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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]We are not a shoes off household, we let people do what they want and most kids take shoes off but adults leave theirs on.

Just ask your guests to wear different shoes than their boots. Some guests need shoes and no slippers are not shoes and boot covers are slippery.

My mom has had 2 hip replacements, my MIL is an amputee, and my father has balance issues. All these people need sturdy, stable, non-slip shoes to be safe. [b]Some people need ankle support and perhaps that’s what the hiking boots are for[/b]. No adult guest owes you an explanation of their health issues, but you could ask that they wear sneakers or shoes with non-marking soles.[/quote]

No one should wear hiking boots for ankle stability!  Anyone needing ankle support should be wearing an ankle brace and, especially with chronic instability, custom orthotics.

My family has genetic, chronic instability in our ankles.  My youngest has worn bilateral DAFOs since he was 15 months old. I've had 2 surgeries on one ankle and, in addition to a plate, have a syndesmosis tightrope running through my fibula/tibula to help stablize the ankle.

We are a no-shoes house because of allergies and, frankly, it's just dirty.  Anyone coming to our house is informed and we either provide slippers/covers or guests bring house shoes to change in to. My own mother has a pair of house sneakers that she keeps at our house with a 2nd set of custom orthotics.  We do make allowances for people who are in a walking boot or other assistive device.

https://hikersdaily.com/hiking-boots-ankle-support/
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NP here. I once had a sprained ankle and my ortho told me to wear hiking boots. The ankle brace wasn’t fitting me right because my foot heel was super narrow but my ankle bones sticks out a lot. The hiking boots I had worn to the appointment for me so he gave me a neoprene brace to wear along with the hiking boot.

The no shoes people on this thread are being very ableist. [/quote]

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