[dirtboy]

My gardening shoes are always the oldest, most beat up pair of sneakers I have. And next year, they are replace by the next pair of shoes in the progression.

[driftdiver]

i go barefoot cause I can’t afford any shoes

[Think free or die]

"My gardening shoes are always the oldest, most beat up pair of sneakers I have. And next year, they are replace by the next pair of shoes in the progression."

Likewise. Our teenage sons do the same thing with their sneakers - the newest ones go to school, the next ones down are for camping or mowing the lawn, and the third ones in line are water shoes. Water shoes are for canoeing or stream cleanups. My husband has re-soled more pairs of shoes than I care to think about.