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Designing the ultimate slipper

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  • Started 11 years ago by Darkerside
  • Latest reply from sallyhinch

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  1. Darkerside
    Member

    I'm not even going to try and pretend this is on-topic for a cycling forum*.

    I can't find any slippers that would fit my size nine feet and keep my ankles warm. This seems unfair.

    Ms DarkerSide is blessed with an array of cosy, fleece-lined examples extending halfway up her leg. All I can find in the man-sized section are pathetic low slip-on things.

    The obvious solution (wearing walking boots around the house) is causing some domestic strife.

    Thoughts from the floor (aha)?

    *Maybe we could pretend that slippers warm the lower limbs before cycling on cold days, and are therefore a performance aid?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Bite the sheepskin bullet and buy a pair of girl's Ugg-a-likes?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. paddyirish
    Member

    A pair of thick Sealskins cycling socks?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  4. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Course, in similar vein women get to wear sensible waterproof calf-length boots when it snows and stay stylish. Men get shoes or hiking boots.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  5. chdot
    Admin

    "I'm not even going to try and pretend this is on-topic for a cycling forum"

    Rule 3 -

    Regular contributors can add anything.

    This rule is unofficial and may be rescinded at any time...

    Posted 11 years ago #

  6. wingpig
    Member

    Normal low slippers plus a couple of bits of fleece sewn onto the tops to make ankle-warmers?

    Get some smaller full-ankle things, cut off the toes and insert a fleece tube to make them long enough?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  7. SRD
    Moderator

    mrsrd and i have matching pairs of these

    these look even better

    Posted 11 years ago #

  8. acsimpson
    Member

    It would have to be sheepskin for me. Warm in the winter but not sweaty in the summer.

    http://www.justsheepskin.com/product/36147/mens-chester-sheepskin-slippers/

    If lightweight pack-ability is more your thing you could always go for down:
    http://www.thenorthface.com/catalog/sc-gear/womens-nse-tent-bootie-ii.html

    Although getting them in this country is a little tricky.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  9. dougal
    Member

    The Celtic House Boots? I've got the Sheepskin Bootee Slippers which can be worn with the woolen ankle folded down (as illustrated) or folded up for something more boot-like.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  10. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Liking @wingpig's take. Suggest extra blokeness by using foam pipe lagging to make the ankle cuffs and then cable-tying this to the slipper body.

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  11. SRD
    Moderator

    who was it who crochets hats with beards? i bet he could do a brill slipper design.

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  12. Darkerside
    Member

    @paddyirish: Socks is the current solution when the boots are manky, but I tend to slide. Socks+slippers requires laundry syncronisation.

    @IWRATS: Amen to that. I live in hiking boots from September to March. If I could get away with knee-highs, I would.

    @chdot: changes to rules require 3/4 forum voting majority?

    @wingpig: No.

    @SRD: Interesting, but postage...

    @acsimpson: Aha!

    @dougal: In excess of the Winter Present Allowance, sadly.

    @IWRATS (again): don't encourage wingpig.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  13. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    @SRD

    "who was it who crochets hats with beards?"

    You are now formally injuncted from contacting Madame IWRATS by any means electronic or otherwise. If I wake up with my beard crocheted into a hat the consequences will fall to be borne by you.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  14. wingpig
    Member

    @SRD Tractor Factory

    Posted 11 years ago #

  15. sallyhinch
    Member

    Sloppas for your boots? http://www.furfeatherandfin.com/product/125/bj01/sloppas.html

    Posted 11 years ago #

  16. Darkerside
    Member

    @sally: Not a thing I was aware existed, but now I see them; I want some. Probably need to actually have a garden first, though.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  17. condor2378
    Member

    @sally

    These look much better than the carrier bag + elastic band method I have employed before. Nice.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  18. ih
    Member

    @sally

    Looks like the essential accessories would be a Husky, hip-flask, and 12-bore.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  19. fimm
    Member

    https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/spottyotter/product/drift-down-booties?kpid=200586&gclid=COiq-9KUvsICFcrLtAodwB4Ajg
    ?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  20. sallyhinch
    Member

    yeah, those things are great for anyone who's ever tiptoed into the kitchen in their wellies in the hope that less mud will come off that way ...

    Posted 11 years ago #

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