The collection has 4 menвЂ™s styles, 6 womenвЂ™s styles, and a style specific for everyone. The Chaco Z/Volv Sandals answer the question of what would their Classic Z collection look like today? Well these new sport sandals, offer a more athletic-inspired midsole and sidewall design, a fresh outsole, footbed design that provides stellar out-of-the-box comfort. It hasnвЂ™t forgotten about where it started and will also expand its collection of premium leather and casual lifestyle sandals. Do not buy Cloud unless you can afford to replace them much more often than the more durable Classic.Chaco has been the market leader for years in performance sandals, and this year will continue to evolve their product mix to include more closed-toe shoes for both water and trail. They photos below show the torn Cloud, and the much less worn sole of the Classic. Also, I notice that the sole wore much more poorly than the sole of my Chaco Classics that I bought at the exact same time as the Cloud. I do not recommend the Chaco Cloud! Not durable, and too expensive to be tossed after moderate wear. Although the webbing was in fine condition, these were trashed and had to be thrown away. It tore right along the strap that is embedded in the sole. The sole of this pair, less than 3 years old (I have several other sandals so wore them only a few times a week for 6 months a year) completely ripped in 1/2 one day when I caught the toe on the curb as I was stepping down.

The Cloud were comfortable, and I enjoyed the more cushy sole, but they do not wear nearly as well as the classic, which I have typically worn for 6 or 7 years each.

All but this pair, Z/Cloud, had been the Chaco classic model. I have had 7 pair of Chaco sandals over 12 years. I hope Chacos keeps the style and comfort for a long time, and only offers different strap colors and patterns over the years. I rarely take the time to write reviews, but I love these sandals so much. I ordered the black/white pair which will go with a lot of my clothes, and actually look a bit 'dressy' - for my style anyway -) I am back on the Zappos website to see what other colors the zCloud come in. Those were the only sandals I have ever been able to feel secure and supported when hiking. They are at least 10 years old and I used these for I wore kayaking and sometimes hiking and loved those, but not more than my Birkenstocks. I have an old pair of Chacos-same strap style but without the cloud layer. I love the adjustable straps, the way the footbed fits my arch, the firm but flexible sole that conforms to my foot when walking. I practically live in Birkenstocks (with the extra cushion layer) year round and after yesterday, I felt like I could replace the Birkenstocks with these Chacos except in winter when I need to wear socks in our northern climate. I'm recovering from Achilles tendon issues so I'm pretty careful what I wear (always wear shoes or sandals with good support, anyway.) I wore these all day the first day they arrived, and the 'cloud' layer feel extraordinarily wonderful. I usually wear a 10.5 (or larger when I need to put an orthotic in my shoe). I LOVE these sandals! I have a high arch, narrow heel, medium forefoot, and I am extremely finicky about comfort.

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