REEFAnchor Men's Beach Flip Flop, Water Friendly, Cushioning Heel Airbag

OMG, I am in love with these Reef Anchor flip-flops. A little backstory: I am an ocean guy; a scuba diver; a former ocean lifeguard. For years, my go-to flippies were Reef Twinpins - you know, the ones with the super comfortable, squishy footbed. Then one day, I was in Nassau, Bahamas and after it rained my old Twinpins failed me on some wet marble steps, and I slipped … all the way to the bottom. So I switched flip flops to a brand made by a famous boat shoe maker, because they had anti-slip soles. They were fine, but even after I broke them in they were heavy, and never as comfortable as my Reefs. In fact, I kicked them off to walk the beach in Costa Rica, only to find myself in downtown Tamarindo one day with no shoes. So I ducked into a local shop and came out with another pair of … you guessed it, Twinpins. Bliss.Fast forward to recently, and those Costa Rican Reef flippies were worn flat on the bottom. I decided to try to find the comfort of the Twinpins and the grippy bottom of the other brand, and these Anchors are it. They are supremely comfortable. The textured footbed is like a foot massage. The arch sits right where it is supposed to, and take it from someone with a ruptured disc in my back, the air cushion in the heels do their job. So far, the soles are nice and grippy on boat decks and wet surfaces. Oh, and they don’t make a loud “Flip-flop” sound, because they fit your feet so well. Take it from me - my license plate used to say, “FLPFLPZ,” the Reef Anchors are winners, and affordable, too.

First off let me say: do not buy the ROVER from reef. They start to stink horribly and run small. Second off the FANNING: tripping ****hazard alert*** often times I would trip myself up real bad on the nose because i think the heel part was too high and the nose part was too long and always sat too low which makes you walk with your feet pointed down a little to wear you can catch the front and the front gets dragged and bends inward resulting in a very awkward trip. The anchor do not have these problems at all and also look better. Ok so the Anchor are so far the best ones made by reef in my opinion because of the way they fit the foot. I havent used them very extensively to test the long term durability but I know that every reef flip flops that i have ever had have lasted me a good 5+ years of very heavy year round use. So the ANCHOR fits the best, looks the best, has zero flaws at all quick to wash quick to dry. they dont slide around and you feel in good control. They hit all the check boxes for me. Some may want them to be a little more cushiony as theyre not ultra cushiony but an excellent balance of cushion to control. I like them exactly as they are but would be cool if they offered this same flip flop in an ultra cushiony version and also in real leather. This being said there are a lot of reef flip flops on their site that i havent been able to try on so it could be those are as good as these or better.

I've worn Reef fannings (with the bottle opener) for at least 10 years, and I wear flip flops every day, almost all day or all day, year-round. I've always been happy with the Reefs and they've been reasonably durable, and I would plan on needing a new pair every 10 months or so (again, daily use, all-day). I decided to try these anchors for the first time recently. For one thing, I'm thankful not to have the bottle openers (who drinks out of bottles any more anyways?), which for me exclusively served to trap gum or dog crap, when so unfortunate. Also, I'm struck by how much softer, flexible and comfortable they are. While my fannings felt hard and sort of slapped and cracked their way up and down my wood stairways, the anchors feel more like an extension of my foot and much more quiet and responsive. Prior to wearing Reefs, I tried most of the other popular brands of flip flops, and I'll say that these anchors are the most comfortable that I've owned and are perfect for my foot type (wide, somewhat flat, so the arch support and heel cradle are perfect). I can't speak to the durability yet, but I have to imagine that they'll be at least as good as the fannings, which were consistent in being comfortable and holding up for around 10 months of daily use, until the straps start to loosen and the connector to the footbed eventually breaks, if you decide to wear them that long. You know it's going to happen well-before it does, as they just start to get looser and looser after a certain point. Also, in the last pair of fannings I bought, the clear casing around the air cushions in the heel cracked all around. At times they made a squeaking sounds as the cracked plastic rubbed when I stepped, and I had to cut out pieces and least 2 times to make it stop making noises. Otherwise, I've had good experiences with my Reefs, especially with the way they fit my feet. These anchors make me realize that the fannings weren't particularly comfortable, as they are very hard feeling compared to these anchors. I'm very happy with the purchase, and imagine that I will purchase these going forward.

Got these 1/2 size bigger I wear 9.5 and got 10. They are tight when u first wear them and eventually the sole conforms to your foot signature so they become easygoing with the straps. Both top and bottom soles provide a very nice secure grip, no sloppy sliding or slipping! And the more u wear them the better they get! I still have a previous pair different model but same Reef brand from approx 20 yrs ago! I still use them here and there! So worn out the brand name etc is no longer legible. For the price ($30 on sale) you absolutely cannot beat the quality and comfort of these ! Very nice shock absorbing soles and very gripping especially on wet and slippery surfaces due to algae etc….. I live on a mountain with plenty of stone walkways and rock slabs around the house. Anyway these are fantastic all around flip flops !I gave them 4 stars only because I wish they would have been less stiff on the straps out of the box AND wish they had a wider foot print in the front like my older pair. But I knew this from other reviews. My toes are not compromised but its nice to have a little wider print/material up front.