Vivobarefoot ESC Tempest Review

<h2>Vivobarefoot ESC Tempest Review</h2><p>Welcome to Swimrun Gear Talk, co-hosted by our friends Annie and Brooke from the <a href="https://swimrunlabs.com/">Swimrun Labs</a>.</p><p>In this episode, we break down the <a href="https://www.vivobarefoot.com/us/mens/outdoor/esc-tempest-mens">Vivobarefoot ESC Tempest</a> Swimrun Shoe. Chris and Chipper have trained in the <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/gear-reviews/swimrun-shoes">swimrun shoes</a> for several weeks and they are ready to share their thoughts on the Tempest and get peppered with questions by the Swimrun Labs.</p><p>(Note: Vivobarefoot was kind enough to send us a couple of pairs of shoes to demo and they have not asked us for an endorsement or paid us for this review.)</p><p>(Second Note: if you want to learn more about Vivobarefoot and the genesis of the ESC Tempest, check out episode 23 of the podcast for our interview with <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/asher-clark-vivobarefoot">Asher Clark, Co-founder of Vivobarefoot</a>.)</p><p><strong>Previous Show Review Updates</strong></p><p><strong>Salomon Amphib Shoe Mini Review</strong></p><p>In the “<a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/gear-reviews/swimrun-shoes">Shoedown</a>” episode we chatted about the Salomon Amphib shoe (not the S-Lab version) and Chris has recently have been using these shoes for urban Swimrun practices in San Francisco for several weeks and really liked them. In the Shoedown episode, it was brought up that traction was an issue with these shoes on trails but they have been working extremely well on pavement. Chris would definitely recommend these for more urban adventures.</p><p>These shoes aren’t in production anymore in the current iteration but the new version is called the <a href="https://amzn.to/348EaTO">Amphib Bold Water Shoe</a> and looks very similar to the version that Chris used.</p><p><strong>Ark Sports ORNÖ 02 Swimrun Wetsuit</strong></p><p>In our previous review about the <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/gear-reviews/ark-sports-orn-swimrun-wetsuit-review">Ark S