Chaco sandals review: There's a reason these sandals have been a mainstay among outdoor adventurers for 30 years

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It was the late 1980s, and whitewater and fly fishing guide Mark Paigen stood in a boat somewhere in western Colorado, looking down at his wrinkly, grit-covered feet. "My feet were in hell," he thought. "There had to be a better way." 

While he suffered in wet running shoes all day, a few of the guides around him were wearing Teva sandals. He loved the idea of sandals made from synthetic materials rather than leather...