Haha, no, no pun intended, couldn't remember if it was "bare" or "bear" with me...
Well, if you're not a native English speaker, your English is excellent--better than many natives, actually.
To be honest I never realised they were THAT heavy
That's the value of a gram scale. It's amazing how the things that weigh "practically nothing" add up when you actually weigh them.
I've heard of some hikers making home-made flip flops out of a pair of stock insoles from running shoes and a few bits of string.