Waterproof Boot Spray?

[captainsquiggly.livejournal.com]

Where is waterproofing boot spray sold? None of the general/hardware stores carry it.

Suggestions? 

Comments

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

unless the boots are goretex lined.

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To clarify, if you have boots with goretex, putting any solid, waxy, or oily waterproofing on the outside leather will defeat the vapor permeability of the goretex.

For goretex boots, silicone sprays are the best.

[srakkt.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. In my experience, though, goretex-lined boots don't need *any* waterproofing, but YMMV.

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

there are times when some of the rough side out suede boots (like the matterhorn deserts) can get waterlogged on the outside leather, which can then freeze, or otherwise reduce the insulation effectiveness, which is why I recommend silicone spraying even goretex lined boots.

My matties got soaked in Bangor in early spring of 2008, where there was water underneath the snow in many places, and I had a few breakthrough incidents.

My belleville's did not, mostly because I hadn't worn the silicone off them by wearing them all over tikrit and zakho for a year.

[srakkt.livejournal.com]

I heart my Belleville's, which have the wonderful distinction of keeping my feet warm even when *completely submerged* in a Winter North Atlantic.