Tree Frogs

A waterproof overshoe can save your rainy day walk. Tree Frogs slip over your regular shoes to provide waterproof protection. They do a good job of keeping water from the street out of your shoes, but leave a portion of the shoelace area unprotected. I also encountered some traction problems in using them. To me, the biggest drawback is that they add extra weight to the shoe, making walking fast more difficult.

I live in a rainy climate, and I usually don't let that stop me from getting in my walking workout. But for longer walks in the rain, I would love to find something to put over my favorite walking to shoes to make them waterproof.

Tree Frogs are a waterproof overshoe that can be used with athletic shoes. They are very flexible and go over the shoes with a minimum amount of struggle. However, I found them to be a bit too narrow to give a good fit over my wide New Balance Shoes and their heels. As a result, my shoes were a bit constricted inside the Tree Frogs.

Tree Frogs are very flexible, but they add quite a bit of weight to the shoe, and they definitely change your stride. As such, they aren't a perfect option to add at the last minute before a half marathon when the weather turns rainy. If you are training for a long distance event and anticipate bad weather, it would be better to train in a waterproof shoe -- if you can find one that is light and flexible enough.

I wore Tree Frogs on a wet day when there were leaves on the sidewalks, and I found myself slipping slightly twice in two miles. Tree Frogs have traction nubs on the bottom, but they weren't enough to keep me stable.

I haven't tested Tree Frogs long enough to know how durable they will be. I think they are a great item to keep handy for shorter walks in wet weather, much as I keep slip-on cleats in the car in case of snow and ice.