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What do your 17yo boys wear on their feet on hot holidays?

27 replies

Weedkillerworks · 13/05/2025 15:46

He’s got slides for round the pool but what do your late-teen boys wear on their feet for walking any distance? Normal trainers must turn into squelchy buckets of sweat.

Sandals have been turned down as not cool.

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EndlesslyDecluttering · 13/05/2025 15:52

Trainers 100%. Same for all of us, so long as they are breathable they're fine.

HeatedBlanketAllYear · 13/05/2025 15:53

I had exactly that conversation with mine! Nike air max and sliders is all he would wear.
Didn’t complain about the heat but he did wear his sliders most of the time.

SirChenjins · 13/05/2025 15:55

Trainers or sliders. The old man sports socks worn half way up his shins soak up the sweat apparently 🤢

MaryGreenhill · 13/05/2025 15:58

Sliders

Weedkillerworks · 13/05/2025 18:54

@SirChenjins🤣🤢

Thanks all - hoping I can at least get him into trainer socks, not the thick black sports socks he insists on over here.

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Shinyandnew1 · 13/05/2025 19:00

Sliders mainly. Trainers if there's lots of walking.

Phunkychicken · 13/05/2025 19:19

Sliders/Crocs/Nike dunk/Adidas etc etc

WednesdaysChild25 · 13/05/2025 19:21

Have a look at water/aqua shoes

Fleur66 · 13/05/2025 19:26

Sliders, Birkies

PotteringAlonggotkickedoutandhadtoreregister · 13/05/2025 19:29

I can almost be 100% certain that, unless your son is a middle aged man in a teenagers body, you have got absolutely no chance of him wearing trainer socks 😂

hopeishere · 13/05/2025 19:31

Trainers. He has sliders and birks too but struggles to walk in the birks at the best of times.

Idratherbepaddleboarding · 13/05/2025 19:41

Trainers and white sports socks, no teenager would be seen dead in trainer socks!

samlovesdilys · 13/05/2025 19:53

Tods? Or a sort of deck shoe? Mine will wear them for dinner out but during the day it’s slides/crocs/trainers everytime

SummerDaysOnTheWay · 13/05/2025 20:05

Crocs or sliders

Lardychops · 13/05/2025 20:06

Sliders with socks pulled up- a la Balkandad off Insta.

gingercat02 · 13/05/2025 20:08

Trainers and socks or sliders and socks 🤢

TheChosenTwo · 13/05/2025 20:08

I’m absolutely fine in trainers, I’m sure a teen would be too!

Willyoushutthefrontdoor · 13/05/2025 20:13

My daughters ex boyfriend at 17 was quite happy with birkenstocks. But My son and step son at same age wore nothing but trainers and sliders. Buy him some nice white sports socks like Nike or Adidas if he doesn't want to step out of his black ones. To be fair we are also trainer wearer on holiday when walking about

boysmuminherts · 13/05/2025 20:13

Trainers or crocs

Comedycook · 13/05/2025 20:14

Trainers and sliders

I've seen the Nike sunrays and might get them for him

delightfuldweeb · 13/05/2025 21:13

Sliders, crocs or trainers with crew socks. The teen will only go sock free if he’s on the way too / from the pool. Nike is the sock preference in our house but they’ll wear Adidas / Ellesse too

CountryQueen · 13/05/2025 21:23

WednesdaysChild25 · 13/05/2025 19:21

Have a look at water/aqua shoes

🤣🤣

yeesh · 13/05/2025 21:29

My son would rather die than wear anything other than trainers

WonderingWanda · 13/05/2025 21:31

Idratherbepaddleboarding · 13/05/2025 19:41

Trainers and white sports socks, no teenager would be seen dead in trainer socks!

Agreed....or slightly 'off white' sports in my house socks because they keep wearing them outside with no shoes.

ALittleBitWooo · 13/05/2025 21:32

Nike Air Force with thick Nike Sport socks. It baffles me but hey ho.