How many pairs of footwear do you own?

Loads.

You can never have too many pairs of trainers

Cycle shoes

old cycle shoes for when I know it will be muddy

warm winter cycle boots

goertex winter cycle boots for MTB

walking boots

wellies

goretex approach shoes

brown lanx boat shoes

brown barker brogues

brown loake derby shoes

black dress shoes

black solovair derby shoes

black goretex clarks boots

black merrell cold weather waterproof boots

cheap trainers from Peacocks in the office in town

3 sets of croc knock-offs for garage / garden / knocking about use

very old boat shoes for painting in

2 pairs of slippers :D

Not including the things that need to be chucked in landfill/recycling…

6 or so pairs of Vans

2 pairs of “work boots”

2 Pairs crocs

1 Pair Walking boots

1 Pair Wellies

2 pairs approach shoes/trail runners

2 Pairs flat pedal shoes

3 pairs SPD shoes

2 Pairs flip flops

2 Pairs Gym/crossfit shoes

1 Pair of wedding/posh office shoes

Not many.

winter SPD boots

summer SPD shoes

house trainers

walking trainers

walking boots

tidy shoes.

30 year old british army boots

30 year old New Rock boots.

cheap sliders for the van.

garden boots

3 x work boots, safety boots and safety wellies

Do you not get a pair of safety thigh waders aswell?

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.

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.

Last time I counted it was 58, but that was a while ago. Likely around 70 now.

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 :P

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!

binnersFull Member
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! 🤣