Making huaraches for summer

Now that we're past Memorial Day, I thought it was time I threw together a pair of sandals. I didn't want a pair of flip flops since I always feel like they're going to get away from me, so I thought I'd try my hand at making some huaraches. I put these together last night in a couple of hours. 

The basic idea is to trace your foot onto a piece of soling, cut it out, punch a few holes, and lace it up with either leather or paracord. I'm not going to go over the detailed steps here since several people have already put together excellent tutorials on how to make huaraches:

Xero Shoes - How to make huaraches
Instructables - Minimalist running sandals
Instructables - Vibram huarache running/hiking sandal

If you already have some rubber and paracord you should be good to start with tutorials above. I didn't have a leather punch so I used my cordless drill to make the holes for the cording. If I make another pair I will get some Vibram Cherry soling material instead of the Vibram Pro Tania that I used. The Pro Tania is a very stiff material while the Cherry seems to have a bit of give to it.

If you don't have your own materials, Xero Shoes and DIY footwear have huarache sandal kits that include everything you need to get started. You can also get a fully completed set of huaraches from Glad Soles or Xero Shoes custom made from your foot outline. Of note, Xero Shoes offers a 5,000 mile warranty on their sandals.

(I'm not affiliated with any of these companies, I just think it looks like they make good stuff.)