I drove to a store about half an hour away and didn't bring any flip flops with me. I won't lie I was really nervous about going in but after a few minutes of everyone taking no notice of me being barefoot I was able to relax and go about my business without worry.

This may be child's play compared to the seasoned barefooters on here but I'm quite proud of myself.

Good morning all.

I'm currently barefooting on the London Underground, and I haven't met amy hostility as of yet.

It feels nice being able to be myself, without having to apologise for it.

Heading up to Covent Garden to see a friend.

Edit: was a fantastic day :3 Not a single comment :3 Jumping on the West Kensington train now

I really want to go barefoot more, especially outside of my home, but my ankles are really weak due to hypermobility syndrome, and trying to walk on anything uneven without boots of some kind becomes painful and unsteady quite quickly; I realise this might only be because I don't exercise my ankle muscles enough, but, at the same time, I don't want to have to go barefoot with sore ankles for a long time before I can get to the point of comfortable barefooting.

Is there any way I could have some degree of ankle support whilst still keeping my soles bare?

I’ve had a bad case of intermetatarsal bursitis and am getting cortisone in both feet next week in hopes of healing it, I’ve had it in my right for over 2 months and in my left for about 1.5 years on and off.

Whaf can I do to make sure it never comes back besides just wearing good footwear?

Well I walked 2.5 miles barefoot to a small unofficial nudist beach earlier today. But there was one couple on the beach so I could only strip down to my briefs. On the walk back I didn’t regret not being able to strip off completely, but actually realised I suddenly don’t care if anyone sees me barefoot anymore!

I barely wear shoes outside of work but I also spent most of my free time at home. I go barefoot in the gym occasionally and to small convince stores but not big supermarkets.

Just an anecdotal observation here, and I preface this by stating that I have not had many ticks on me at all this season. However, the few times that I have had them crawling around on my body have been when I am wearing hikers and socks.

I do FAR MORE hiking either barefoot or wearing snug fitting crocs w no socks. I have never found a tick on my body when hiking naked or wearing magnum PI shorts - which is 90% of the time.

I know that there are ticks in these areas because my dog picks them up on the same trails, but whether I have him with me or not, I have found zero ticks.

Clothes, socks and hiking shoes are bad! Change My Mind!

I wonder if there are more Men that are “barefooters” than Women.

Hey all!

We’ve been working on an iPhone app that makes it easier to measure your own foot length at home, and we're looking for more people to help us Beta test and review it.

The app uses either:

• LiDAR on compatible iPhone Pro models, or
• an A4 sheet of paper + camera on any iPhone.

You take 5 measurements, the app filters out the outliers and gives you an averaged foot length in mm.

We originally developed it to help people find their size in LONO barefoot shoes, but the actual foot measurement is brand-independent. You can simply take the measurement in mm and compare it against the sizing chart of any shoe brand.

👣 We’re looking for Beta testers

What would be especially useful is hearing:

• How accurate your result is compared with manually measuring your foot
• Whether the instructions are easy to follow
• How reliably the LiDAR or A4 method works on your iPhone
• Anything confusing, buggy or annoying
• Ideas for making the utility more useful

As a little thank you to our current Beta testers, we're currently offering a free pair of socks with a LONO shoe purchase while supplies last. You'll find the perk inside the sizing results email.

There’s absolutely no need to buy anything or login to test the app. We're primarily interested in seeing how well the measurement methods perform across different iPhones, feet and real-world conditions.

If you find the utility useful, we'd really appreciate you sharing it with other barefoot, running, hiking, footwear or foot-health communities where you think it could help. The more people who test it, the more we can learn and improve it.

👉 https://apps.apple.com/app/lono-shoe-sizing/id6784482325

If something doesn't work, we'd much rather hear about it while it's still in Beta. 👣

— LONO Movement Team

Yesterday I went on a walk/hike in Box Hill, which is just outside of London, with the 'Barefoot Walking Adventures' meetup group.

The hike itself was actually a little tricky in places, owing to many fallen tree trunks that me and the event organiser had to scramble over. But it was enjoyable, possibly more so because of the rain as that makes the ground softer and grittier surfaces become more manageable.

Afterwards we went to a local pub for a snack and drink and a chat before heading back to the train station to commute back into London.

As we were waiting a pair of cyclist/mountain bikers show up. Caked in mud, exhausted but invigorated by their adventure. One of them started to give me a few glances. I was the only barefoot person now, the organiser having socked&sandaled themselves now.

The train arrives and we go to board. Just as I'm about to board, the glancer starts asking...!

I find it weird how people get curious but only start to ask questions when some momentous is about to happen. And it's not the first time. I've had to field questions from moving vehicles whilst cycling somewhere. And the person expected a response (as they accelerated away at 30mph).

Anyway, the first question was the old 'glass' doozy. And the second was just as banal. The weird thing, to me, was that they had their bike with them. So it felt strange to ask someone 'what if you stand on glass' and surely it's the same response were I to ask them 'what if you were to get a puncture?'

'I'll deal with it.'

I went barefoot at a nudist resort and planning going barefoot at other nudist places and have gone barefoot at stores like Publix and Walmart.

has anyone been barefoot at the pub

Hi all,

I wonder if there are people here that go barefoot and have a history with toenail fungus.

I've been having it for 30 years until I took heavy meds for 18 months. It was terrible, I was sick from it all the time but it was so worth it in the end.

My feet look great again now and I want to be barefoot all the time. Not because I like to walk barefoot which I do, but just to show my feet. I know it sounds crazy but i had to hide my feet since I was 7 years old. I think I developed a foot fetish because of it as well.

My GF thinks I'm weird when I'm driving barefoot, or go to the beach without shoes and she always laughs about it but for me it's dead serious.

She has good looking feet so it feels so weird to me when it's hot outside and she puts on her socks and Adidas shoes. I'm like, why the hell would you wear shoes now??? without saying it of course.

I know for her and most other people it's normal to put their shoes on and off and don't think twice about it but for me it's a mental process every time where I'm in full alert mode, if that does make any sense whatsoever.

Anyway, I just wanted to share this, maybe it could help some people. I read a lot of stories here where people feel ashamed when they go out barefoot, but I think it's in your own mind, if you think it's weird yourself, other people will think that as well. At least you have good looking feet, don't ever take that for granted 😉

Visiting NYC for two weeks. Anyone interested in exploring the City barefoot? I am primarily in Queens but Manhattan or Brooklyn would be fun too.

For me, it looks like this: within my own four walls, I am consistently and always completely barefoot. I just love it. Outside, on the other hand, I’m just a casual barefoot walker. I only take off my shoes every now and then on spontaneous walks through the quiet streets in my neighborhood to feel the ground. For me, it's purely about relaxation, because walking barefoot feels comfortable and free.
Are there others here who live this mix? Always barefoot inside, but completely relaxed and based on mood outside?
(PS: Da Deutsch meine Muttersprache ist, wären mir Antworten auf Deutsch am liebsten, wenn du das kannst! English replies are welcome too, of course!)

A friend of mine’s adult daughter came to visit me today to see our new dog. She showed up barefoot. I have known her since she was a little kid and have only ever seen her in shoes and socks (occasionally slides or Birkenstocks but always in socks). I called her on it, and she laughed and said that she was trying something new and knew that I would approve.
Not sure if I influenced her or not, but I thought it was pretty cool.

One thing i’ve started doing or actually stopped doing is keeping a pair of flip flops under the driver seat in my car. That way the choice is made before i get somewhere and it doesn’t matter who’s there or how busy the business is im going in barefoot and i don’t have any other choice.

It's midnight, my mighty 70 lb hound dog wants a walk. I live in boring suburbia, wearing a giant t-shirt (from when I was 100 lbs heavier) and knee-length boxer briefs. So hell yeah bee-yotch, it's walk time!

It's overcast, so pitch black. But I walk outside barefoot all the time, so it's all easy. I hit the tarmac and it is so cozy and warm, I just start walking and walking. Meanwhile, my pupper Mr. Mason, I have no idea where he is, but I know he's not more than ten feet away. He never, ever wanders. I am his home stone.

After fifteen minutes the gummies are nice and kicked in, so I make my way back, enjoying the freshly cut grass and moss in the front yard. I come inside, kick back in my chair and, 30 seconds later, there's Mr. Mason, lying down on my feet.

It occurs to me that I became a barefooter mostly after I adopted Mr. Mason. He is an amazing foot-warmer.

It doesn't matter if you got hurt or not. I'm just curious, where's the place you went barefooted did or something barefoot and thought to yourself later "maybe that wasn't the best idea."

1) Dumpster diving (no injury)

2) Porta potty

3) 60 mile Pilgrimage

I’m curious to hear everyone’s stories! What’s the most unexpected place you’ve ever gone barefoot, and what made you decide to kick off your shoes? Could be somewhere totally ordinary or somewhere you never expected to go barefoot.

Just back from my first truly barefoot outing to the fuel station… it was amazing!

I hopped out the car and filled up totally unshod, then quite funny, I entered the shop, lady behind the counter didn’t bat an eyelid, but a huge 6”7 dude came out the toilet and his head hinged to my feet and he looked like he seen a ghost haha - I just held the door for him and smiled.

Lady behind the counter wasn’t phased one bit, we are a bit of a tourist hotspot and I imagine it’s quite common actually given our numbers of travellers.

When I left to get in my car I helped a foreign adventurer decipher our different petrol options for his limited edition Jeep, he was from the UAE and didn’t care one bit that I was barefoot.

Amazing first experience!! 😁

Thanks guys.

Now I will try to make it a habit to get fuel barefoot and build on that 👍

It felt amazing, all of the textures, temperatures, and the feeling of utter freedom, despite my racing heart and anxiety I felt strangely calm… I imagine owing to being in nothing but my feet.