I have been reading a lot lately about not wearing outside shoes in the house and it interests me even more because I’ve been saving to re-carpet my whole house. It hits me every now and then about how to do things though, like, say I’m cooking all day on Sunday then need to take the trash out. I’m assuming it’s change shoes, then say the grandkids stop by and want to go go for a bike ride? I’m assuming it’s change shoes. I guess maybe what I’m asking is how many baskets by how many doors with how many pairs of slip-ons (both indoor and out) do I need?
I’m sorry, what? 😶
Poster heard about people who don’t wear their shoes in the house, except for slippers. They want to know how to make it work for quick jaunts out of doors.
Shit if these people are struggling so hard with shoes every day I can only imagine what the rest of their life is like.
Yes, but they answered their own question…
Right? It’s not rocket science.
Seems they misread the community name, and thought they were posting in “No, Stupid. Questions”
I live in Alaska, so… Basically just a pair of Xtratufs by the door. Sandals and running shoes get added during the summer. Big snow boots come out for the heavy snows.
Inside I just wear socks. If I need to pop out, I pop the xtratufs on.
I can’t imagine not taking shoes off and just wandering around the house with shoes on, tracking the outside in everywhere. I don’t even know anyone who does that.
Also if you don’t already have it, get a longer shoe horn so you can also slip into robust shoes more easily!
ITT: a bunch of fragile mfs who never walk barefoot outside.
Doesn’t this defeat the point of taking your shoes off inside? If your concern is tracking in dirt or germs on your shoes, tracking them on your feet is arguably worse unless you’ve got foot wash stations at the doors.
I live in the UK so if I did that I’d get wet feet. It never really dries here.
If you can walk outside in -20 f (-28 c) barefoot and still feel your feet after ~15 seconds and avoid frostbite inside of five minutes, I might accept that I’m weaker than you.
But, assuming you’re human and not possessed of prosthetic feet…. I’m going to assume your toes would fall off just the same as mine.
To be fair in that kind of weather going outside is a 15min, 12 layer ordeal, the shoes are a small concern at that point.
Yeah I go out in the yard with the dog or take out the trash in winter here in Montreal. Granted it’s a minute here or there but it’s true. Not calling anyone weak or anything but it’s just a little snow or cold.
You’re still probably getting frost bite, and yes, the cellular damage caused by frostbite can add up over time making it quite severe even with the ‘casual’ exposure.
There’s no weakness in prudence. being imprudent can lead to it though (or rather amputations, at worst.)
Do you have a source to back that up? I’m having trouble finding anything that says you have to be out less than 15 minutes before frostbite kicks in. It’s like saying you’ll get frostbite in your hands if you hold some ice for a minute.
Every cold safety thing ever; Keep in mind, that’s wind chill (“feels like”), in limited wind, the ground is going to pull more heat faster.
Freezer ice is usually not -20, though. (Freezers are usually set to 0-10 degrees f)
As someone with one leg 6mm shorter than the other and has had a history of knee/back problems: I wear indoor only crocs w’ foam insole in one croc. You don’t realize how much going barefoot or just socks in your home hurts your feet, knees, or back over time. Crocs have the perfect amount of cushion for me to no longer have constant feet and joint pain. I use Skechers slip-ins for quick outdoor things. I go back and forth between the two as needed without hassle.
I remember a few years ago, my feet started bothering me. Then I realized it happened after I moved to a house with hardwood floors.
Sanuk house slippers fixed me right up.
For folks without a disability, being barefoot is not damaging.
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I thought that it was the opposite even, and that walking barefoot from time to time strengthens certain parts of your feet and legs that would otherwise be underused.
Is not damaging
Right up until you step on something or kick something by accident and then it’s real damaging
Why do you need shoes to Cook ( well one du, Imight be injured by a falling knife) also use commons sense, if I break glass, I would keep shoes until It’s cleaned.
Garbage Day is like once a week, so not sûre why this example. If I go shopping, I take 30 seconds to pass a pair oh shoes. It’s net that long
Wait, you keep your garbage inside until pickup day? That’s gross.
As to cooking: hot oil or water, slipping and falling are much greater dangers. That said, I cook barefoot all the time.
I only fill up a trash bag maybe once every 2 weeks. I only take the can down once a month since there’s so little waste. Between composting and recycling there’s so little that actually gets thrown out.
I’m envious. My retired neighbour is like this. Me and my partner and our various animals produce so much waste, I can fill a “recycling” bin and most of a bag each week.
But you don’t take the compost or recycling out daily, either? I also compost and recycle, but rinsed recycling and cardboard are the only waste that stays inside overnight.
I have a closed 5gal bucket that I empty once a week and keep the recycling in spare cardboard boxes and take them down the street to the center whenever I get enough to fill my car
You empty your garbage every single day? How small is your trash can? That’s a lot of bags.
Five person household. By the end of the night, it’s always at least three-quarters full. Plus, it beats attracting bugs.
Five people makes a little more sense. Serious question, what kind of bugs does garbage attract where you live?
fruitflies, houseflies, wasps
Edit: five people and four cats, we usually take the trash out right after scooping the litter in the afternoon
You keep the bag in the trash can until its full. Then you take it to the outside trashcan. On garbage day, you wheel that trashcan to the curb.
That’s how I do it, too.
I can’t imagine wearing shoes indoors (at home), My feet are kept warm by socks.
My feet are kept warm by keeping my house at a temperature where I am comfortable.
So… burning energy rather then improving local insulation.
Doesn’t that destroy your socks prematurely?
Doesn’t wearing your shoes constantly destroy your shoes prematurely?
They’re a helluva lot more durable than my socks.
Are you wearing shoes without socks?
No, the whole point of socks is to protect your shoes from your feet.
You know what? We could just put a plastic layer over the carpet to extend its life. That way we’d have shoes plus plastic and our carpet would always technically be clean, too!
Add some quality of life to this by installing multi-layer plastic sheets with perforation at the wall for easy cleanup when you forget whether your current shoes are indoor or outdoor.
Not sure who’s down voting you, but socks are meant to be in shoes and shoes are meant to be in contact with the ground. Shoes have rubber soles, socks are cloth. One of these things is much more durable than the other.
I have 90% hardwood floors and my socks get destroyed if I don’t wear slippers of some sort.
What are your floors made of???
hardwood
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Added benefit of socks is being able to do a ‘turn on your heel’ little spin 180 move.
It’s fun and satisfying, for me at least.
We have tiled floors and a sock lets you rotate easily on one heel, when you want to turn around. I never gave the saying any thought before this(“to turn on ones heel”).
You COULD invest in an enterprise grade shoe rack unit which can act as the centeralized hub. Essentially, all users would connect with the server each time they need a shoe. As you note, distributed shoe storage technology exists, but there are actually a few different implementation strategies.
One option is to retrofit an area in the personal closet for shoes. This has the advantage of keeping each user’s shoes away and out of reach from threat actors who wish to gain access to the shoes. A disadvantage occurs when there are poor weather conditions. The strategy there is to leave the shoes outside to dry.
Another option is to implement the strategy you outlined and practice a door-first shoe storage policy. Slides near the doors, work boots at the back door, and nicer shoes at the front door. In cases where shoe resources are over assigned, you would construct a priority chart to ensure that the shoes (usually slides) are stored at the door where they are most needed.
Another popular option in my region is to forgo shoes outside if you’re staying within the household property. Depending on a user’s mass, testicular fortitude, and the surrounding terrain, it is actually quite possible to take the rubbish to a wheely bin while walking over perfectly smooth pavement. Just wipe your feet a bit when going inside.
There are also homebrew hybrid solutions which mix and match any of the above, but be warned that a novel approach might have limited community support.
Stay at a friend’s house where people don’t wear shoes inside and watch them.
Have done, and my takeaway is that they don’t go outside as much.
My wife has some clogs next to the door. Slip in, take out the trash or water the plants and take them off on the way inside.
If you go outside for longer periods, you can put on proper shoes. You can also keep your porch clean and get away with going out in socks or nothing at all.
I mean depending on the amounts of doors your house has to the outside, you’d need about that amount of slip-on shoes. Or less if one way to the outside requires you to put on proper shoes anyways.
keep your porch clean
That’s what I’ve always done, which is why I’m barefoot inside and out.
Sounds good to me. And washing feet is easier than washing shoes anyways.
Quick trips outside - get something that is easy to slip on. Sandals, crocs, or sneakers without laces.
Standing in the kitchen - house shoes
This. I have a pair of Vans slip ons near the door, and wear their checkered goodness to the garbage bins. No need to mess with laces or even crouch.
Ah those are last years Vans, this years Vans are usually in the closet next to the FRESH out of the box “Going out” Vans.
Yes, I have 3 pairs on rotation at all times.
Word. I have some chucks and tigers without laces. Those are my daily drivers.
I can’t find a pair of tigers anywhere these days :/
Asics has been making them more of a premium brand, so they tend to only be sold at boutique retailers or sneakerhead marketplaces these days. It’s pretty dumb.
Can’t find any that aren’t sketchy af in Canada
Do you have to put socks with these if you’re gonna wear them slightly longer say to go to the shops or something?
I wear socks indoor, usually.
I don’t… I hate having to go upstairs and put some on for quick outings. I have slippers and flip flops that I use around the garden etc but I wouldn’t go further or drive with them so as a vans guy already I looked at the slip ones but worried they wouldn’t pair well with bare feet.
You can carry your shoes wherever you need.
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What ends up happening is shoes at every door. I’m barefoot in the house nearly at all times. Floors need to be cleaned at a minimum weekly (especially with kids).
How many external doors does your house have??
A better question is how many do you usually use. A house and some apartments will have multiple doors, but a lot of people tend to use only one most of the time. For me, I’ve found my front door generally most practical. It’s the only one I use frequently enough to keep shoes near
I have a pair of slippers inside if needed, but I really just keep my shoes by the door and wear socks.
You may not like it, but the easy answer to this question is Crocs. You buy them in bulk, leave them by the door, and slip them on to do your thing outside. Or I guess sabots if you are oldschool and French (they pair very well with some type of slippers we call “charentaises” that were originally made as inserts for sabots. So basically if you are using this ancient combo you don’t even have to take your slippers off to go outside).
For the bike ride you would obviously get some proper “outside” shoes. Although if you have dedicated gardening shoes you could choose to keep them on if you don’t care about looks (and if my grandparents were of any indication, I’d say that if you have grandkids, you don’t).
I’m going to second this: a few pairs of Crocs, each placed at a strategic exit and going outside for a few minutes is no inconvenience at all anymore. For anything that takes longer than that, I put on suitable footwear for whatever I’ll be doing.
