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Won't they degrade over time sitting in your closet?
by personjerry 4y ago
Won't they degrade over time sitting in your closet?
- jacquesm 4y agoThat's a good question and I should look into that but so far they come out like new and I've been doing this for more than a decade now.
- Delk 4y agoI've understood that it's better e.g. for the soles of hiking boots if the boots are used somewhat regularly. Polyurethane degrades due to hydrolysis, and apparently using the shoes regularly (and letting them air and dry properly afterwards) reduces that. The movement and pressure help reduce moisture absorbed into the sole, or something. It probably depends on the material of the sole, though.
- scruple 4y agoI'm currently cycling through 4 pairs of Hoka Rincons. They're stored in their original boxes and placed in a stack on my garage floor. I grab the top box and replace it to the bottom when I'm done for the day. I actually think this is fairly ridiculous but what can you do...
- yencabulator 4y agoI've had this happen to boots that were stored for a few years. The soles split in the middle, not at a glue layer. It was like ripping foam apart.
- LanceH 4y agoAround 10 years out the glue will fail, seemingly all at once. I have boots 20+ years old which are still great (stitched and nailed), but all the old shoes just fall apart wherever they were glued (the sole usually). You can try to reglue, but it can be hard to get it smooth and walking on a lump ruins it.
- jacquesm 4y agoWell, so far so good, and yes, I'm still below the 10 year mark.