Tyre sandals?

[Stew]

I remember years ago when I was an early teenager seeing the idea of making sandals out of old car tyres. Maybe Tom Elpel?

My Dad helped me find some and I attempted to make some. The wire inner rim and the mesh on the track made it next to impossible to achieve, then combined with the width of the tread versus my foot width, they were a bit over the top.

It was good fun as a young lad though.

So anyway, the other day I came across some old tyres. A few must be either smaller motorbike or something, and I think they might be a possible choice. Just something to mess about at. (Yes, I expect they'll look hideous. )

I'm just curious if anyone else ever made tyre sandals, successfully or not.

 

[tom57]

cody lundin from dual survival makes a very simple pair in one episode of his show. heres the link. its about 13 mins in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDnD9NEbk9I

 

[bikething]

Not sandals, but I remember as a kid having a worn section of car tyre cut to shape and glued onto the bottom of our worn out shoes..

 

[pastymuncher]

Just googled thesehttp://www.solerebelsfootwear.co/pages/recycled-tire-soles
Downhill skaters street lugers have been gluing tyres to their shoes for years, one run can destroy a pair of shoes.

 

[cbr6fs]

Might be better to try and find some mountain bike tyres has many of these have fabric or even kevlar beads and supports as opposed to car ad motorbike tyres that have steel beads and supports.

Having the steel carcase become exposed mid way through a walk would be a nightmare for your feet.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Not sandals, but I remember as a kid having a worn section of car tyre cut to shape and glued onto the bottom of our worn out shoes..

Shoes!!! You were lucky. My old dad used to paint our feet black, and tie our toes together....

 

[Keith_Beef]

I think I've read of a project in Africa that used aeroplane tyres to make soles for sandals... Different kind of tyre altogether, though.

 

[mountainm]

Shoes!!! You were lucky. My old dad used to paint our feet black, and tie our toes together....

Feet! You were lucky. They hadn't been evolved when I was a lad... We just had to skate along on vestigial flippers.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Feet! You were lucky. They hadn't been evolved when I was a lad... We just had to skate along on vestigial flippers.

Flippers!! Flippers!! Count yourself lucky, We thought we were posh perambulating with Cillia.

 

[monkey boy]

Iv seen them in a lot of market stalls when I went to Kenya, it is a great idea

 

[treadlightly]

The Tarahumara people in Mexico make their own huarache sandals with car tyres for soles. Lots about them on the web

 

[Miyagi]

Hahahahaha loving the Secret Policeman's Ball take offs.

The Viet Cong turned old tyres into shoes IIRC.


Liam

 

[juttle]

The Viet Cong's original idea was marketed as Uncle Ho's Sandals a while back. e-bay was full of them!

 

[Stroller]

I remember trailbusters where very popular with South Africans visiting London about 15 years ago. you could see them a mile off with their red laces and car tyre soles. Amused the Kiwis and Aussies no end.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Coincidentally ...

 

[maddave]

Coincidentally ...

What a great ethos

 

[woof]

Flippers!! Flippers!! Count yourself lucky, We thought we were posh perambulating with Cillia.

Thought ? , you should count yourself lucky, we did'nt think when we were young...

Rob

 

[tenchu]

Iv seen them in a lot of market stalls when I went to Kenya, it is a great idea

Same, but when I attempted to make my own using a motorbike tyre, I had to resort to an angle grinder in order to get through the steel belting.