Replying to Avatar ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ

these vivobarefoot esc jungle boots arrived today and they were tight af and super squishy in the sole, almost totally not barefoot style

i thought to myself, i wonder if there is a removable innersole ... sure enough, and you can probably see that the right foot (your left) is more relaxed in there where the other foot, with the innersole still in, is squished

it was made even worse by the laces, which are possibly the nearest thing i've seen to heavy duty paracord in boot laces in my life... switched them out for light weight elastic cord with a spring clamping closure to tighten them

i almost thought i'd made a mistake not getting the next size up but once the laces and innersole are gone, they fit like a glove

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

so looking forward to trotting through the mountains in these things... they will keep the bits out of my feet, they are about 10" tall, my preferred boot height, and if they do get wet, they are made of mainly nylon and urethane meaning a few hours in the sun and i'll be good to go, worst case

i got them after my epic adventure down to seixal to the west of sao vicente... my little black leather vivobarefoots, which they don't make anymore, sadly, made in africa and all, got quite wet and full of grit from the water, when i run across this again now i should be ok... i got waterproofing spray too, the boots are closed right up to the top so with hydrophobic treatment and brief immersion i probably will not even have to worry about drying my feet at all

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