What do you use for house shoes/slippers for indoor use that also works with stairs?

Parent Cafe
41

I have indoor summer Crocs sandals. I wear Mukluks slipper socks in the winter.

1 Like
42

Exactly…can you explain the “works on stairs” part of your question.

1 Like
43

I’m imagining carpeted stairs and poor treads on shoes that can slip doing down. I trip all the time going up and down steps, and also just walking on flat ground, so I can relate to that question.

3 Likes
44

I guess since we have wood stairs to three levels- slides and low back slippers fall off my feet. Socks are a no- no, but bare feet would work (which I have ruled out).

1 Like
45

Another vote for the Oofos. My husbands podiatrist recommended them when he was having severe foot pain, and he wears them all the time now. He has plantar fasciitis, but doesn’t feel it when he wears those slippers.

4 Likes
46

Last summer I picked up a pair of pull-on memory foam Sketchers from DSW clearance rack. Have not worn as much as expected, but they were very handy on a road trip (walked a bit in them when on breaks, slipped them off in the car). They might make a good slipper-like indoor shoe.

2 Likes
47

I wear outdoor shoes inside. My son has a no shoes inside policy at his house. They were the Ugg Tasman inside.
I need shoes on, I don’t like being barefoot. If I’m not in regular shoes I have several different Ugg slippers. The one linked by another poster have a good sole that I think would grip well. I also have the UggTasman which has the same sole as the traditional Ugg boots. I find them super comfortable but I don’t know if they are as stable.
Edit to add in my home we live a very indoor/outdoor lifestyle. It would be a pain to constantly take shoes on and off.

3 Likes
48

This thread inspired me. I have 2 pairs of brand new Toms shoes that I’ve owned for quite some time. I was trying to decide if I should give them away. I’ve decided I will start wearing them instead of my slippers sometimes. Day 1 is going well.

5 Likes
49

This thread has also inspired me. I just ordered a pair of oofos.

4 Likes
50

The CC threads inspired my purchase of Oofos flip flops. And a second pair too. I find them very easy to throw in luggage as slippers, great for hard surface floors in hotel rooms. On current trip I wear the to the beach (also have old aqua shoes with me in beach bag but have not needed). Extra bonus - they made a nice “pillow” at my back when sitting on towel and leaning agains edge of a foot high walkway.

4 Likes
51

Normally barefoot in the house.

But if it is necessary to wear shoes inside for orthopedic reasons, wouldn’t getting a pair of suitable shoes reserved for indoor use be a solution, even if it is the same brand/model of shoes that you use outside? (But perhaps get a different color for the inside shoes in order to tell them apart more easily.)

3 Likes
52

I like cotton slippers in the summertime but they are really hard to find. So I took a chance on these from Amazon and they are so comfortable. https://a.co/d/0rO9wZg

1 Like
53

I bought my DIL the Ugg Tasman, then bought for myself. My l’l bean slippers had seen their day. I have wood floors, so usually barefoot.
Now I’ll look at the ones mentioned here
Just realized I do have oof as, but designated for beach.

2 Likes
54

I got a pair of these felt slippers several years ago

The next year my husband wanted a pair. The year after that all my kids requested some. They’re pricy but very comfortable - warm without being sweaty.

2 Likes
55

I mainly walk around barefoot but when it’s cold both Mr Groundhog and I have these…

56

I always wore sneakers with arch support indoors as I have flat feet and wanted to keep my ankle, knee, hip in alignment. Welp, I’m now in physical therapy. Evidently, doing that is similar to over-using a brace, so I’ve weakened the muscles/tendons in my arch. And my PT therapist also said that it is important that all of your toes can spread out for a bit every day to help prevent neuropathy in your toes. One of my at-home exercises is to walk around the house for 10 minutes barefoot with toe-spreaders (that’s what they put in between your toes at the nail salon if you get a pedicure). So, long-winded way of saying that being barefoot inside the house might be a good idea. It’s totally the opposite of what I would have thought!

2 Likes
57

Most shoes seem to have excessively narrow toe boxes. It seems that shoes with wide toe boxes that allow your toes to spread out while wearing them are niche products.

Why would walking barefoot in the house not be a good idea unless you need some sort of shoe for orthopedic reasons?

1 Like
58

I think that was my point. I thought I needed to wear supportive shoes all the time for orthopedic reasons. But, for my situation at least, I was told that was a bad thing because you lose muscles by being overly dependent on the orthotics.

59

In recent years I’ve dealt with plantar fasciitis. It’s ok now, but I try to avoid walking barefoot on hard floors.

5 Likes
60

Always walked barefoot in the house. A few years ago, we switched to all hardwood. About the same time, we started working primarily in the house. I started to have some foot pain - mainly in the arch. Thanks to CC, I got a pair of oofos slippers - loved them! I am on my second pair now. Still have the older pair - toss that into the bag for travel !

3 Likes