Re: Drying wet shoes.
 

the wd 40 displaces the oil. not what you want in your boots. but my help get the water out of the seams.

dont forget about the two tubes thing it works great.

next get gortex boots. i have been using them hiking in the back country and tru all the wet crap and fording small creeks you can name. your feet stay dry inside. period. they dont need drying out unless you go over the top.

Re: Drying wet shoes.
 

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the wd 40 displaces the oil. not what you want in your boots. but my help get the water out of the seams.

dont forget about the two tubes thing it works great.


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two tubes?

Also this WD thing is an odd trick. I must try it sometime.

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next get gortex boots. i have been using them hiking in the back country and tru all the wet crap and fording small creeks you can name. your feet stay dry inside. period. they dont need drying out unless you go over the top.

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Only the best Zee.

http://www.vasque.com/products/m-sundownergtx.cfm

Re: Drying wet shoes.
 

Does this product warm the inside of the shoes much?

If it would heat the inside of the shoes/boots that would be sweet for winter.

It says that it lets out a flow of warm air, I'm just curious how warm.

Re: Drying wet shoes.
 

if its the thingy i got its two white tubes with a blower that sends air up them. you put your boots on the tubes and the air movement dries them out. i dont know if it blows warm air or not. i would not really want warm but i guess if it wsnt hot it might be fine. i know it works good but i still just let them do their thing naturally.

Re: Drying wet shoes.
 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...16747?v=glance

Is this it?

Re: Drying wet shoes.
 

yep. but it doesnt have a heater element in it so it really isnt blowing warm air thru the boots just circulation. which is what you want.

Re: Drying wet shoes.
 

I've done a lot of long-distance hiking and the most important suggestion would be not to get your boots wet in the first place. Naturally this is quite unavoidable at times, especially in caving, but I've run into many people that had problems with wet shoes when a little extra caution could have avoided the situation.

I don't care if you think it looks prissy, don't stomp through puddles and streams without a care. A good pair of river sandals is a blessing, plus they make nice camp shoes. It may take a little extra time switching them out multiple times through the day, but trust me, it's worth the effort.

That said, in the field I'd dry mine out by setting them on a fire ring with the toes up and the opening facing the fire. Works great, though it can take a few hours if they're really wet and you need to be careful not to get too close to the fire. Even my leather boots lasted over 1000 miles drying them in this fashion.

At home, hell, just throw them in the dryer if you need them quickly, or set them in the sun.

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Re: Drying wet shoes.
 

oh for gods sake put a [censored] hot rock in your boot and be done with it.

Next time, don't piss on your boots.