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    Merak
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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.

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    ampthill
    Full Member

    WTAF

    mods please close

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    gobuchul
    Free Member

    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.

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    DrJ
    Full Member

    Glerups. The ones with rubber soles so you can put the bins out. While using a zimmer frame, I suppose.

    andylc
    Free Member

    North Face mules always been my go to…with the outdoor treads so you can abuse them…

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    frogstomp
    Full Member

    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.

    ElShalimo
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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

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    zippykona
    Full Member

    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.

    blokeuptheroad
    Full Member

    The holy combination.  North Face tent mules and All-Terrain crocs.  You’ll be beating admirers back with a shitty stick.  Trust me.

    Brucie68
    Full Member

    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.

    scotroutes
    Full Member

    What have you been wearing on your feet indoors for the past 20-30 years?

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    thestabiliser
    Free Member

    Them 300 quid ones that some one recommended on an equally sad thread years ago

    TiRed
    Full Member

    Birkenstock Boston wool uppers and indoor soles. I’ve finally worn mine out after four years. For more outdoor ventures, Toms.

    longdog
    Free Member

    Life long slipper avoider (and no socks indoors either) and 54yo!

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

    BillMC
    Full Member

    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.

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    thols2
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    MoreCashThanDash
    Full Member

    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.

    mattyfez
    Full Member

    Yeah crocs.. Or lined crocs.

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

    Totally replaced my slippers.

    dudeofdoom
    Full Member

    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 .

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    Yak
    Full Member

    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.

    joshvegas
    Free Member

    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.

    Merak
    Free Member

    Those Teva ones look pretty good.

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    boomerlives
    Free Member

    Slippers and Crocs?

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

    lambchop
    Free Member

    Rock Dove from Amazon. Lasted longer than most.

    Kuco
    Full Member

    Celtic & Co sheepskin loafer. They do both soft and hard soles.

    Merak
    Free Member

    boomerlivesFree Member
    Slippers and Crocs?

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

    I’m 10 years younger than you 🙂

    augustuswindsock
    Full Member

    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!

    nickingsley
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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!

    myopic
    Free Member

    Nordikas – a gift from Mrs M.   I’ll never look for anything else now

    mogrim
    Full Member

    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.

    doris5000
    Free Member

    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.

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    iamtheresurrection
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    mogrimFull Member
    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…

    boomerlives
    Free Member

    I’m 10 years younger than you 🙂

    Probably. But I still ain’t wearing slippers!

    bikesandboots
    Full Member

    Gumbies. I have the high top ones, they’re wearing very well both the upper and sole.

    Men's Slippers

    oldnick
    Full Member

    Gumbies Brumby +1.

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

    tjagain
    Full Member

    I hope you have ordered your beige elastic waist slacks and a beige cardigan!

    qwerty
    Free Member

    North Face ThermoBall™ V Traction Mules FTW

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    pocpoc
    Free Member

    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.

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