Periwinkle
Active member
Okay, this may be a really stupid question, but bear with me please... Are wet boots tougher on your feet? I get the feeling this may be yet another moment where I have to smack myself upside the head, but before I retire my perfect sprung boots, I wanted to ask what y'all think.
Last weekend my boots leaked like the proverbial sieve after hiking over an hour in thunderstorms on a notoriously wet trail. They had been Nikwaxed in recent memory, but have a few cracks along the top bands (the worst plugged with Shoe-Goo.) They have never leaked that badly before. Unfortunately they aren't the kind that can readily be resoled.
Much to my displeasure, after six hours of hiking in little bootie pools, my feet felt like a cheese grater had been run across them, particularly along the insteps. The following day, I felt like my feet had been beaten with a baseball bat.
This is a first. Could the fact that I was hiking that long in wet boots be the problem, or is it just time to retire the old faithfuls and break in a new pair?
Last weekend my boots leaked like the proverbial sieve after hiking over an hour in thunderstorms on a notoriously wet trail. They had been Nikwaxed in recent memory, but have a few cracks along the top bands (the worst plugged with Shoe-Goo.) They have never leaked that badly before. Unfortunately they aren't the kind that can readily be resoled.
Much to my displeasure, after six hours of hiking in little bootie pools, my feet felt like a cheese grater had been run across them, particularly along the insteps. The following day, I felt like my feet had been beaten with a baseball bat.
This is a first. Could the fact that I was hiking that long in wet boots be the problem, or is it just time to retire the old faithfuls and break in a new pair?