like Teva didn't just play catch-up and has improved on an innovative design.

I went for a walk with them and they started to rub the back of my ankle within three blocks. So I adjusted the different straps, loosening one, tightening another, etc. By Block number seven, it had taken a layer of skin off. I didn't bother any further trying to break them in.