Water-resistant =/= water-proof

[oldarmy88]

Forty miles in light rain will leave you with soaked feet with water-resistant boots.

[B.O.A.T.]

Originally Posted by oldarmy88

Forty miles in light rain will leave you with soaked feet with water-resistant boots.

Yep... Also, don't smoke in a flame retardant tent
(I learned that the hard way)

[bretsk2500]

Originally Posted by oldarmy88

Forty miles in light rain will leave you with soaked feet with water-resistant boots.

I never buy anything but waterPROOF boots, esp when they can be had for $24.95 @ Wal-mart. I was pleasantly surprised to learn (25 mile ride home in a surprise downpour) that My Joe Rocket Orbit riding boots are waterproof as well....

[Scrambler81]

Originally Posted by bretsk2500

I never buy anything but waterPROOF boots, esp when they can be had for $24.95 @ Wal-mart. I was pleasantly surprised to learn (25 mile ride home in a surprise downpour) that My Joe Rocket Orbit riding boots are waterproof as well....

Really? It seemed like water got through mine last week. They're starting to age a bit, so I was thinking of getting one of those water proof treatments and trying that.

[bretsk2500]

Originally Posted by Scrambler81

Really? It seemed like water got through mine last week. They're starting to age a bit, so I was thinking of getting one of those water proof treatments and trying that.

well once I got home, the only part of my body that was dry were my feet....

[rbentnail]

Originally Posted by Scrambler81

Really? It seemed like water got through mine last week. They're starting to age a bit, so I was thinking of getting one of those water proof treatments and trying that.

CampDry from walmart works good.

[CTRider]

On my old work boots, I always used a spray on silicone material to waterproof the unpolished leather. It kept the nappy look, yet water would bead on it. It had to be reapplied every few times out in the wet, though. It would also slightly darken the leather - not much, but it was noticeable. The color went from tan to light brown. It actually helped make clean-up easier when they were caked with mud. It's been a while, but I think it was this stuff:

Amazon.com: Sno-Seal Silicone Water Guard Aerosol Spray: Apparel

This appears to be pretty much the same thing:

Atsko Waterproofing Stain Repellent Silicone Spray

Seams on boots and tents were always best combatted by Kenyon's Seam Sealer (now in version 3):

Seam Sealer 3-2 oz. from Campmor

The above stuff got me through 8 years of camping in the boy scouts. I never had a single leak in my tent and my feet were always warm and dry.

[jeffs99vulcan]

Originally Posted by oldarmy88

Forty miles in light rain will leave you with soaked feet with water-resistant boots.

You're right... and nothing is much worse than wet feet. I was lucky enough to get a pair of genuine CDN military issue Gore-tex wet weather combat boots from a buddy with the same size feet... I've been soaked to the bone before but when you're feet are dry it doesn't seem as bad!!!

[Seadog1967]

So those small heavy duty trash bucket liners and duct tape (large rubber bands) over your boots would be tacky looking I guess. LOL

[NCDave]

I'd rather be tacky than wet!

[MFolks]

When I was in the USAF all I had to get around in San Francicso was an old 350 Honda. To keep my feet dry when it rained I'd get the sandwich size baggies,double them up,put on my socks,boots and stay dry all day.

[rbentnail]

Originally Posted by Seadog1967

So those small heavy duty trash bucket liners and duct tape (large rubber bands) over your boots would be tacky looking I guess. LOL

Yeah it would but I've been known to use the plastic bag trick in long torrential downpours. Take your boot off, put foot in a walmart plastic bag, then put bagged foot in boot. It works! I have 4 bags rubber-banded to my rain gear all the time.

[CTRider]

Originally Posted by NCDave

I'd rather be tacky than wet!

If your feet get wet enough for the glue to start to fail on the boots, you might be tacky even without the bags...

That's the one thing I learned pretty quick when camping in freezing winter temperatures: it doesn't matter what you look like if you're warm and dry.

[Badrocks]

Originally Posted by rbentnail

I have 4 bags rubber-banded to my rain gear all the time.

Are you a double bagger?

Thanks... I'll be here all week...be sure to tip the waiters.

[aftermath4788]

You are a true biker if you get swamp foot.