I've been thinking about trying some barefoot shoes for hiking and day to day. Any recommendations? (Thanks for the great replies so far, it's very helpful!)

I would say Dune first but give Hyperion a shot. I actually just finished the Hyperion cantos the other day and am still working through the 6th Dune book.

I personally think Hyperion has some cool ideas and concepts but just never really hit greatness for me.

To also mimic what others are saying Dune changes drastically after book 3 and 4 and Hyperion is basically separate stories split between books 1,2 and 3,4.

I will also throw in for a chrome bag. I've had a messenger for a decade and its a tank. I got it made left handed. https://chromeindustries.com/products/citizen-24l-messenger

This album is such a banger and has been in my constant rotation for years.

On this reccomendation I found a local shop that has the Primal 3 and have made that my new daily shoe. I bought them a couple of months ago amd took them on a trip to Europe and had a great time walking in them. They are fantastic and they are now my favorite shoe. Thank you!