what i do to keep my feet dry is i'll take the boot liner out, put the liner in a plastic bag, trim the bag to the size of the boot liner then put the liner with the plastic bag, back inside the boot.
I was @ Cypress today & there was about 20cm of fluffy goodness up on Skychair.
Stayed fluffy all day, the snow was just startin' to fall of the trees when we left.
Bottom half was like riding is super thick porridge.
a couple of things to use
silicone spray...ok but not great...spray outside
boot grease....a combo of beeswax and petrol...better but kind of messy
McNetts freesole....if you got holes or the sole are cracked/coming off...however us this stuff first if needed before the above...cause it won't stick well afterwards
SNO-SEAL, if you get the metal can, just take the lid off and place the can on the stove top on low, let it melt, then use a rag or I use my older gloves, did it in the sno-seal and work it into your boots
@ Kev711 Thank you!:yahoo:
the plastic bags worked like magic.:thumbsup: I mainly just had them around the foot part of the boots and it did the trick.
My feet were pretty much bone dry after a full day of riding!!
AND this totally proves my theory about the boot shell.
The outside fabric parts on the outer boot shell were all soaked.
It's just the material of the boot it seems... the boot is completely intact. no holes or gaps or cracks anywhere.
Just parts of it are made of a fabric material that seems to absorb the moisture from the snow/ ice that lands on and gets stuck to it.
@timmytard
ah I was on whistler, I thought cypress is probably pretty melty now. It was good riding, but really low visibility. Went over to 7th Heaven (at last) but it was pretty much riding blind, couldn't see the slope angle at all, could barely make out the horizon line....
The snow was great though!
@ bamfb2 Yeah the tip sounded kinda bogus so I decided to ask about it first good thing too!
I'm probably going to go to the store to ask about it. Either warranty (I hope... these boots are starting to bug me ) or they might have some idea of how to fix them semi-permanently.
@ Kev711 Thank you!:yahoo:
the plastic bags worked like magic.:thumbsup: I mainly just had them around the foot part of the boots and it did the trick.
My feet were pretty much bone dry after a full day of riding!!
AND this totally proves my theory about the boot shell.
The outside fabric parts on the outer boot shell were all soaked.
It's just the material of the boot it seems... the boot is completely intact. no holes or gaps or cracks anywhere.
Just parts of it are made of a fabric material that seems to absorb the moisture from the snow/ ice that lands on and gets stuck to it.
I was convinced the fact my boots got wet was that they were just not made to repel any moisture and were soaking from the outside-in. Then I changed my socks to a much thinner and breathable pair and never had a problem since. But I also jump over puddles.
Since plastic bags worked for you, I guess that's not your problem though.
WD-40 isn't something I would want to be in a lot of contact with. It's a petroleum product and a carcinogen. I would also be worried about the weasel piss (what we call it in the trades ) dissolving glues or some of the special materials in the boots and making them fall apart as well.
Silicone spray is a decent band aid for waterproofing something but those boots shouldn't be leaking. I got some Burton Ambush in December that are holding up great with only a little wear on the stitching and around the tongue and such, and I go out hard almost every weekend all season. No problems here...
PS: Buy the cheap boots!
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