Rugged flip-flops

"'Not very practical, but much better built than the foam kind. These won't be wearing out soon.'""- Items handbook"

Overview
Rugged flip-flops are a type of footwear in Our Worldly Woes.

Description
These outdoor flip-flops feature a hardwearing rubber sole with deep tread pattern that helps to grip rough terrain. These sandals feature leather straps with a soft fabric footbed. They are much more durable than the cheaply made foam flip-flops but come with the same drawbacks. Will allow feet to dry if wet but exposes them to the elements and vulnerable to get wet again.

Characteristics

 * Slows top sprinting speed by a fair bit, unless worn often, in which case it will only be hindered slightly. However, movement is faster in these than in Foam flip-flops
 * Besides most socks, this footwear has the lowest water resistance out of any footwear, along with Foam flip-flops, Rubber slides, and Sandals, though their fast drying time offsets this
 * Chance to cause tripping when running or sprinting. This may cause superficial injury to both character and item, make a loud noise, and slow the character for a few moments until they get up
 * While quieter than foam flip flops, they still create a fair bit of noise just moving with them equipped, which increases detectability by other people and the infected
 * Higher quality build than foam flip-flops and are much less prone to random breaking

Health conditions:

 * Stubbed toe can randomly be acquired from wearing these
 * Foot fatigue can be acquired faster from wearing these than other footwear, but slower than if wearing Foam flip-flops

Strategy
Though coming with the same drawbacks as Foam flip-flops, Rugged flip-flops are much more durable piece of footwear and provide slightly more comfort and protection. They are, however, still generally terrible when compared to other footwear. Like it's foam cousin, they keep your feet off the cold ground at least and are good for walking around camp while feet and other footwear need to dry, but not for much else. The sole is solid enough to prevent injury from stepping on glass or other hazardous debris, but wearing these can still be a hazard in itself, due to how loose they are on the feet. Because of their higher quality build and better materials, they are a fair bit heavier than foam flip-flops. Since they are more protective, slightly less noisy, and more easier to move in than their foam counterpart, they are a direct upgrade to foam flip-flops, excluding the rise in weight. Still, these should be replaced with a better pair of footwear as soon as possible.

Item exceptions:

 * Cannot be worn with regular socks
 * This is an outer layer piece of footwear - meaning no other footwear can be worn over it.