Recent Purchases
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It has been documented that I will slut for flannel. But did you know I’ve been known to slut for slippers?
The problem w being a slipper slut is there are a wide range of mediocre stuff and youre not really sure how you will get on with a pair until about 2 weeks in.
At the risk of sounding something like the “Princess and the Pea” I will elaborate.
First things first, I can not do anything shearling (New England sacrilege but that goes for you too LLBean’s Wicked Good Moccasins) sure it feels luxurious initially, but 30 minutes in and your feet are sweating and 30 days in, that luxurious shearling starts to mat down.
Wool is the way to go for temp regulation but of course, not all wool is created equal. And some do NOT hold their form well; evident after a couple weeks of wear.
Halfinger makes a great slipper but do not get on with their arch support and Glerups appear solid but a catch and release because they run too narrow for me. Olukai always got a long look but never felt great about any of their wool options.Which brings me back to my recent purchase! rewind about a month ago where I watched a Carl Murasaki YT and he recommended these “Green Comfort” slippers and thought “here we go again”. I received them a little over 2 weeks ago and think we have a replacement to my “the one” slippers.
The wool is not itchy, have held their form like day 1, nice wide forefoot and breath incredibly well. Temperature regulation is fantastic; my feet have not run too hot nor too cold. So good that I just ordered a 2nd slide on pair for myself and one for the Mrs.
If in the market for some slippers this holiday season, give “Green Comfort” a serious look!
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@flannel-slut I’m always on the hunt for some good slippers so I appreciate your review and recommendation here. Slutting for slippers sounds salacious
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Those look great! I agree Glerups run a little narrow, but I go up a half size which helps.
@selveldgesteps
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@flannel-slut I’m definitely in for a pair, just need to decide on the color. Like Sean said, appreciate the review.
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@ZackB nice man! I think you will be pleased once you decide on the color way/make-up
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@northsouthdenimguy thanks man! Definitely have heard a lot a of high praise for Glerups
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I love them, I’m wearing them right now. Wore them all weekend up in the mountains. I started off with the leather bottom ones until I busted my ass on the hardwood floor after being outside on the wet deck.
I’m on my second pair of the rubber ones now. They last a long time, and I want to grab one more pair so I can keep one strictly in the house and use the other for quick runs to the grocery store, etc.
My wife looks at me like I’m insane every time I walk out of the house. She’s like, ‘It’s bad enough you wear boots all the time… but do your slippers have to be boots too?’”
@selveldgesteps
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@flannel-slut said in Recent Purchases:
Like the hunt for the perfect pillow
Have you tried buckwheat?
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@pechelman Ho boy. I have heard of but have not felt one first hand… would very much be interested in your thoughts and brand recommendation if you have one
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Fantastic @northsouthdenimguy
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@flannel-slut I struggled with pillows that never gave support, created hot spots, as in my ears would go numb, and would also be physically very hot and not breathe. Also I'm a side and back sleeper so no one pillow was ever the right thickness or firmness. The buckwheat solved all those problems for me. It's a firm pillow, basically sleeping on a bean bag kinda, but the buckwheat hulls interlock to keep its shape when you get it adjusted to any contour and height. There's a bit of transition from a foam/feather type pillow but if goes quick. Easiest way to adjust them before sleeping is to even it out and then run your hand under the pillow while resting your head in it.
I've slept on many now with traveling through Japan including ones made from plastic beads kinda like from a school jump rope, some sort of plum seeds that were almost the size of an almond in its shell, and hybrids that also have feather around it. Personally, I think the regular buckwheat is a good place to start.
The most mentioned brand was comfy comfy but they're probably all about the same. Also, don't ever get in a pillow right with one of if these, it'll really hurt
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Checking a lot of boxes @pechelman consider myself one step closer to giving buckwheat a try
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Good luck with them! They certainly aren't for everyone and it took me a solid week or two to really be a convert but I'll never use another type of pillow at home. I also couldn't tell you the last time I woke up with a sore neck or shoulder which I feel like used to happen pretty regularly on normal pillows.
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@pechelman thanks for the buckwheat suggestion. Pillows have been the bane of my existence, always looking for the perfect one. I’ll give these a try.
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@Anesthetist neat!
