Boots and boot care?

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macrocarpa

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I bought a pair of Lowa Camino boots and have been super impressed with them. I was worried they would be too bulky for climbing/pruning but they work great and are comfortable. I think I’ve been wearing boots without proper support for too many decades after spending a few months in these.

I saw nice guy Dave from Wespur has a YouTube video talking about the importance of a good boot and investing in a boot dryer. Kind of a silly post, but does anyone use a boot dryer? Dave says it will extend the life of your boots and is healthy for your feet. Even in the summertime, my boots are saturated in sweat and stank so it does make sense.

Boot dryer on Amazon
 
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I got just a heat one - no fan. I’m cheap and have been careful to not leave it on overnight, just an hour or two as needed

I need a new pair of boots. Two years in a pair of arbpro evos
 
Buy another pair of boots... switch every other day. I've been doing this for probably 10 years...they last a lot longer. I have yet to have upper boots fall apart (Asolo hiking boots) before the soles are worn too smooth to be useful. Lets them dry out on their own.

I do climb with different boots...
 
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ATH said:
Buy another pair of boots... switch every other day. I've been doing this for probably 10 years...they last a lot longer. I have yet to have upper boots fall apart (Asolo hiking boots) before the soles are worn too smooth to be useful. Let's them dry out on their own.

I do climb with different boots...
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I endorse this. I use 5 pairs of boots in rotation. All various ages. Two I use for gaffs, they are mammuts and la sportivas. Scarpas for pruning. There just is no all round boot in my life. I tried but it was horrible. Boots get a chance for cushioning to rebound and boots stay fresh.
 
What I do is blow all the dirt/dust/woodchips off of them while cleaning other tools at the end of the day and take the insoles out so they can breathe a bit. If they are damp I bring them in the house to dry, if they are actually wet, I put them on a boot dryer overnight inside.

I do wear other, more comfortable shoes until I get to the first job of the day when I put my boots on, and take the boots off when I leave the last job of the day.
 
Yes to the boot drier. I don't always but should more often. In the winter up here putting on a pair of warm dryboots in the morning feels great. Burning season is somewhat upon us and I am going to leave them near the wood stove.
 
flushcut said:
Boot drier for me. I even use the glove drier attachment.
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I love my boot drier, in winter when I get home my boots go on one side, gloves on the other, give the knob a twist to start it going and three hours later boots and gloves are warm, dry, and ready to go for the next day.
 
Years ago I was doing research and found out about stuff embedded in clothing fibers, most typically either silver or copper in medical work garments for anti-bacterial action. Anyone know if this has ever been done for footwear, or maybe there's a spray application version? In passing, they used silver ions to keep spacecraft drinking water from going skunky too.
 
islandarb said:
I endorse this. I use 5 pairs of boots in rotation. All various ages. Two I use for gaffs, they are mammuts and la sportivas. Scarpas for pruning. There just is no all round boot in my life. I tried but it was horrible. Boots get a chance for cushioning to rebound and boots stay fresh.
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Man you are living 500 years ahead of me!
5 pairs of boots!
That is crazy stuff.

In awe…
 
Boot dryers ftw. I've been using them for many years and it'd be hard to get by without them.

Treetop, those boots look excellent but with little to no leather I'd have no idea how to treat them!
 
So I ordered a new pair of boots the other day, the Alpine Expert II GTX, which I've been wearing for a number of years now. My last pair ordered, 1.5 years ago, was $380. Now they are $500!
 
wool socks are a game changer for sure, I like the Point6 socks and they’re usually on some kind of special and even cheaper if you don’t care what color is hidden in your boot.
 
cory said:
Boot dryers ftw. I've been using them for many years and it'd be hard to get by without them.

Treetop, those boots look excellent but with little to no leather I'd have no idea how to treat them!
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Love me a boot dryer as well
Above the rubber wrap All that carbon fiber looking material is leather and the upper and tongue as well. But yes there was not much treating needed. I’m impressed with them for a chainsaw boot
 
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