The 8 Best Slippers of 2025: Staff Picks

The cozy respite of a warm and inviting slipper is hard to beat. Whether you’re padding around the kitchen making a lazy pancake breakfast, answering emails on a work-from-home day, crawling out of your tent on a frosty morning or enjoying coffee on the back deck, slippers are nice to have for work and play. 

Many of the most luxurious slippers also offer ample support, stability, tread and even weather-resistance, inspiring us to take them camping, dog-walking, hiking and more. You'll want to consider the level of support, amount of insulation and degree of packability you need.

Whether you’re gearing up for a big adventure or looking for a daily driver for the home office, these are the best slippers currently available at the co-op, as judged by REI Co-op Members and staff.

Staff Picks

Here are our quick recommendations, or scroll for in-depth reviews.

• Birkenstock Zermatt Slippers - Women's
• glerups Model BR Slip-On Slippers
• Exped Camp Booties
• Exped Camp Slippers
• KEEN Whyser Slip-On Shoes
• Oboz Whakata Puffy Mid Slippers - Men's
• OluKai Nohea Slippers
• Teva ReEmber Terrain Slip-Ons

Editor's note: We updated this gear guide on October 2, 2025 with three new products: The Birkenstock Zermatt Slippers - Women's, glerups Model BR Shoes and KEEN Whyser Slip-On Shoes.

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Buying Advice

When choosing slippers, the first factor to consider is where you intend to wear them. Do you plan on wearing them around your tent only, or to walk the dog around the block? Pinning down your end use will ultimately affect whether or not your new kicks should have an outsole or midsole and, if so, how rugged.

Next, consider the weather conditions, terrain and seasonality. This will help you determine if your slippers should have insulation and, again, how much. You may also decide you need some traction on the outsole. Finally, ask yourself how much weight and packability matter.

Outsole

The outsole is what many of us think of when we hear the word, "sole." It's the outermost sole on footwear—that layer of rubber or tread that protects the shoe and your foot from the ground. The outsole is also responsible for providing you with traction.

If you intend to wear your slippers outside, as a substitute for other footwear, you'll need an outsole. If, however, you're looking for a pair of tent or cabin booties, an outsole is likely unnecessary. (In fact, you may not even want one at all if your slippers are going inside your sleeping bag with you.)

The Teva ReEmber Terrain, KEEN Whyser and Oboz Whakata Puffy Mid slippers have the most robust outsoles in our round-up. Each has varying lug patterns—the spray of ridges, bumps and other patterning on the outsole—that deliver extra grip. You can wear these slippers outside, on the move and on snow or ice. The glerups Model BR Slip-On Slippers and OluKai Nohea also have outsoles suitable for outdoor wear.

The Exped Camp Slippers and Booties do not have traditional outsoles. Consider these "inside slippers," ideal for keeping feet cozy inside a hut or cabin or even your sleeping bag. You can walk to the mailbox or on snow or ice, say from your tent to the cook tent or outhouse, but that's about it. And, remember, no outsole = no lugs, which = no traction.

Midsole

If you've determined that your slippers should have outsoles because you're planning on wearing them outside, the next question is how much support you need. Your shoe's support comes from its midsole, which is a layer of soft EVA (or ethylene vinyl acetate) foam or harder PU (or polyurethane) rubber that hides between its insole and outsole. Read more about midsoles in our How to Choose Hiking Boots guide.

In this lineup, the OluKai Nohea have the most supportive midsoles. They're constructed of PU, which means they're durable and a bit stiff—a lot like what you'll find in most hiking shoes. They're not ideal for long treks, but you could walk down a cobblestone street for some coffee If you wanted.

The Exped Camp Slippers, Teva ReEmber Terrain and Oboz Whakata have slighter midsoles made from EVA foam. They can handle everyday outdoor activities like commuting to the ski resort or running errands without issue.

Insulation

Another factor to consider is insulation or warmth beyond what you'd get from a regular shoe and sock. If you plan to wear your slippers year-round, then eye something like the Teva ReEmber Terrain, KEEN Whyser, or OluKai Nohea, which don't have additional insulation. They won't be too hot for summer use, and come winter, you can wear thicker socks to bolster warmth.

If, however, you know that your slippers are destined for winter use, snowy campouts or long nights outside, you may want kicks with added warmth. That boost typically comes from synthetic filling stitched between the upper and lining that's meant to mimic down.

The most insulating (read: warmest) slippers in our roundup are the Exped Camp Slippers and Booties and Oboz Whakata Puffy, which each take design cues from a sleeping bag or puffy jacket.

Weight and Packability

A final consideration is whether you plan to travel with your slippers and to what extent. None of the products in this roundup are really heavy or bulky, but it's all relative. A mountaineer may want something that weighs next to nothing like the Exped Camp Slippers, but paying for such premium, highly packable materials may not be worth it for someone who just wants a pair of cozy slides for walking the dog.

Methodology

We asked REI Co-op staff and members for their favorite slippers for everything from camping to working from home, based on their durability, traction, support, warmth and comfiness. These are their top choices.