Pros: The shoe is amazingly comfortable, its everything they advertise it to be. I've taken them everywhere from surfing in the Atlantic to kyaking in Oregon. most recently i went on a nine day camping trip in North Carolina. I hiked in six miles to the campsite on Slickrock creek, where i was to do some trout fishing. The shoes gripped on all surfaces better than the felt bottomed shoes made for algae covered rocks. All in all they have outperformed all other shoes i've owned. I now have three pair.

Cons: A little warm for the summer months. My first pair the toes came unglued. when i contacted Vibram about this they sent me a completely new pair for free but said i could keep the old ones. so i guess its not really a con...