How can I add traction to rope sandals?

What about the wax used for skis?

If your not averse, you could cut soles from thin rubber and glue them to the sandals with shoe goo.

That’s what I’m considering…something along those lines.

Perchik; now that I am thinking clearly, wax is used to speed things up and make the undersides of skis, skateboards, luges, etc slide faster. Ignore my misguided tip. Sorry’

What is shoe goo, BTW?

It’s a brand of adhesive that’s designed for shoe soles that separate, as in Shoe Goo™. Not to be confused with “bridal snot,” which is used for on the spot dress/garment repair.

Kev: you jest?

Hmm. Maybe, I do. I’ve heard it (bridal snot) used before in a costume shop, but nothing is popping up on Google or Wikipedia. Well, shoe goo is real.

Kev- any idea where to buy shoe goo and a strip of thin rubber?

wal-mart, walgreens or maybe a fabric store for shoe goo. Hardware store for rubber, but go to a smaller one instead of a big box. Walgreens also sells replacement heel pads for shoes, so you might find something that works there.

in an effort to get another years wear out of my beloved nomadic state of mind rope sandals, I did this: Put “Amazing Goop” glue on the heel part of the sole, where the rope was wearing down. So far, so good. I think this would work for you—it dries kind of rubbery. I got it at Joann Fabric, a fabric & craft chain. Or Micheal’s, Hobby Lobby.