When I grew up we were so poor that we used to eat sock soup on Wednesdays.

That takes a good week's worth of sock sweat.

Pfft. We were so poor we couldn't even afford Wednesdays.

And make a great snack.

Turf King Sloggers

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I've got four pair in various colors - they ROCK.

We tried bread bags mountain biking in wet winter conditions. They didn't seem to do better than wool socks because of the sweat.

One nice thing about the newspaper bags on little feet is that it makes slipping the boots on an awful lot easier.

I can't see those sloggers, though cute, doing much. Unless by "wet conditions" you're walking on a wet sidewalk. Otherwise doesn't all the mud and water and manure jump over the low edge of the shoe? Even just in tall grass your socks would get soaked.

Wednesdays? Those were the days me dad beat us kids with a two-by-four and we were glad of it! Lived in the middle of the lake, we did! And we were happy to live there!

Why is everyone looking at me?

Statistical significance.

I live in the woods in the wet and muddy Pacific Northwest - no sidewalks! And there really isn't much problem with crud overspilling into the shoe - of course, I do try to avoid big puddles... Mostly, they're just awesome. Sturdy, very comfortable, and totally waterproof. The BEST part is, they're so easy to slip off before coming in the house (out here in the country, we all avoid wearing shoes inside the house) - no zippers or laces or velcro to deal with.

Sure, they look kinda dorky, but out here fashion takes a back seat to just about everything. :)