Crocs

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Crocs, Love Em or Hate Em

  • Love Em

    Votes: 143 43.3%
  • Hate Em

    Votes: 187 56.7%

  • Total voters
    330

Miggers

Forager
Dec 31, 2006
149
0
57
Oxford
I bought some in Canada for a canoe trip in Algonquin. They were perfect for in the canoe and portaging.

Practical, but you can't love them! "Ambivalent" would be my answer.

Miggers
 

robin wood

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Oct 29, 2007
3,054
1
derbyshire
www.robin-wood.co.uk
I have a pair that I usually wear round the house/garden instead of slippers. They're very comfy, let your feet breathe, are great for camping/beach, dry quickly, seem to be very hard wearing. But they look a little odd. Pros outweigh the cons though for me.

yep that says it for me..never could find a pair of slippers I liked, something that I could slip on to pop into the garden with compost tub, functional they are pretty they ain't, better now they can be had for less than £10 couple of years ago they were £40

Didn't realise it was a link :eek:

That'll be a "No" then, 'cos no way would I ever willingly choose to wear those.......they look like the very worst of woolies plastic sandles from the 60's.......uncomfortable, sweaty, let in sand and gravel and keep it rubbing against the skin, slippy on damp grass and moss......I'm going barefoot. :D

cheers,
Toddy

Toddy they are quite different to 60's plastic, sort of funny soft foamy stuff that is very comfy though I like a nice pair of handmade leather sandals these are great for slipping on and off, our kids live in them in the summer.
 

Jared

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Sep 8, 2005
3,400
642
50
Wales
Not appealing at all.

Have a pair of Merrel Jungle Mocs as they were on sale (£20!! *) when I was looking for slippers few years back. Wear them every day, very comfortable. Survived washings in a machine no problem.

* Been kicking myself since, should've bought more pairs as they're >£40 everwhere now :/
 

bigjackbrass

Nomad
Sep 1, 2003
497
34
Leeds
I know someone who simply adores them and tells me that they are indeed incredibly light, versatile and comfortable. He still looks a total twonk in them, of course, but that's not the most important thing in life.

The most remarkable thing about Crocs is that they are perhaps the only practical footwear that's actually uglier than the old Maine Hunting Shoe.
 

firebreather

Settler
Jan 26, 2007
982
0
49
Manchester
I love mine and I started off with the red wellies not the sandals. I liked them that much that i went out and got a pair of the sandals.........i have got 2 pair now and i am thinking of getting another pair.
Ignore the fact that you look very silly in them and try them they are that comfy. Then again i dont care what other people think i look like. We ( well most of the time :cool: ) all claim not to worry what others think so I challenge you all go and try them on and see what I mean.


Greg
 

scanker

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Aug 15, 2005
2,326
24
52
Cardiff, South Wales
There seems to be two definite camps - "Hate them, they're ugly" and "Love them, they're ugly, but they're great". No-one's said they're pretty!

Has anyone that hates them, tried them, or is it all aesthetics?
 

Seoras

Mod
Mod
Oct 7, 2004
1,926
117
57
Bramley, Hampshire
Must have found my feminine side then!!

When I first tried on a pair I bought them straight away, much to my wife's delight as I used to laugh at her when she was wearing hers.

Still think they look stupid but as far as I am concerned, 'Comfort Rules OK':lmao:

George
 

Lucyc

Forager
Jan 19, 2008
146
0
Somerset
I'm afraid I hate them so much I even wrote an article in the school magazine about how much I hate them :rolleyes: (I'd been forced into the editorial team so it was compulsory to do something :p)
 

Tengu

Full Member
Jan 10, 2006
12,790
1,529
51
Wiltshire
Thats not good enough, Lucy, why do you hate them?

I know I said they were vulgar but they are certainly practical,. and many people (even chiropodists) like them
 

Lucyc

Forager
Jan 19, 2008
146
0
Somerset
Thats not good enough, Lucy, why do you hate them?

I know I said they were vulgar but they are certainly practical,. and many people (even chiropodists) like them

They're just.. I don't know - I can appreciate they're comfortable and practical definitely, but then, they're all gross and plastic and they have holes in them - what's with that! And it really bugs me the way they have crocs which are fur-lined for winter, and yet they still have holes in them.. And really:
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And then what if you get your feet wet? They must slide around and get all gross inside.. And apparently they make your feet sweat too?
I think it's just a personal thing - I could never bring myself to wear something so hideous :p Especially having seen my ginger friend wearing hot pink ones (and he's a guy).. It's just not right!!!
 

DoctorSpoon

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Nov 24, 2007
623
0
Peak District
www.robin-wood.co.uk
I don't get the wellie-style or the ones without holes but I am hooked on the holey ones. I wouldn't wear them 'out', but as indoor/outdoor slippers they are fantastic. You can wear them around the house and pop out to the bin or up the garden to feed the ducks in them. They come into their own when you're camping. Just the thing to stick your feet into when you need to pop to the loo in the dark, flip the bit over your heel and they're secure enough to walk the dog in. We all wear 'em in this house; boys & girls!
 

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