Keen - Newport H2 Shoes for Water Sports

Check Out My Keen Newport Water Shoes

I have balked at buying REAL water shoes. Mostly I've worn bobo tennis shoes from Wal-Mart and then some reef runners. Those are not brand name reef runners. They are also bobos.

Yes. Real water shoes are expensive. That's why I've stuck with my bobos.

I did not know what I was missing, or I would have sucked it up and bought some decent water shoes long ago.

My Keen water shoes got broken in at the beach. The sand does run through the shoes, but it washes out really easy. Same thing in creeks. I get some mud with the sides open, but I can pull the Keen water shoes off and rinse them, put them on and be ready to roll again.

When the water shoes get dirty, and they will if you really do water sports like white water rafting, you just toss them in the washing machine. They come out looking as good as new.

There are a lot of different types of water shoes, but I can say that Keen is excellent. Keen is also an earth friendly company, and I like that too.

Some water shoes are more closed in like tennis shoes. My son got some of those. He's rougher on his shoes than I am (and he's a guy). I like the open sandal kind of look but with a toe guard and a strap to keep them on. Another plus is that the Keen shoes have a band to pull to make a custom fit. My feet are very slim, so hack around shoes like Crocs just fall right off me. I also love the red color. I'm so vain. Colors do turn my head, but it's quality that keeps me. I'm sold on quality water shoes now. No more bobos. Nope. No comaparison. These feel and look much better.