Emergency Toe Galoshes

Rather than covering the entire foot, emergency toe galoshes are cup shaped, completely failing to cover the wearer's ankles. They are also thin and low quality, rendering them a poor choice for long-term use. However, they offer two major advantages over more traditional galoshes.

1. The galoshes can be put on the feet more quickly. A wearer merely slides their toes into the pocket and pulls the band behind their ankles.

2. The galoshes are incredibly portable. The especially thin rubber combined with the narrow cup shape mean they can be slid into one another (just like plastic cups), then placed in a jacket pocket. While particularly short galoshes can be flattened and rolled up, they still aren't quite as portable as emergency toe galoshes.

The idea behind these galoshes is simple. They are kept in the wearer's jacket pockets, removed any time the owner encounters a large, shallow puddle of water or slush. The owner can then tip-toe across the pond, rendering their shoes mostly dry.

I've found that some streets form incredibly long, wide puddles between the sidewalk and road, especially when both the sidewalk and the road are slightly raised.