Ive been wearing barefoot shoes for a while now, I have a pair similar but wanted to try an Australian product so I got a pair for me and a pair for my brother to try, I think my Tarkine shoes are better than my other ones.
Really comfy and all the other cool stuff that comes with wearing a shoe like this. We are both really happy with them.

So far so good. Happy to support local. They're more comfortable than I thought.

For context, I have experienced many brands of barefoot shoes over the last decade; Inov8 XF, Xero HFS, New Balance Minimus and Vivobarefoot Primus Lite II. I have had the Primal X for one week, in this time I have put them to good work in the gym and as an all day shoe.

Support
What I really like is the level of support in the shoe itself, unlike the Vivobarefoot, there is a lot of cushion and support around the upper foot - which for me was well appreciated as I had issues with sock slippage in the Vivobarefoots.

Toe box
They aren’t as wide in the toe box as the Vivobarefoot or the Xero’s, but I can wear toe spacers and not feel overly restricted.

Sole
The sole is great with grip but is definitely engineered for off road running and not so minimalist for in gym training sessions. BUT I still get amazing feedback and the extra grip and depth of the sole has not been an issue at all.

Insole
The only problem I have had with this shoes is the inner sole. During a warmup I was conducting some broad jumps and the inner sole of my right shoe bunched up and hasn’t returned to its natural state. This isn’t a terribly significant issue as you can remove or replace them, but it’s just an observation of my experience.

Elastic draw string lances
I am not a fan of the draw string shoe laces, but so far they haven’t been an issue for comfort and seem to stay in place. I must caveat this as I have not done a great deal of distance running in these yet (max 1km).

Style
The style is fantastic, really good looking shoe.

Sizing
True to size.

Verdict
I will definitely buy these shoes again, and my fiancée is eyeing off a pair too.

Great fit and quality second to done

I prefer to run in zero drop shoes but my previous go to small business shoe manufacturers got bought out by a big brand name and lost their charm. I jumped at the Tarkine's when my wife showed them to me as the company has all the same passion that attracted me to my previous zero drop shoes. Having been through several pairs of regular running shoes in the meantime, and because I have never run barefoot shoes before, I eased myself very slowly into the Primal X fully transitioning to them as my main shoe over two months. I am writing this review following a 25km road run in them this morning.

My feet are relatively wide and I love the room provided for my toes to fully splay and feel comfortable. The soles strike a good balance of road/trail feel without transmitting painful rock jabs. I was a little concerned about how the shoes would feel descending hills with the elastic laces but after 150m climbing then descending again yesterday and 400m today they felt perfectly natural. With regular highly padded shoes I have to focus on my stride all the time or I revert back to over striding and other bad practices. I was confident that the barefoot shoes would keep these problems in check and sure enough my cadence significantly increased from the first wear and I naturally forefoot strike in them.