Bothy boots
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 11:18 pm
Not really made by me, but sourced and assembled perhaps....
I have very poor circulation, and the last time we camped out sub-zero I had very cold feet which meant I couldn't get to sleep for ages. I lay there dreaming of down booties to keep my feet warm. When we got back I did some research but the cheapest I could find were £20 'tent mules' that have no down around the ankle area at all. I realised that I wanted something I could wear inside my sleeping bag and also keep my feet warm in a bothy, but not something to have to change when going outside to the toilet or whatever.
There are many kinds of down slippers sold, but all for the female market it seems and as such they have the most awful patterns and colours. So I came up with an idea to make an overboot from an old tarp that would hide the offending slippers while keeping them clean and dry when the need arose. I figured a thin sole of some sort would be a good idea too. I was busy researching this plan when I found these - they do exactly what I wanted, cost pennies and the tarp gets to live to see another day.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stylish-Unis ... 2749.l2649
Here are an example of the down slippers:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ladies-Duvet ... 2749.l2649
I got one pair of slippers second hand and one new so the price for two pairs of slippers and overshoes was just over £20 or £10 each.
Here are the slippers and overboot together....
Weight is 200g for the slippers and 135g for the overboots.
I have very poor circulation, and the last time we camped out sub-zero I had very cold feet which meant I couldn't get to sleep for ages. I lay there dreaming of down booties to keep my feet warm. When we got back I did some research but the cheapest I could find were £20 'tent mules' that have no down around the ankle area at all. I realised that I wanted something I could wear inside my sleeping bag and also keep my feet warm in a bothy, but not something to have to change when going outside to the toilet or whatever.
There are many kinds of down slippers sold, but all for the female market it seems and as such they have the most awful patterns and colours. So I came up with an idea to make an overboot from an old tarp that would hide the offending slippers while keeping them clean and dry when the need arose. I figured a thin sole of some sort would be a good idea too. I was busy researching this plan when I found these - they do exactly what I wanted, cost pennies and the tarp gets to live to see another day.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stylish-Unis ... 2749.l2649
Here are an example of the down slippers:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ladies-Duvet ... 2749.l2649
I got one pair of slippers second hand and one new so the price for two pairs of slippers and overshoes was just over £20 or £10 each.
Here are the slippers and overboot together....
Weight is 200g for the slippers and 135g for the overboots.