Pigletlover
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I have been trying to come up with ideas of how to keep your shoes and socks dry on the water rides.
My husband and I don't like to haul bags or packs full of stuff like flip-flops, ponchos etc around the parks all day, or have to bother with using lockers either. We prefer to just use fannypacks around our waist. And it's such a hassle to keep taking your shoes and socks off all the time.
I read about putting your feet into garbage/plastic bags, but that sounds a bit awkward and there's always the danger of slipping over.
So I was thinking of something you can just easily slip over each sneaker. Maybe a large shower cap?? The disposable thinner type may break, but what about the proper "permanent" shower caps you find in drugstores etc that are made of thicker plastic?
Before you leave home you could adapt them into shoe covers by cutting a slit from one edge to roughly the centre of the shower cap (ie approx halfway across the cap). Then the cap could be slipped over your shoe, tucking the elastic edges under the sole.
You could also attach a thick piece of elastic from one edge of the cap to the other, so the elastic would be underneath your sole and help keep the cap in place. The slit you have cut means that the cap can go around your ankle (the slit would be attached together around your heel). I hope I am explaining everything clearly!!
Then you would attach velcro (or something similar) to each side of the slit, so you could attach the cap securely around your heel. You could make several of these shoe covers before you leave home, in case you break or lose them.
It would be so easy to just slip them on before the ride and quickly remove them on your way out. Who cares if people give you funny looks? At least your feet are dry and you are quickly on your way!!
The only problem I can see is if someone in your party has very large feet. Maybe you could join 2 caps together, or make some large covers out of some type of similar plastic, eg shower curtain material, and attach elastic.
You could also use a shower cap to put over your fannypack too. Even if your shoes or fannypack still get slightly wet, it's still better than if they were totally soaked!!
I like this whole idea because the shower caps are very light and you can just fold them up and put them in your fanny pack or pockets.
I also prefer to buy those very light thin rain ponchos from $1 stores or drugstores etc, as opposed to buying those big thick plastic ones from Disney. Instead of having to haul around the Disney ones or put them in a locker, you can just put the light poncho in your fannypack or pocket along with the shoe covers. Just make sure you fold them neatly and they won't take up much room. Because they're so cheap you can buy several in case one tears or gets lost.
I was also wondering if sporting or boating stores may sell some type of shoe covers? They would have to be very thin though, not those bulky type of covers that you can put over hiking boots etc.
Has anyone else got any ideas about keeping dry?
My husband and I don't like to haul bags or packs full of stuff like flip-flops, ponchos etc around the parks all day, or have to bother with using lockers either. We prefer to just use fannypacks around our waist. And it's such a hassle to keep taking your shoes and socks off all the time.
I read about putting your feet into garbage/plastic bags, but that sounds a bit awkward and there's always the danger of slipping over.
So I was thinking of something you can just easily slip over each sneaker. Maybe a large shower cap?? The disposable thinner type may break, but what about the proper "permanent" shower caps you find in drugstores etc that are made of thicker plastic?
Before you leave home you could adapt them into shoe covers by cutting a slit from one edge to roughly the centre of the shower cap (ie approx halfway across the cap). Then the cap could be slipped over your shoe, tucking the elastic edges under the sole.
You could also attach a thick piece of elastic from one edge of the cap to the other, so the elastic would be underneath your sole and help keep the cap in place. The slit you have cut means that the cap can go around your ankle (the slit would be attached together around your heel). I hope I am explaining everything clearly!!
Then you would attach velcro (or something similar) to each side of the slit, so you could attach the cap securely around your heel. You could make several of these shoe covers before you leave home, in case you break or lose them.
It would be so easy to just slip them on before the ride and quickly remove them on your way out. Who cares if people give you funny looks? At least your feet are dry and you are quickly on your way!!
The only problem I can see is if someone in your party has very large feet. Maybe you could join 2 caps together, or make some large covers out of some type of similar plastic, eg shower curtain material, and attach elastic.
You could also use a shower cap to put over your fannypack too. Even if your shoes or fannypack still get slightly wet, it's still better than if they were totally soaked!!
I like this whole idea because the shower caps are very light and you can just fold them up and put them in your fanny pack or pockets.
I also prefer to buy those very light thin rain ponchos from $1 stores or drugstores etc, as opposed to buying those big thick plastic ones from Disney. Instead of having to haul around the Disney ones or put them in a locker, you can just put the light poncho in your fannypack or pocket along with the shoe covers. Just make sure you fold them neatly and they won't take up much room. Because they're so cheap you can buy several in case one tears or gets lost.
I was also wondering if sporting or boating stores may sell some type of shoe covers? They would have to be very thin though, not those bulky type of covers that you can put over hiking boots etc.
Has anyone else got any ideas about keeping dry?
