As much as I like walking barefoot in nature, it does limit your activities, slows you down, and forces you to keep your eyes on the ground much of the time. Training will mitigate this a bit, but there is a reason why shoes were invented eventually.
In this video, I make simple sandals out of willow bark. The idea was originally inspired by Chad Zuber's video on yucca sandals (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij4NQSA1ZsE). Unfortunately, yucca doesn't grow here naturally, so I had to come up with an alternative. Willow bark is tough and stays flexible enough even when dry. I ended up with a different weave pattern that fits this material better.
0:00 Intro, walking barefoot and with a walking stick
0:56 Making the first prototype
4:54 Making the improved version
6:19 Testing the sandals
7:18 Outro
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