I be look for a fairly light but sturdy pair of sandal that I could wear around the camp after a long day of hiking , or I could wear when the go be get pretty wet . these shoe be ideal . they be tough , the sole be strong and will take some serious punishment , they be cool and will not get suck off you foot when you be tramp through mud or water . the inner sole be baiscally some sort of rubber , so it will dry quickly and will not absorb odour and sweat . the shoe should be a breeze to keep clean . there be good protection around the toe so you should not have any issue about kick rock and root as you wander around camp in the dark . if you want to , I think these sandal would be tough enough to actually hike in , but they would not give you much protection from leech etc. . I find they really comfortable to weat straight out of the box . if you be in the market for some tough sandal , then I don ; t think you could do much better than these .