{"id":2384,"date":"2009-05-12T19:21:04","date_gmt":"2009-05-13T00:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2009-05-12T19:21:04","modified_gmt":"2009-05-13T00:21:04","slug":"surfer-tested-eco-splaff-flopps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/surfer-tested-eco-splaff-flopps\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfer-tested Eco Splaff Flopps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/lazyboyflipflop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2387\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/files\/2009\/05\/lazyboyflipflop-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/lazyboyflipflop-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/lazyboyflipflop.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It was 1997 when <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splaff.com\/\">Splaff Flopps<\/a><\/strong><\/em> joined the green wave, &#8212; and in more ways than one! <em>El Presidente<\/em> Cliff Drill and <em>El Ambassador <\/em>Craig Wallace got creative in a garage. Their materials and tools were a tire, a bike tube, and a shoe knife. Indeed they had a vision. The goal was to make durable, comfortable and reasonably-priced sandals from recycled materials.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Their vision of sustain ability for our planet and the human race is honest. These guys collect, sort, cut, and clean the recycled tires and bicycle inner tubes themselves. That guarantees the quality of their recycled materials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hipster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2386\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/files\/2009\/05\/hipster-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hipster-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hipster-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hipster-186x186.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The garage and entrepreneurs moved to Baja, California where they hand craft <em>Splaff Flopps<\/em> today. Recycled car tires are converted to soles; used bicycle inner tubes are made into straps; hemp fabric is in the foot beds, covers the straps; and the mid sole is made from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.regupolamerica.com\/\">Regupol<\/a>\u00ae. That&#8217;s a brand name for a cushioned material developed from used tires. All this spells waste-free production!<\/p>\n<p>Why sufer-tested? That&#8217;s because the <em>Splaff Flopps<\/em> are actually field tested by surfers. The surfers literally live in their flops and typically nothing else on their feet. So add <em>strong<\/em> and <em>comfortable<\/em> to describe these functional styles. They offer a six month guarantee with respect for our environment. Better than a few testimonies; huh?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/gladiator.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2385\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/files\/2009\/05\/gladiator-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/gladiator-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/gladiator-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/gladiator-186x186.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><em>El Presidente<\/em> Cliff happens to be the designer also, but he&#8217;s a bit modest about it. Check out the style options for in or out of the water and see if you&#8217;re compelled to nominate Cliff for <em><a href=\"https:\/\/host.securelook.com\/calif\/Ord_Splaff.html#\">Splaff Flopps<\/a><\/em> as the <em>Best Sustainable Footwear Designer<\/em> in the Chic Eco contest poll. Reminder: <a href=\"http:\/\/image.exct.net\/lib\/fefe1172736606\/d\/1\/Flyer2REVISED-Pg2-BGM-Qtr2_Nikki_Runner-upsNewPoll_09Apr.pdf\">competition<\/a> deadline is before June 1st.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED POSTS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2009\/05\/06\/sustainable-footwear-rocks-in-ethiopia\/\">Sustainable Footwear Rocks in Ethiopia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2009\/04\/26\/wickedly-wonderful-hemp-footwear\/\">Wickedly Wonderful Hemp Footwear<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2009\/04\/18\/a-prime-example-of-eco-footwear\/\">A Prime Example of Eco Footwear<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was 1997 when Splaff Flopps joined the green wave, &#8212; and in more ways than one! El Presidente Cliff Drill and El Ambassador Craig Wallace got creative in a garage. Their materials and tools were a tire, a bike tube, and a shoe knife. Indeed they had a vision. 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