In Russia, galoshes began to be produced starting in 1859 at the factory of Ferdinand Krauzkopf, a German by origin. Very soon, such shoes became popular, and the wealthiest citizens walked in galoshes.
Initially, galoshes were part of the image and style of rich and noble people, various versions of such shoes were produced for both women and men. Rubber products could be as short or high as possible, have a recess for the heel or be produced without it. The number of galoshes produced in the USSR in 1927/1928 was 37 million pairs. Later, insulated galoshes appeared, which allowed them to be worn not only in wet, but also in cold weather.
The popularity of galoshes has not disappeared anywhere, they are needed and relevant in modern life. But now completely different technologies and materials are used for their production.

Depending on whether galoshes are used for insulation or for protection from dampness, they differ from each other both in shape and quality.
According to the form, the following main types of galoshes are distinguished:
-ordinary or small galoshes;
-semi-shallow or semi-boots;
-deep or bots;
-- cloth boots.
All these basic varieties, depending on the shoes they are put on, have a number of styles.
By quality, there are:
-winter or warm (so-called Russian), produced on wool and paper lining with a combed pile;
-summer or light, lightweight type and with a lighter lining (lint-free);
-extra-light, very light and thin (sometimes covering only the heel and toe, and in ladies' varieties sometimes without backs at all, covering only the sole and toe).

In order to avoid clods of dirt sticking to shoes, a number of devices are used – various sprays and water-repellent impregnations, various oils and creams for shoes, mechanical devices worn on the shoes themselves for temporary situational protection of shoes not intended for use in an unfavorable environment and even for the protection of special shoes.
Such mechanical devices include galoshes, raincoats and protective shoe covers, disposable and reusable shoe covers, etc.
For the manufacture of such products, a wide variety of materials are used – rubber, silicone, shoe covers made of polyethylene, polypropylene, spanboard or fabric that differ in their technical characteristics.
In different cases, different materials and different forms of devices are used.
However, a niche remains unfilled for cases when a person unexpectedly finds himself in a difficult and sometimes critical situation due to a sudden change in weather conditions.
Being away from settlements in adverse weather conditions and not having external support to preserve health or even life, a person (a tourist, a fisherman, a hunter, etc.) may need to quickly walk a long distance. However, the shoes they do not always use allow them to do this, and unfortunately this fact can lead to sad consequences.
For such cases, the author of this development suggests combining and using existing developments and materials, supplementing them with some improvements specifically for sudden and emergency situations in conditions dangerous to human life and health.

In exceptional cases, weather conditions and terrain features can pose a real threat to the life of a person traveling over rough terrain. In such situations, in order to reduce the adhesion of the soil to the surface of shoe covers, you can use not only special but also any other technical oils or fuel products (fuels and lubricants) to lubricate their side surfaces. Such products can be at hand at construction site workers, in the fields of agricultural workers working with agricultural machinery, etc.