Barefoot Shoes

Ranger 2.0 - Dark Blue

This is my 4th pair of BeLenka shoes and will quickly become one of my favorites. Zero break in, soft, comfortable and a nice warmth from the lining. The Winter 2.0 is still my all time favorite shoe but these are excellent. Very well made, comfortable and look great!

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This is my first shoe from Belanka; I picked them after being undecided over between Lems and Xero for boots in (somewhat) similar style.

I picked these due to the looks, overall construction, and after seeing the brand (not this model) doing well in a winter barefoot shoe roundup on YouTube. I wanted something to replace my Merrell Moab's (and off brand water proof look-a-like) so I could continue wearing barefoot shoes in Fall/Winter; I don't mind wearing socks but plan to limit my sock usage until the much colder months if possible.

Using the size chart for this shoe it became clear that ideally I would be a 45.5; I need the width of the 46 but the length of the 45 would fit me well without socks (other than using the size chart as directed I also took the insoles out of my Lems and placed them on the chart as an additional touchpoint to try and avoid any return scenario).

Shipping to the USA was about 1 week.

The Ranger 2.0 is roomy and fits great with or without socks; its got more height in the toe box than I'm used to which gives it the impression of being too big when worn without socks but after putting socks on this feeling goes away (I assume this feeling is just due to me not having barefoot "boots" before).

I think there may be one point of the shoe that rubs against the top of my foot (when looking down at the shoes the upper left eyelet area) but this could just be to me stretching my feet and getting used to the toebox width/height; I'll need to wear them more to know for sure.

The look and feel is great though I do find myself wishing they offered a cork insole option; I like the felt(?) this comes with but enjoy cork more without socks (I understand it would be less warm but would still like to be able to switch them out).

Of my other barefoot shoes this is also the one with the lowest stack height; it feels great to walk in the grass but I'll need to work up to/be careful with city walking until I get used to the lower stack height.

Overall I'm very pleased and will consider buying from this brand again; I find that I'm more drawn to their boots however and as I plan to use the Ranger 2.0's a long time may not be back for another purchase any time soon.

Skvely vyrobok- kvalitny, zatepleny.