Tamaris Bamboo Footbed Size 40 – Fast Drying Bed for Bagged Shoes

Description

Tamaris Bamboo Footbed Size 40 – Fast Drying Bed for Bagged Shoes – an ultra thin bamboo fibre footbed for the shoes which live in a locker or in a kit bag between wears

Some shoes never get to stand in the open air. They come off, go into a bag or a locker, and stay shut in there until the next time you need them. Gym shoes do it, so do the pair you change into at the office and the boots that ride in the car. Whatever went into that shoe when you took it off is still there when you put it back on.

A bed that dries quickly is the only sensible answer to storage like that. Bamboo fibre releases moisture far faster than a foam or textile liner, so the few minutes of open air it does get are worth something. The perforated face helps as well, because air can pass through the bed rather than having to travel around a sealed sheet.

A single pair of size 40 bamboo footbeds, a UK 6.5, cut full length in pale unbleached fibre.

Why choose this tamaris bamboo footbed size 40?

• Built for the drying time you actually get. Most insoles assume a shoe stands out overnight in a hall. If yours goes straight into a holdall, you need a material that gives up its moisture in minutes rather than hours. That is what bamboo fibre does better than anything else at this price.
• It comes out in seconds, which matters. The bed is loose, not glued, so you can lift it out and lay it on the bag rather than sealing it inside the shoe. Two seconds of effort gives a shut shoe half a chance of being dry by morning.
• Perforated all the way through the face. Fine holes mean air moves vertically through the bed instead of creeping around the edges. In a shoe that spends twenty hours a day in the dark, every route that lets damp escape is worth having.
• Hand washable, so you can reset it. When a stored shoe has had a bad fortnight you can wash the bed in cool water and start again, which you cannot do with the foam disc that came in the shoe. Press the water out in a towel and lay it flat, well clear of heat.
• Slim enough for a shoe you slip on quickly. Change shoes in a hurry and you want the fit to be the same every time. This footbed takes up almost no depth, so a loafer or a trainer still goes on with one hand.
• Priced so a spare pair is obvious. At £9.99 there is no real argument for owning only one set. Keep the second pair in the bag and swap them when you remember, and the shoe gets a genuinely dry surface roughly every other day instead of once a week if you are lucky.

How to use the Tamaris bamboo footbed size 40

The fitting itself takes a minute, but where you put the bed afterwards is the part that decides whether any of this helps. Follow it through in this order.

1. Lift the existing liner out of the shoe and set it to one side.
2. Lay the bamboo footbed in, pale side up, and slide it fully forward.
3. Run a thumb round the edge to check it is lying properly flat.
4. Cut a sliver off the toe with scissors if it rides up.
5. Take the bed out whenever the shoe goes in the bag.
6. Lay it on the bag, not inside the shoe.

My tip as a shoe specialist

Keep a second bed in the bag and rotate on the way home rather than on the way out. If you swap in the morning you are putting a bed that has been shut in a bag all night into a shoe you are about to wear for nine hours, which achieves very little. Swap when you take the shoes off and the fresh bed goes in dry while the used one gets the whole evening in open air. Same two beds, same effort, and a far better result by the end of the week. Small habits like this outlast clever products every time.

Specifications

At a glance

• Size: 40, the UK 6.5 equivalent here
• Sole length: Just over 25cm
• Supplied as: One pair per pack, loose
• Face: Woven bamboo plant fibre
• Build: Slim, flat and light
• Ventilation: Punched right through
• Suited to: Gym, office and spare shoes
• Care: Hand wash cool, dry flat
• Maker: Tamaris

Frequently asked questions

Will it stop a gym shoe smelling altogether?

It will not perform miracles on a shoe that is already sour, but it removes the wettest layer and gives you something washable to reset. Start with a clean shoe and the bed keeps it that way much longer.

Do I really have to take it out every time?

No, but it is where most of the benefit sits. Leaving it in still helps, because bamboo holds less water than foam to begin with. Taking it out simply doubles what you get for two seconds of bother.

Can two people share a pack of these?

Only if you both take the same size, and I would not. A bed picks up the shape and the wear of one foot fairly quickly, so a shared pair ends up suiting neither person well.

Where can I buy the tamaris bamboo footbed size 40 in the UK?

Shoespecialist.co.uk has the full size run on the shelf. An order landing before 5pm is packed and gone that day. Should it not suit you, the door stays open for 60 days. I stop charging for delivery once a basket clears £50.