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Recently found out that the waterproofing on both my goretex boots was totally hosed, despite them being only 2 years old and in apparently great condition. Sent them to goretex for them to "investigate" but I have no idea what to expect. On the other hand my previous pair is like 15 years old and is still waterproof despite looking like poo poo. So is gore tex just trash now? Any good alternatives for waterproof boots?
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Feb 1, 2016 14:27
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bawfuls posted:Maybe your boots have a hosed up DWR cause of something you or the manufacturer did on accident? The only thing that comes to mind in terms of possible abuse is road salt, since I wear them when walking to/from work in the winter. This city goes loving nuts with salt. I've read about goretex getting messed up and clogged by chemicals, but even then it's still waterproof, just not breathable. Since it the problem is on both shoes, and is really bad, I'm assuming its probably a manufacturing problem (bad seams?). meselfs posted:What's with all the BS nowadays with "water resistant PTFE free environmentally friendly fabric". Gah. You do realize that's nylon underneath, and that the Nikwax you gotta periodically buy comes in a plastic bottle? ANIME AKBAR fucked around with this message at 13:43 on Feb 2, 2016 |
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Feb 2, 2016 13:35
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No inserts, but their soles were made by vibram, which struck me as sort of gimmicky. Never had problems with the soles though.
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Feb 3, 2016 05:35
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Maybe that's the case now, but if my last pair lasted 10+ years I don't see why new ones have to burn out in less than two. What alternatives are there for truly waterproof hiking boots? Even with 100% leather a bad seam will ruin you. And modern boots have loving seams everywhere, I guess because seams look cool? Also vibram only did the outsole, not the insole, and browsing REI's site I see that most boots are like that. So if your insoles were coming out then it's probably not vibram's fault. If your outsoles were coming off then 
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Feb 3, 2016 13:47
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HarryPurvis posted:Just curious, how high was the water that soaked through your boots? Cheaper Gore-Tex boots will only be waterproof up to the top of the foot - even if your boot goes up above your ankle.
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Feb 4, 2016 03:33
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Cool GoreTex says I can pick a new set of boots for up to $250 (have to be goretex boots as well). Now I just have to figure out what to get. My old awesome boots were Vasques but it seems they outsourced to China years ago and aren't nearly as good anymore. Seems to be standard now. Asolo seems to still be made in europe, but I'm finding tons of pictures of them with their outsoles peeling off. Anyone got recommendations?
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Feb 12, 2016 04:08
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HarryPurvis posted:I've been using the previous model of these Salomon Quest 4D GTX boots for two years now in fall, winter, and springtime hikes. Good support, and comfortable for long treks. Yeah the backpacking version looks pretty solid. Thanks for the recommendations everyone!
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Feb 15, 2016 04:01
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