wellies, walking boots, couple of pairs of casual trainers, 3 pairs of casual 'not trainers'. couple of pairs of DM, 3 spds (winter pair, autumn-winter boots, and spring-summer disco slippers) what's that? 12 pairs, 3 of which are pretty specific.
I've no idea if that's good bad or something in between. I've not really thought "I need a pair of 'x' shoes" so I guess about normal for most folks?
About 19 pairs I reckon. Most of them are pretty old. I throw them away less frequently than I buy them. And I don't buy them very often.
A lot of the newer ones are presents that I have asked for, at Christmas or birthday.
Newest pair is about 3 weeks old (Adidas Terrex Hiking Shoes - recent birthday present)
Oldest pair is probably some 18 year old Hi-Tec hiking boots.
Blimy - Imelda Marcos would have been proud of some of the above posters.
1pr walking shoes
1pr of the same but older that I use daily
1pr hiking boots
1pr SPD shoes
1pr walking shoes where the grip wore down to the point of being nearly slick so I use them with flat pedals
must have a pair of black shoes somewhere from before lockdown, but not sure where
How do people with so few pairs, manage to have so few?
theres very few everyday situations a black pair of 5.10s aren’t usuable.
agree with this 100%
just looking at what i own. my summer walking shoes are Peter Storm leather things, which are also very comfy on the bike, so the 5 tens could go. they also clean up very nice, so the clarks day shoes could go. and i dont really use spd's, so they could go.
so my list could easily become 4 pairs.
Five Tens X 3 - my everyday shoes
Summer SPDs
Winter SPDs
Smart shoes X 2
Gym trainers
Running shoes
Approach shoes X 2
Walking boots
Steel toe capped work shoes.
Surprised it's 13 pairs
Oh lets think....
Combat flip-flops
Ecco Sandals
Nike AirMax 90
Salomon X Ultra Pioneer
Timberland Earthkeeper Boots
Altburg Defender
AKU Pilgrim GTX
Nike Special Forces boot
Magnum CEN
Brown suede brogues
Pair of Camo Crocs minus the turbo strap (chewed by dawg)
3 pairs of approach shoes
1 pair wellies
1 pair hiking boots
1 pair DMs
1 pair of stupid smart shoes
1 pair ski boots
1 pair snowboard boots
1 pair motorbike boots
5 pairs of skate shoes
5 pair flat cycling shoes in varying states of knackerdness
1 pair SPD shoes
1 pair sandals
1 pair flip flops
Currently switching between more clip-in shoes (4) than trainers (2) and slippers (2). Some other pairs like proper shoes and boots, but they have been gethering dust for many months!
Better up mine to 26. Forgot about a pair of hiking boots and the Sketchers I wear around the house.
theres very few everyday situations a black pair of 5.10s aren’t usuable.
For a lot of peoples jobs, that still not true. A couple of my contracts specify "smart business wear". Anyway, who wants to wear boring black trainers the whole time? I'd also like to see the gym managers face if I turned up to play squash in a pair of those. Banned for life.
I think we probably need a “How many rucksacks do you own?” thread too, possibly to include bumbags/hip-packs in the count for completeness.
No, just no.
I'd have to think, but it will be a lot... climbing does that.... but Tom Howard - pre Adidas 5.10''s - really - from 2011 latest?
Far too many!
- 3 x 5:10 freeriders (1 smart 2 scabby)
- 1 x posh shoes
- 1 x kilt shoes
- 1 x wellies
- 1 x walking boots
- 1 x winter climbing boots
- 4 x walking shoes
- 2 x road shoes
- 1 x gravel shoes
- 2 x mtb shoes
- 1 x winter mtb shoes
- 1 x sandels
- 1 x flip flops
- 8 x rock shoes
- 2 x running shoes
- 2 x safety boots
- 1 x ski boots
- 1 x snowboard boots
34 pairs! But some of my doubles stay out at my folks house in France to save me carting them back and forth. I do need to cut down on the rock shoes.
Ooh, err, brown brogues, black Oxfords, brown boat shoesx2, brown chelseas, blue boat shoes (yes, I know), 2x leather walking boots, wellies, walking trainers x several, Merrel sandals, road bike shoes, MTB shoesx2, MTB winter boots, flat pedal shoes.
I think we probably need a “How many rucksacks do you own?” thread too,
A rabbit hole too far 🙂
* lots
5 pairs of bike shoes (various states of wear, flat and spd)
Smart shoes
casual trainers
running shoes
walking boots
flip flops
crocs (garden and driving to-from bike rides only)
cricket spikes
that doesnt seem too bad. problem is probably another 5+ pairs of old worn out versions of the above, kept for some reason as a "just in case"
For the "5:10 for everything crowd", do you wear new ones as casual wear then demote them to biking? or have lots on rotation? or just wear one pair for everything until they are dead?
ahem, here we go
1 x spd summer shoes
1 x spd winter shoes
1 x 5 10's
1 x Winter mountaineering goots
2 x fell running shoes
1 x black patent shoes (for choir singing uniform)
1 x pair black work boots (toetectors)
1 x casual brown shoes
1 x wet boots (paddle boarding)
2 x paits of flip flops
2 x house slippers
2 x pairs work shoes
So 16, oops
Now this topic is right in my hitting zone.
Cycling shoes x 4 (winter, MTB, winter road, summer road)
Hiking x 2 (summer shoes, winter boots)
Running x 15 (ish, including 2 pairs of spikes, full breakdown available request…)
Casual trainers x 12 (again, ish, lots of Air Max’s, a few Gazelles, a few others)
Leather formal shoes x 5 (1 x dress, 2 x brogues, 2 x formal black)
Causal leather boots x 2
Flip flops x 4
Football and cricket boots x 4 (hard and soft ground for each, rarely used)
That might be it, maybe.
20 pairs - that's a bit of an eye opener:
- 2 x everyday trainers (New Balance 574 and Vans old school)
- 3 x MTB flat pedal shoes (Waterproof Five Tens, canvass Five Tens, and a pair of Ride Concept for pumptrack)
- 2 x clipless shoes (MTB flat sole pair, and SPD gravel type boot
- 4 x smart shoes (Oxfords and Brogues', black and brown of each)
- Smartish brogue boots
- Walking shoes
- Hiking boots
- Road running shoes
- Trail running shoes
- DIY / gardening shoes
- Greggs' sliders
- Greggs Crocs
- Wellies
Wellies and outdoor/MTB shoes live in the garage (apart from the commuting riding shoes).
All the smart ones are under the bed and rarely get used these days, but have kept them from before WFH when work was business dress with suits and ties.
The Greggs' crocs live by the back door.
The sliders live in the boot of the car for getting changed after wet ride.
Running shoes live in the shoe cupboard.
The everyday trainers live on the floor wherever annoys my wife the most...
So Currently I have:
Converse x3
Vans x2
Sliders x1
Faux Crocs x1
Walking/hiking shoes x1
Wellies x1
Work boots (with Toecaps) x3
Work shoes (Office) x2
Running shoes x2
Cycling:
SPD SL x2
SPD x3 (Inc winter boots)
So 20 pairs (plus some I've probably forgotten about).
Hmmm, I feel like a bit of a tart now, not sure I can Criticise my Missus really, the only real difference is my shoes are a bit more diverse in purpose and stored in a slightly more organised way (IMO).
In terms of storage, bike shoes and running race shoes live in the garage with the football boots, cricket boots and hiking shoes. Dedicated shelving keeps them neat.
All the rest live in a rack at the bottom of my wardrobe.
General rule of shoes coming off as you enter the house and into slippers. This was introduced after an incident involving chain oil and a brand new carpet (WD40 is the answer to your next question).
Non-work, non-sports shoes - 3
Flip flops x2
Faux Crocs x1
Walking/hiking shoes x5
Wellies x1
Work shoes (Office) x3 (note that I'm retired so don't actually wear shoes in an office)
Running shoes x2
Cycling: only 2 - but I'm working on it !!
6, soon to be 7.
1 pair of Shimano ME7's. Could probably do with a backup pair TBH.
1 pair of cheap roadie shoes for when I go to the velodrome
1 pair of William Lennon workboots, which I wear 90% of my life
1 pair of wellies. Perished so need replacing.
1 pair of Dadidas trainers
1 pair of Loakes brogue boots which are kept only for incredibly occasional smart occasions.
2nd pair of William Lennons incoming. A brown pair this time.
oh god... 40+ easily now and used to to 100+
4 pairs cycling shoes (2 flats 1 SPD and an old pair of roadie ones)
4 smart/work shoes
2 pairs of walking boots/shoes
1 pair of runing shoes
2 pairs of sliders
1 pair of crocs 😛
20 pairs of Nike Air Max 1's
10 pairs of general trainers for general wear/use
back in the day was well over 100 pairs of Adidas
One pair of trainers, one pair of bothy slippers for the house, I’m not very mobile these days but even prior to the onset of spms I always owned more pairs of sidi’s than anything else, never owned a pair of shoes/boots etc apart from rigger boots for work. Think my max trainer count was 3 pairs at one point and 4 pairs of sidi’s.
This isnt a shoe fetish thing i promise.....
But between us we have about 35 pairs of shoes. These live in 2 shoe racks and then strewn across the floor. The racks are fine but shes wanting to replace these 2 racks (that hold 10 pairs each) with 1 that holds 6. So where the hell do the rest go?
id love to see your shoe storage pics at this moment in time so i can find a space for them
Ooh this could be a lot...
11 x Running trainers
2 x Bike Shoes
2 x 'Smart' Shoes
1 x Hiking Boots
1 x Golf Shoes
1 x Football Trainers
1 x New Balance Trainers
6 x Adidas Trainers
1 x Saucony Trainers
2 x North Face slippers
1 x Rab Slippers
so 29....
Too many.
Far far far too many, probably getting on for 25 pairs. Most of these are boxed and not in use, bargains bought when seen in silly sales like £300 Loake boots for £60 (4 pairs bought). Actually in use about 3 pairs regularly and then another pair or three used occasionally over the year. If I can begin to resist the urge to buy further bargains I don't need shoes for a decade. That's hard though!
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Loads.You can never have too many pairs of trainers
+1
Before I consider trainers…
- 4 pairs of cycling 5.10’s.
- 1 pair of 5.10 Guide Tennies. Had to dispose of 2 pairs recently… 🙁
- 1 pair of Gore-Tex lined Karrimor 3 season walking boots 1 - at least 22 years old.
2 pairs brown suede desert boots.
1 pair of brown leather chukka boots.
4 pairs of black lace up formal business shoes.
2 pairs of Nike cross-training shoes, that I use for the gym.
I will have to do an inventory of my trainers*.
*Mrs JAMJ1974 - says too many…
3x trainers
2x street boots(Goretex)
1x steel toe boots
1x walking boots(Goretex)
1x crocs(tie-dye)
3x slippers(varying degrees of wornoutness)
1x Jesus boots(aka sandals)
1x wellies(Dunlop)
1x wellies(Musto/marine)
2x smart dress shoes
3x standard street shoes(brown/black/white(1x Goretex)
With all the woodburning stove chat, nobody has listed Chainsaw boots? Just me then?!
Thanks to the PSAs I have three pairs of 5.10s from Frasers! Not helped that I decided to give flats ago.
@ joshvegas
Do you not get a pair of safety thigh waders aswell?
I don't actually go into the water so haven't got any. I just watch from the side.
Anyone else have to Google what brogues are or just me?
I have:
Clipless 5:10s
Flat 5:10s
Sidi Eagle for commuting/gravel
Sidi motorbike boots
Alpinestars short motorbike boots
Doc Marten Boots for anything smart
Asics running shoes demoted to everyday use
Scott running shoes
Inov8 trail running shoes
Berghaus walking shoes
So 10. My wife says I have too many shoes. Might have to show her this thread! 🤣
Not many, but probably more than I think. Let's see:
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Salomon approach shoes which are my everyday footwear, they're basically trainers.
An old knackered version of the above which I kept for the MTB or when I'm likely to get slutched up generally.
A pair of smart-casual black shoes which I used for when in the office, probably Hush Puppies or something similar.
A pair of smart black slip-ons which I bought in desperation for a funeral after my partner had hidey-tidied the above pair. Worn once.
Brown brogues I bought for my wedding, been worn maybe three times since.
A pair of Doc Martens which I kept for indoor messy jobs like painting, they're actually my old school shoes!
Converse knock-offs from a supermarket or somewhere like TK Maxx, bought on a whim as I fancied a change. Terrible purchase as it turned out, they look OK but the soles are paper-thin. I'd get some insoles but they'd probably cose more than the shoes did.
New Rock stompyboots, a remnant from my rock club days. Likely never to be worn again as they're too small, I should probably move them on.
Bergaus walking boots. Been to the moon and back, I had to replace the laces due to wear, but they still look brand new after a bit of a wipe down. Brilliant kit.
Running trainers.
Two pairs of rock climbing shoes, comfy ones and 5.10 Anasazi instruments of torture for technical stuff which I'll probably never need to wear again.
Motorbike boots. Retired as I no longer have a bike.
Birkenstock sandals, on my feet right now. Spendy but supremely all-day comfortable. Bought for an holiday in the sun but that was really just an excuse to justify getting them.
Pool shoes, bought for the same holiday. Neoprene and mesh slip-on things with a grippy rubber sole.
Moccasin-style slippers for in the house.
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So what's that, 16 pairs? My point is, I don't really care about shoes (hence me typing three paragraphs about them), they all serve a purpose. I think the only thing I've intentionally doubled up on functionally is rock boots, and that was because the Anasazi had got to the point of making me not want to climb.
Loads.
You can never have too many pairs of trainers
If it's much beyond "one" then it's too many unless you're a collector. I don't really understand how people - well, men at least - have "twelve pairs of running shoes," that's at least ten too many.
Combat flip-flops
I understand even less, "going into combat, best get the flip-flops."
oh god… 40+ easily now and used to to 100+
You have a problem, seek counselling.
id love to see your shoe storage pics at this moment in time so i can find a space for them
Stuff on daily rotation is on the shoe rack. Occasional(/never) use footwear goes in the bottom of the wardrobe.
I have too many pairs of footwear not because I want to have more, but because there is something wrong with one of my foot due to ankle injury, which is not set right. As a result my shoes either get destroyed quickly or I just don't wear them much because they are causing too much pain to my feet. Shoe inserts I have many too.
@cougar, “twelve pairs of running shoes”
Happy to break mine down in use case.
2 x comfy, well cushioned pairs for slow recovery run. I choose which I use depending on the conditions and terrain (basically, I prefer one but the outsole is crap so useless if it’s wet)
3 x trail shoes. 1 pair for long stuff, 1 pair for road to trail runs, 1 pair for racing.
2 x tempo shoes. Like the comfy shoes, I could make this 1 pair if Saucony released a shoe that had an outsole that gripped. As they haven’t I need a pair of Pumas for the rain.
2 x spikes. One pair for track, one for XC.
4 x race shoes. 2 pairs of the same as they’ve stopped making them so I stocked up. One pair that are awesome for 10k’s but I struggle for long runs in. 1 pair that I bought in a whim as they look mental but don’t really suit my gait so don’t get much use.
This is, obviously, ignoring the ones that have been retired to gardening and dog walking.
The other thing to remember is that I just like running shoes, so even if I try to justify the numbers it’s tenuous as best.
Wow, you folks are amazing at keeping down the foot based clutter. Although, I do claim some of it is due to the fact that I do sports and activities that require specific foot wear.
about 8 pairs of around town casual/dress shoes/boots
“Running” shoes (I don’t run, but use for hiking and such)
”Wellies” [there, I got to write that. Such a fun word. Much more entertaining than our (American) “rubber boots”]
Goretex Hiking boots
Sandals
insulated winter Hiking boots
high top waterproof mukluks for winter
flat pedal shoes
clipless bike shoes
hightop, waterproof clipless bike shoes
skate ski (Nordic) boots
classic ski (Nordic) Boots
Backcountry Nordic ski boots
Backcountry Alpine Touring ski boots
Resort alpine ski boots
Ice climbing boots
Comfy climbing shoes
Performance climbing shoes
wetsuit booties (whitewater kayaking)
do ice skates count? if yes:
hockey skates
speed skates
I probably missed some.
2 pairs of Nike SB lows
4 pairs of Nike SB highs
3 pairs of Vans
Half a dozen pairs of Five Tens
A pair of Adidas Terrex
A couple of pairs of walking type boots
A couple of pairs of brogue boots
Some Fancy Cheaney boots
A pair of DMs
And a pair of Sorel snow boots
I did have a bit of a clear out recently.
Weekday formal 7 black (oxfords, semi-brogues, full brogues)
Casual 1 brown brogue, 2 ankle boots, 1 suede, 2 leather sandals, 3 full boots
Gardening Wellingtons, Work boots, knock off crocs x 2
Cycling x 7
Cricket x 2
Astro x 2
Running x 5 maybe more one "current" and a pile of old ones
Rugby x 2
Golf x 1
Walking x 4 (Boots and Approach)
Ski x 1
Tennis x 1
Embarrassingly probably more than the GF has....
9 pairs.
Old 5:10.
New 5:10 bought at bargain price of £25 at an Adidas outlet store.
Samba Velo SPD shoes.
Old North Wave SPD disco slippers.
Winter walking boots.
Knackered Nike trail shoes.
Winter Barefoot shoes.
Smart leather shoes.
Knackered Flip flops that I wear 99% of the time even for long walks. Been repaired several times now, but reluctant to replace them as they're so good (thin sole, fabric strap).
Looking back through this list I'm shaking my head........How the hell do you folk manage to have so many frekin shoes?, at no point during my life have I had more than 5/6 at any one time....where do you keep them all?.
Not sure I want to count, thinking it will just end up being 'too many'...
Good work boots (Blundstones)
Old work boots (DMs)
Dress brogues
Winklepicker Chelsea boots
Patent DMs
A few pairs of casual trainers (1 x Adidas (Superstars), 1 x DC canvas things, 1 x FiveTen Sleuth, some old/old skool DC skate shoes)
Too many MTB trainers (1 x Trailcross, 1 x Trailcross GTX , 1 x FiveTen Freerider, 1 x Leatt 3.0, 1 x Shimano Bike and Hike boots, maybe a couple of other pairs of others kicking around too)
Adidas walking boots
Adidas trailrunning shoes
Keen Clearwaters
Some Sliders
Aldi lined winter boots for dog walking duties
Rigger boots for trail building
2 pairs of old Merrels for workshop/gardening/decorating duties
That's 24 I reckon, and probably 4 or 5 more pairs of footwear that I've forgotten about are sitting round the house somewhere.
