Thongs/flipflops/slippers on a long flight?
#1
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Thongs/flipflops/slippers on a long flight?
Hey guys,
Flying tomorrow again, wondering if it's a good/bad idea to wear thongs / flipflops / slippers? (there are many names for this footwear ==" )
Flying Long-ish haul, ~10hrs, and I feel rather comfortable in thongs but wondering if there are any big disadvantages? I have never tried this and have always worn runners or proper shoes.
Cheers
Flying tomorrow again, wondering if it's a good/bad idea to wear thongs / flipflops / slippers? (there are many names for this footwear ==" )
Flying Long-ish haul, ~10hrs, and I feel rather comfortable in thongs but wondering if there are any big disadvantages? I have never tried this and have always worn runners or proper shoes.
Cheers
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#4
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Hey guys,
Flying tomorrow again, wondering if it's a good/bad idea to wear thongs / flipflops / slippers? (there are many names for this footwear ==" )
Flying Long-ish haul, ~10hrs, and I feel rather comfortable in thongs but wondering if there are any big disadvantages? I have never tried this and have always worn runners or proper shoes.
Cheers
Flying tomorrow again, wondering if it's a good/bad idea to wear thongs / flipflops / slippers? (there are many names for this footwear ==" )
Flying Long-ish haul, ~10hrs, and I feel rather comfortable in thongs but wondering if there are any big disadvantages? I have never tried this and have always worn runners or proper shoes.
Cheers
Otherwise just follow zigzagg900's advise, wear socks.
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i do not like open toe footwear. too easy to damage a toe in unfamiliar circumstances.
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Flipflops are gold.. only I bring thick socks so if it gets cold, my feet don't freeze
Thongs - yes.. you better be a hot chick.. otherwise no.
PJ/Bathrobe.. bathrobe no, too thick. PJ.. awesome. i wear this some times.. more like tracksuit but same idea..
It's a flight, i never understand people who wear suits on it when they're going on vacation.. (i get it if u go straight to meeting etc).
Thongs - yes.. you better be a hot chick.. otherwise no.
PJ/Bathrobe.. bathrobe no, too thick. PJ.. awesome. i wear this some times.. more like tracksuit but same idea..
It's a flight, i never understand people who wear suits on it when they're going on vacation.. (i get it if u go straight to meeting etc).
#10
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Wear whatever you want that makes you feel good or comfortable. I used to wear those all the times in the years past. I see others wearing them all the time. Even in January in the northern hemisphere.
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Many survivors of Eastern Air 401, which went down in the Everglades, got some nasty infections from having open cuts exposed to the Everglades water. I think it was Legionnaire's Disease but whatever it was, some had to be treated in hyperbaric chambers, I think one had an arm amputated due to the infection, and etc. While it's likely that you'll get other cuts in a crash, given the type of debris (ragged metal, jet fuel, things burning, etc) I'd want to have all odds in my favor. You will have your feet in the debris and you want to protect them!
By all means, be comfortable for your flight, but protect yourself on the way up and back down. Hopefully you'll never have to use that info!
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Always wear shoes and no synthetics for flights. After things get up in the air change into something more comfortable at that time.
If you really want to stand out, blaze orange crocs would work best. I hear they're comfortable.
If you really want to stand out, blaze orange crocs would work best. I hear they're comfortable.
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Seconding this suggestion. Wear closed toe, comfortable, sturdy shoes and change into your slippers/flip-flops/whatever once you're up in the air, then back into street shoes before landing. Crashes are unlikely but if I am ever in one, the last thing I would want to happen would be to survive the crash but get tetanus or some nasty injury running in flip-flops over the debris feild.
Benefit of wearing flip-flops: 100% chance of being more comfortable (if that's your thing).
Cost of wearing flip-flops: 0.00001% chance of being in a crash and getting cuts on your feet.
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If you actually think of the costs and benefits, weighted by likelihoods, the prospect of a crash is totally irrelevant.
Benefit of wearing flip-flops: 100% chance of being more comfortable (if that's your thing).
Cost of wearing flip-flops: 0.00001% chance of being in a crash and getting cuts on your feet.
Benefit of wearing flip-flops: 100% chance of being more comfortable (if that's your thing).
Cost of wearing flip-flops: 0.00001% chance of being in a crash and getting cuts on your feet.