How many pairs of footwear do you own?

One pair of ordinary shoes ( doc martens)

2 prs approach shoes

3 prs cycling shoes / boots

1 pr motorcycle boots

5 prs hiking boots

2 prs sandals

6 Pairs of fiveTens

1 pair of brogues

14-ish

2 pairs of black leather work shoes

1 pair black leather work shoes, goretex for winter

Adidas 5-10 for the commute on flatties

Columbia walking boots

Regatta walking boots

North face walking shoes I just use as gardening/work shoes

Wellies

Shimano XC shoes

Fred Perry trainers

Sketchers trainers

2 pairs Adidas Rom, one white one black, mint condition

Adidas Barcelona

Sketchers sandals

probably forgot something

The kids are worse, add in various football/astro boots. And the Mrs is worse still (summer/winter wardrobe etc)

You should see our hallway

Around 34

7 x bike

7 x work

3 x boots

2 x shoes

1 x Converse

2 x walking

Around 10 x trainers

1 x sliders

1 x sandals

Probably more that I've missed

Pool claquetttes

2  flip flops

6  sandals

2  5:10s

Spd MTB

Time road

3 vans

Veets trail shoes

4 running shoes

2 walking boots

trekking boots

X-C, Alpine and rando ski boots

snow boots

2 steel capped work boots

steel capped work shoes

steel capped wellies

wellies

dress shoes

horse riding leather boots

horse riding rubber boots

3 Boreal climbing slippers

wet suit shoes

I think it might be worth rasing the house insurance

2x shoes for work

1x black dress shoes

2x hiking boots

4x cycling

6x running

7x trainers/casual

2x flip flops

So that's at least 24

That's too many

13

4cycling shoes

2 smart shoes

2 casual shoes

1 hillwalking boots

1 steel toe boots

1 wellies

1 trail shoes

1 slippers.

Anybody else but in pairs? At Size 13 wide I hate shopping for shoes. So when I need new casual shoes and find a pair I like I buy 2. Wear alternate days. Airs them properly between using. Twice as long before the next search for shoes

2 pairs of 5.10s.  one (pre Adidas) in everyday use, for pretty much everything, as it’s the only pair I can get my feet, associated padding and insoles in. Post Adidas are waaay too narrow.

couple of spds

dress shoes

walking boots.

2 pairs of trainers, Puma and NB for day to day

1 pair hiking trainers

2 pairs for outdoor work/gardening

1 pair indoor for indoor decorating (old Nike airs)

1 pair skate shoes for my flat pedals

2 pairs posh which never get worn

The big question is where are you storing all these shoes?

2 pr cycling shoes, 1 pr walking boots, 1 pr wellies, 6 pr Northampton shoes/boots, 4 pr trainers, no sandals.

29 I think, probably more though...

10 x trainers

1x running shoes

2 x birkenstocks

1 x sliders

1 x shoes

1 x casual boots

1 x walking boots

1 x snow boots

1 x snowboard boots

6 x cycling (4 mtb, 1 road, 1 Tri)

1 x wellies (normal)

3 x work boots, safety boots and safety wellies

The big question is where are you storing all these shoes?

drawer in bedroom, cupboard under the stairs, by the back door, garage & shed...

brogues x 1

5 tens x 1

spd's x 1

walking boots x 2 ( winter and summer ).

clarks comfy day to day shoes x 1

sandals x 1

so 7.

Madame Edukator places hers strategically to trip me up. Those that aren't neatly piled up in their original boxes.

Walking boots

2x trainers

2x school shoes

5x biking shoes

Sandal thingies

Also motorbike boots

Wellies

Slippers

2x walking boots (+1 crampons)

Wetsuit boots

Flippers

Climbing shoes

Ski boots

6x running shoes

7x SPDs

Smart shoes

That's a lot more than I thought. I went on eBay before the strathpuffer and bought every pair of SPD winter boots in my size, i hate racing with cold feet!

1 x Etnies skate shoes (riding, dog walking, generally scuffing about)

1 x Globe skate shoes (my "good trainers")

1 x Karrimor (winter dog walking)

1 x splippers

1 x snowboard boots

mine is laughable.

3 x spd

2 x flat mtb

3 x smart shoes

crocs

2 x sliders

86 x nike air max 1

2 x air force one

1 x dunk

2 x lacoste trainers

about 15 pairs of various other trainers.

( I collect air max 1).

How do people with so few pairs, manage to have so few?

Probably 30 all told?

Threw 3 pairs away last week.

Bought 4 new pairs since beginning of May.

~10 pairs of cycling shoes, plus same again of sneakers and trainers then wellies (x2) as well, hiking boots (5 different "weights" from "walking with the kids for a couple of hours" to "hiking across the Lakes with a full rucksack in terrible weather"). Two pairs of birkies (worn with socks of course) flip flops, pool flip flops, beach flip flops, sliders, 5 fingers, two pairs of safety boots... No crocs though. Never crocs.

Hobbies need shoes though right?

Motorcycling - 3

Biking - 5 (SPDs and flats)

Walking / hiking - 5 boots, 2 shoes, 2 wellies

I'm stopping adding them up at this point, but there's still work shoes, every day trainers, sports type trainers, watersports, sliders, work boots etc. Feet don't grow so as long as you can store and find them they're always handy

Probably have 20+ pairs of gloves! And well over a dozen rucksacks

1x Work shoes

1x Brown Brogues

1x Doc Martins

1x Kilt shoes

2x Dress shoes

4x Casual trainers

2x SPD

2x Flat pedal shoes

1x Winter SPD

1x Road shoes

1x Tennis trainers

1x Squash trainers

2x Gym trainers

1x Gore tex hiking trainers

1x Snowboard boots

1x Wellies

1x Asda sliders

Eek, 24 pairs!!!

In fairness, the racquet sports shoes are 15 years old and still good condition and hardly used these days, but still worth keeping, same with the snowboard boots. Kilt shoes (and kilt) have paid for themselves years ago as they are my go to for weddings etc. Probably do have  too many cycling shoes as I mainly ride flats these days but they’ve all been bought now so no point getting rid.

Trainers, work shoes and Doc’s on shoe rack in front porch,  Wellie/ boot rack there as well  Cycling/ outdoor shoes on rack in utility room that comes in from back garden. Dress shoes in boxes in wardrobe. Gym shoes in plastic storage tub in bedroom cupboard  Snowboard boots somewhere in same cupboard.

How do people with so few pairs, manage to have so few?

because the older you get you realise that less is actually more................  ;o)

because the older you get you realise that less is actually more

Yeah, less work, less formal circumstances, less random specialist footwear requiring sports. 🙂

I think I've got the balance about right

3x five tens

2x vans

1x spd shoes

1x walking shoes

1x smart shoes

1x work shoes (Always in the office)

6 pairs of various civvy shoes, boots, trainers smart shoes

2 pairs SPD Winterboots (cos the weather is crap)

3 pairs SPD shoes

1 pair Road Winterboots

1 pair carbon road shoes

1 pair SPD 'trainers'.

9 in total

2 pairs of casual trainers

1 pair running shoes

1 pair of riding shoes

1 pair of approach/walking shoes

2 pairs of smart shoes

1 pair of wellies

1 pair of DM style boots

more than i can count. worked in a sport shop in my youth so always loved trainers..

Oooooh, snowboard boots x 3. Forgot about them.

(And they're everywhere, next to the front door, next to the back door, next to the side door, in the storeroom, in the walk in wardrobe, in a shoe rack in the hallway, on shelves in the bike room.)

FWIW, they don't tend to die until i've worn shoes for *years* i don't roll my feet, or drag them, so the soles last until they are uniformly bald. My son rolls his foot and drags them sometimes too, so he has 3 month old shoes that you can see the inside structure of the sole, his mum is the same...

good hiking boots
crap hiking boots
2x gardening trainers
4x nice trainers
suede clarks
smart boots
smart shoes
wellies

that's 12 pairs, if you don't count my slippers.

EDIT also snowboard boots, which I haven't used since 2005, but I do think they're still in the loft somewhere

How do people with so few pairs, manage to have so few?

Only one pair of feet

4 prs approach shoes (2 of them in reserve, i.e. as yet unused)

3 prs SPD shoes

5 prs walking boots of various weights (as above, 1 pr in reserve)

2 prs running trainers

2 prs 'knockabout' trainers

3 prs rockboots in varying states of repair (1 of them's at LSR getting resoled, for instance)

2 prs smartish work shoes

1 pr presentable suede boots for going-out to restaurants etc (these don't see much use at all...)

1 pr crocs for in/out of the garden

1 pr slippers

So 24 in all I think, much like a couple of previous respondents above. Maybe I don't have a problem after all.

Most of them on the shelf/cupboard in the garage, or in the bedroom wardrobe, apart from a couple that live near the front or back doors respectively
And rather like @benp1 up there, 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.

20, often drive by required redundancy (commuting on the bike in all weathers (5) , running in all weathers and styles (4) and fashion (blue, black, brown dress shoes for work)

Ski boots x 2

Motorbike boots x 3

Cycling shoes and boots x 8 ,some just refuse to die and were kept as backups.

Smart shoes and boots (including kilt shoes)  x 5

Walking and climbing shoes and boots x 7

Trainers and casual scruffing about x 6

Jings  😳 🤦

Does this include all your heavily worn shoes kept in the garage?

If then there is probably 20+ pairs.

I currently have:

• 2 x flat pedal shoes
• 3 x spd mtb shoes
• 1 x road shoes
• 1 x walking boots
• 1 x running shoes
• 1 x work shoes
• 1 x steel toe boots
• 3 x general boots, shoes and trainers

So 13 pairs. Quite a lot but no Imelda Marcos

Does this include all your heavily worn shoes kept in the garage?

You mean the ones next to the part worn tyres?

😆 🤣

I've just remebered another 2 pairs of trainers/skate shoes I didn't put on the list above, so mines now at 31 pairs.

Still think I'm not remebering all of them though...

2 pairs of Gumbies flip flops

2 pairs of crocs (one pair for fishing, one for at home)

3 pairs of golf shoes

Pair of Shimano SPDs

Wellies

Walking boots

Chest Waders (does that count)

Two pairs of desert boots

One pair of Wallaby boots

Brogue boots

Brogue shoes x3

Dr Martens

4x casual trainers

8x running shoes

Squash shoes

Shit the bed, 32 pairs, 64 shoes for two feet

! I'm always moaning at my missus because she has a whole wardrobe stacked with shoes and about fifty pairs of DMs alone!

Clear out needed!

3 climbing shoes

4 biking shoes

1 walking boots

5 trail running shoes

2 regular running shoes

3 skate shoes (probs gonna buy another pair today)

1 general trainers

1 smart boots

1 smart shoes

1 less smart boots

1 flip flops

2 slippers (one needs retiring)

Think that's all of them. 25. Pretty much all get worn though, apart from a pair of climbing shoes I should definitely bin and a pair of trail shoes that have no tread left. Well, and the smart stuff, but that's just for when it's needed.

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 😀

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 😛

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! 🤣