Vapor Glove 7
Vapor Glove 7 is the seventh generation of Merrell’s most minimalist barefoot line, built for natural movement and ground connection across running, training and everyday walking. A breathable engineered-mesh upper and burrito-style tongue wrap the foot with a light, secure fit. Merrell Barefoot 2 keeps the foot in a natural position, while Vibram TC5+ adds traction from city surfaces to outdoor multi-sport use.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Walking
Specs
- Weight
- 190g
- Of 948 known values: 40 lower, 5 equal, 903 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 4.7%, including ties / average -78g
- Drop
- 0mm
- Of 961 known values: 0 lower, 68 equal, 893 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 7.1%, including ties / average -6.8mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- -
- Not registered
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 866 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- -
- Not registered
- Outsole
- Vibram TC5+
- Reference price
- $110
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The exact Merrell U.S. product page lists 190g as men's half-pair weight. The exact Merrell UK product page independently corroborates 190g.
- Plate note
- The exact Merrell Japan and U.S. pages provide sufficiently complete construction details, including the mesh upper, integrated EVA foam insole, Barefoot 2 platform, and Vibram TC5+ outsole, without identifying a carbon structure. It remains classified as non-carbon under the complete-official-spec policy; this does not assert that every non-carbon reinforcing element is absent.
Prices and release dates by market
2 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.
| Market | Reference price | Release |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS | $110Shown above | Not registered |
| JapanJP | ¥15,400 | 2026-01-30Shown above |
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Merrell Vapor Glove 6.
The comparable registered values for drop are unchanged.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
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Weight
This shoe 190gregistered average 268g (948 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 0mmregistered average 6.8mm (961 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.