Re: [GreenMachine] Hanwag Superfly GTX
GreenMachine wrote:
Well since this nylon addiction does not seem to be
improving I went and spent the money for a pair of
real boots. After a couple hours of searching online
for the actual company to no avail I decided to order
them from Apex BASE - thanks Todd.
So yesterday a fat, black, UPS delivery guy brought
them to my doorstep while talking on his fucking cell
phone... unemployment is in double digits and being
a UPS guy is a decent job and this moron is doing it
half ass, and we wonder why America is rotting?!?
$350 for a pair of boots - you'd think there would be
some bit of paper in the box, not necessarily a manual
but maybe some suggestions/techniques to ensure the
customer gets the most out the boots.
Hell, a pair of boxers or an electric tooth brush come
with more instructions than these special $350 boots.
Anyways, the point of my post is this: does anyone
have any tricks for preserving or breaking them in?
As in: use insoles, spray them with scotchgard etc,
I agree! I spent hours trying to figure out how to put my feet into them, and eventually realized that I was attempting to put my left foot into the boot designed for the right foot. Sheez!!! Would it really have been so much trouble for the manufacturers to label the freaking things?! And don't even get me started on the "laces" (I think this is the correct term). They are basically these strings that help tighten the boot once your foot is inside it. All very clever, but just pulling them tight only works for a few seconds! Some googling revealed that you need to tie them together, but there's a special way to do this!!!! Otherwise (trust me on this) it'll be really difficult to untie them. After some more googling I found a webpage the shows you what knot to use.
As far as breaking them in, I just went hiking and jumping whilst wearing them. I knew I was taking a chance by not following the proper break-in technique, whatever it might be. There must be a manual for this procedure somewhere, but I couldn't find it - perhaps it's in German? Anyway, despite my total disregard for this procedure, the boots have served me very well. Long hikes and 200 jumps later, and they are still super solid and comfortable.
