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Peak middle age has been achieved. Which slippers would you recommend?

I've long campaigned some Glerups but I need to know if there's a perfect pair out there I'm missing out on.

#stealth ad for high mileage Glerups, high mileage but only one careful owner.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:12 am
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WTAF

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Posted : 31/08/2024 10:16 am
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Watching this thread closely.

I have an old pair of Skechers loafers that I use as "slippers" in the house.

I was just saying to the Mrs I need a new pair of slippers yesterday.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:18 am
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Glerups. The ones with rubber soles so you can put the bins out. While using a zimmer frame, I suppose.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:20 am
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North Face mules always been my go to…with the outdoor treads so you can abuse them…


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:21 am
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I recently bought a pair of Rab Hut Slippers for use in my shed over winter…

On a similar line, I'll recommend the Teva (Re)Ember Mocs.. have lasted way longer than any 'normal' slippers I've tried.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:25 am
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Birkenstock Boston clogs from a catering website - chefs often use them as they are supportive and they are on their feet all day


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:31 am
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Surely outdoor soles defeat the logic of slippers? Fox poo is not something you want on your carpet.
No soles mean you can slip into Crocs for outdoor trips.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:37 am
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The holy combination.  North Face tent mules and All-Terrain crocs.  You'll be beating admirers back with a shitty stick.  Trust me.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:43 am
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I don't believe that brands have to do anything with quality when it comes to plain rubber slippers, so there you have it, go to the nearest market and search for rubber slippers, those will do.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:49 am
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What have you been wearing on your feet indoors for the past 20-30 years?


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:50 am
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Them 300 quid ones that some one recommended on an equally sad thread years ago


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:51 am
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Birkenstock Boston wool uppers and indoor soles. I’ve finally worn mine out after four years. For more outdoor ventures, Toms.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:53 am
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Life long slipper avoider (and no socks indoors either) and 54yo!

Allows easy access to feet picking too, see scabby thread ?


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 10:55 am
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I've got my first ever pair arriving today. Needed some grippy soles to avoid my bare feet slipping on the carpet and adding murder to my achilles tendonitis. Fairly essential given that we live in a rather up and down house.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 11:14 am
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Posted : 31/08/2024 11:30 am
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Rab hut slippers are great in winter.

Gutted that Five Ten stopped making their slip on shoes that were "definitely not" slippers. Never had a pair of "not" slippers last 4 years of daily wear.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 11:44 am
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Yeah crocs.. Or lined crocs.

I just have regular ones I wear with socks so they don't get smelly.

Totally replaced my slippers.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 11:47 am
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What have you been wearing on your feet indoors for the past 20-30 years?

TBH I’ve so far lived my life without the need for slippers (and a smoking jacket).

Always seemed the reserve of people with those white doilies  on the sofas .


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 11:48 am
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Furry lined crocs ftw. You will look hot! Or at least your feet will be warm.

Anyway, ideal for indoor/outdoor slipper use. Putting the rubbish out, minor bike fettling in the garden, shouting at cats etc.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 12:01 pm
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I am with ziplykona.

If you wear them outside they are outdoor shoes crocs are perfect.

If you wear them inside they are slippers and crocs are pretty decent but they meed to be a seperate pair to the outdoor ones. Also crocs lined or otherwise are shit of you are chasing the dog round the garden in he long wet grass.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 12:16 pm
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Those Teva ones look pretty good.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 12:21 pm
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Slippers and Crocs?

Turn on Cash in the Attic and wait for death to claim you.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 12:52 pm
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Rock Dove from Amazon. Lasted longer than most.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 1:28 pm
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Celtic & Co sheepskin loafer. They do both soft and hard soles.


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 1:34 pm
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Slippers and Crocs?

Turn on Cash in the Attic and wait for death to claim you.

I'm 10 years younger than you 🙂


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 1:49 pm
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I suffer with permanently cold feet, so reluctantly succumbed to slippers many years ago, George at Asda moccasin type jobbies are as good as owt as far as I’m concerned!

Why anyone would want to pay more than 15 quid, 20 tops for a pair is beyond me!


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 9:35 pm
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As several posts above, DiL moved me on from Skechers loafers to Crocs. She said I looked like a grandad and she wasn't planning on kids any time soon.

I've hidden the Skechers loafers, for now!


 
Posted : 31/08/2024 9:42 pm
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Nordikas - a gift from Mrs M.   I’ll never look for anything else now


 
Posted : 01/09/2024 12:12 am
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Furry lined crocs ftw. You will look hot! Or at least your feet will be warm.

This! Ugly as sin, but lovely and warm and they'll handle a trip outside to put the bins out.


 
Posted : 01/09/2024 12:46 pm
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Needed some grippy soles to avoid my bare feet slipping on the carpet and adding murder to my achilles tendonitis.

I went for some Birkenstocks due to my arthritic feet. They help! Far more comfortable than being barefoot.


 
Posted : 01/09/2024 1:11 pm
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Furry lined crocs ftw. You will look hot! Or at least your feet will be warm.
This! Ugly as sin, but lovely and warm and they’ll handle a trip outside to put the bins out.

Also this.  I bought a pair in the winter for in the house, and liked them so much I bought another pair for taking the bins out, messing around in the garage and so on.  Not so much peak middle age, as confirming life is over...


 
Posted : 01/09/2024 1:11 pm
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I’m 10 years younger than you 🙂

Probably. But I still ain't wearing slippers!


 
Posted : 01/09/2024 1:30 pm
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Gumbies. I have the high top ones, they're wearing very well both the upper and sole.

https://www.gumbies.co.uk/collections/mens-slippers


 
Posted : 01/09/2024 11:10 pm
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Gumbies Brumby +1.

Bloody awful name but keep my ankles warm and stay on when moving faster than a shuffle.


 
Posted : 02/09/2024 10:00 am
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I hope you have ordered your beige elastic waist slacks and a beige cardigan!


 
Posted : 02/09/2024 10:49 am
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North Face ThermoBall™ V Traction Mules FTW


 
Posted : 02/09/2024 11:09 am
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After a few years of trial and error I've settled on... Thick slipper socks like heat holders paired with some too-big Aldi Croc-offs. The socks do the job of preventing cold when sat at desk WFHing and the crocs can quickly be slipped on for trips to bin etc.

I tried fur-lined crocs but they were too sweaty to have on all the time. As are most slippers in my case and then they just get smelly.

EDIT: To clarify, I'm 38 and a long way off my pension. At home is a place for being comfortable. Out in public is for giving the slightest of shits of what you look like.


 
Posted : 02/09/2024 11:46 am
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After a few years of trial and error I’ve settled on… Thick slipper socks like heat holders paired with some too-big Aldi Croc-offs. The socks do the job of preventing cold when sat at desk WFHing and the crocs can quickly be slipped on for trips to bin etc.

I tried fur-lined crocs but they were too sweaty to have on all the time. As are most slippers in my case and then they just get smelly.

EDIT: To clarify, I’m 38 and a long way off my pension. At home is a place for being comfortable. Out in public is for giving the slightest of shits of what you look like.

Yeas this^

Mine are knock off 'weird fish' or 'hot Tuna' branded, I can't remember exactly (I always get it mixed up)  but they were only about £12.... Best £12 I've spent in a long time!


 
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North Face Mules are the ones to get, I'm on my second pair (they last at least 2 years a pair). I can regulary be seen in Sainburys in them, as I often forget I'm wearing them. don't be fooled by the cheaper RABs, they aren't even close in terms of warmth, or comfort.


 
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I’m wearing a pair of Croc-offs that I think I bought from one of the high street shoe retailers in town. The only problem is they’re a bit chilly sometimes, so I could do with some liners, or some lined fleecy ones, oh, and my patio gets a bit slippery when wet, being concrete paving slabs with a lot of mess in places from the bird feeders, and the foam structure is very slippery.
During the winter, I sometimes take the boot liners out of my Meindle Canadian boots, being wool felt and having a hard plastic sole they’re quite toasty, especially as I’ve put felt insoles in them.

After a quick search, there’s loads of fluffy fleece liners for Crocs around for about a fiver, so I feel an eBay session coming up.


 
Posted : 02/09/2024 6:16 pm
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For the well-heeled, Salomon have just announced these…

https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/salomon-snowclog-advanced/

Just a slight upgrade to the original Merrell Winter Mocs


 
Posted : 04/09/2024 1:10 am
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Doesn't everyone just have house shoes/trainers retired from frontline use!?!

Or am I doing this all wrong. Should I have hand crafted buffalo hide fur lined things, some kind of designer camping slipper from a consumer outdoor brand or shudder the Crocs of despair.


 
Posted : 04/09/2024 3:12 am
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Heat Holders slipper socks are way better than slippers.  Why would you want to squeeze your feet into something AT HOME?


 
Posted : 04/09/2024 4:30 am
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Aldi currently has furlined Croc-offs in the aisle of dreams for £5.99. Is there a better value way of ensuring the last of your dignity and self-respect seep out while keeping your tootsies toastie?


 
Posted : 04/09/2024 8:48 am