[frabbit]

I just wish I could get shoes wide enough for my feet. Anything wide enough is too long (a good 4cm of wasted space at the front). I have tried supposedly extra wide shoes like Lems, but the only thing that is comfortable is either the Vibram Five Fingers or Crocs (terrible for running) or some Birkenstocks (just).

[DanCarvajal]

Take a look at Altra shows, their signature feature is a very wide toe box. They make a trail running shoe that's currently very popular with distance hikers.

[jbob2000]

Try skateboarding shoes, they're usually much wider than regular shoes. Don't run in them though, they have flat soles and not much arch support.

You could also try different lacing styles for running shoes, checkout this graphic for different techniques: http://d2s0f1q6r2lxto.cloudfront.net/pub/ProTips/wp-content/...

[noelwelsh]

I have very wide feet. In the UK shoe measurement system a width of H is the widest. One of my feet is H, and the other one is wider. I wear Vivobarefoot https://www.vivobarefoot.com/ and they actually fit. I'm no longer buying shoes 1-2 sizes too big to fit my feet. I'm currently wearing Gobi for every day wear, and exercise in a Stealth II. All of these needed a bit of time to break in. When I tried on a Primus they were a bit tight all around, so probably best to avoid that style (or try them on yourself).

[frabbit]

I definitely have what could be (disparagingly?) called Saxon feet. Widest width on their own are definitely not enough. The overhead image of the StealthII looks like the most promising thing I have seen for a while.

[rhinoceraptor]

I think most specialty "wide" shoes are only normal wide, that is they're the correct width for people who don't have particularly wide feet.

I have a pair of Otz boots that I love, they look like Timberlands but have a really nice wide toe box, and a zero drop vibram lugged sole. And of course, they don't make them any more. I would have bought 3 or 4 pairs if I knew that to last me a while.

It's even worse with bike shoes, and I don't even have wide feet. I just want a pair of mountain bike shoes that don't make my toes hurt.

[frabbit]

The widest fit bike shoes I have been able to find currently are Sidi Dominator 4s. And they are not wide enough. I had an old pair of Lake M-somethingorother that I got from Performance before they closed. They were actually comfortable. In general the MTB stuff is where its at.

[cafard]

New Balance used to make very wide shoes, but not needing anything that wide, I don't know whether they still do.

[osivertsson]

Yes, I used to run in a pair of New Balance wide shoes.

Now I have a pair of Mizuno Wave Inspire Wide (they are available in both normal and wide editions). They work great for me with wide feet and Morton's Toe [1].

Go to a store with a good selection and expertise and try _many_ shoes until you find a pair that fits great.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton%27s_toe

[pascalxus]

I'm on the opposite spectrum. I find that the vast majority of shoes are too wide for me. Merrils, Vibram and their ilk are the only ones that seem to be about right.

[gowld]

If you haven't checked your arches, you might find that you need more arch support, not wider shoes. Arch support prevents your feet from splaying out.

[frabbit]

Thanks for all of the helpful suggestions below. Am going to be investigating them. Sorry to OP if I hijacked this at all.