![]() I guess the fact that these Crocs do keep feet so warm, with or without socks, is a plus in New England or the Northwest, where sub-freezing temperatures are a regular winter guest. One of this mall's many sofas scattered through out served the purpose. Sounded like ducks quacking with every step, lol! I had to sit down somewhere I could slip them off and let my feet cool off - and dry off! - before resuming my tour of the mall. After half a mile walking(four laps around the main axis of the mall), my feet were squeaking around in them, and my soles felt drenched in sweat. Even as I arrived at the mall, my feet already felt quite warm in them, and a little damp, even thogh it was only a few degress above freezing outdoors. Last week I wore them barefoot to a mall, and walked a few laps around the main concourse, an hour or so before the stores started opening. Most folks are surprised when they find out these are Crocs!Īnd I have to say that the "non-Literide" black fabric insert version is definitely the sweatier of the two versions. My two pair of Crocs On-the-Clocks, the regular/originals and the ones with LiteRide insert, are so laid back, semi-formal, and easy to wear that I often just put one pair on or the other without thinking too much about it. ![]() $50, they are a relatively light, comfortable, and supportive shoe for, as they are named, on the clock at work, or at home or out on the town. Please let me know, if there is a reply function to these posted reviews. I would suspect that most of the excessively 'hot n sweaty' and squeaky complaints are coming from wearers of that version, which I have yet to review. Now in a shoe like these On The Clocks, even with the small holes they do come with, a solid rubber bottom, or insert if that's what that is, is what I would understand to be a recipe for really irritably hot, sweaty soles, with or without socks! And that excessive sweat is what can lead to the squaking, pardon my french, 'farty' sounds of a thoroughly drenched foot against the rubber bottom of such a shoe. There is another version, which looks externally exactly like mine, top to sole, but, it has the red or orange? insert that is just plain rubber, and has the same pattern as my aforementioned Crocs Lite Ride flip flops. That might explain my lack of the squishy-squeaky soaky experience I read in so many reviews here. I bought, from this page, the version with the dark spongy support inserts with fabric on top, and with small holes punched through the forward(toe box) section for breathability. And that leads me to my final section, regarding the title of this review. After a few hours in the Crocs/Icelandic combination, when I remove the Crocs, the bottoms of the Icelandics are indeed warm and wet! But not squishy wet. I would say that is true in my case - but only when wearing my thickest socks - the Icelandic 30 Below wools. I've read a lot of reviews from wearers who state that their feet got really hot, and or sweaty and smelly in Crocs On The Clock. And it has translated to the experience in these On The Clock clogs. I also own Crocs Lite Ride sandals, and can say that Crocs does know 'a thing or two' about orthotic support ergonomics. Wearing my thickest Icelandic 30 belows, I can wear them without the inserts, on my leisure days when it is cold outside. With my thicker socks, I can wear them with or without the inserts in. For me, if I go barefoot, I will leave the bottom inserts in. I have tested them with and without the included inserts, and have not experienced a whole lot of rubbing in most combinations. These are NOT Merrells or Danskos! But they are an economical alternative with at least 70 percent of the arch and overall support I need at work, or for a mile-long walk around my neighborhood. I can now still wear them comfortably without socks, or, with socks of any thickness. I was able to remedy this with a file bit for my drill, and gently filed away about 1mm of material from inside the top of the uppers of both shoes. I did notice a tight spot on these shoes, though this might have to do more with my individual physique than with the product: A slightly tighter fit between the inside tops of my feet and the shoes, especially when wearing thicker than average thickness socks. The toe box on these is big and roomy, as a good shoe should be. They are moderately flexible, more so if you remove whichever of two style inserts yours came with. I did not notice any rips, cracks or other separations in the components of the shoes. My pair seemed to be well built, and light in hand.
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