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Old 3 Jun 2008
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anyone use waterproof socks? i'm thinking of getting some before my next trip as my boots are'nt too waterproof. i looked and seen a few different types with a great difference in the price also. so i thought i'd ask some advice first from people who use them.
just would like to know do they really work? are they breatheable or do you sweat your toes off in there? and how do the cheap one's (£5)compare to the (£30 a pair) expensive one's. any advice appreciated. ta
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I use sealskins all the time now. They are about £30 a pair for knee length, but they are breathable and comfortable. I prefer to wear a thin pair of socks inside them but that's my preference as when they do get wet you can feel the wet sensation coming through. Imagine your feet in a waterproof thin supermarket bag in a bucket of water. Your feet are dry but your skin is virtually next to the water so it feels as though you are wet even though you are not. An extra layer just makes that little bit of difference.
Can't comment on the cheap ones but I'd thoroughly recommend the sealskins.
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Five of us, just having finished a righteous asado, on our 4th or 5th bottle of vino, collectively having traveled all the continents, can't for the life of us figure out why you are worried about your feet getting wet.

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Five of us, just having finished a righteous asado, on our 4th or 5th bottle of vino, collectively having traveled all the continents, can't for the life of us figure out why you are worried about your feet getting wet.

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i'm off to iceland so with the cold etc i wont be able to dry my boots out properly and will need to wear them the next day! normally i dont care as i'm further south in the sun
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If you go to the interior you will get wet on your feet every day. The water comes mostly from glaciers and it’s cold. It’s not very hot in the evening and most of the time your boots will not dry up during the night.

I bought a pair of GoreTex socks but they where not waterproof at all and they use days to dry up. On the good side they were still warm when wet and they didn’t loose their shape after being wet for a few weeks.
The price was around 20€ in a sport shop in Akureyri..

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Two solutions, both work in different ways. The waterproof socks (I have the £30 breathable kind) are 100% dry, but you still need to dry your boots. Overboots work just as well when riding but are a PITA to walk in. They do however keep your boots dry and are easier to dry than soaked leather.

I wear the over boots for riding in heavy rain and snow, especially when I'm going to camp in places where boots might walk off on their own if left out to dry. I wear the socks where there might be any wadeing or walking involved.

I think you'd be better with £30 socks.

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I wear the socks where there might be any wadeing or walking involved.
Slippery when wet (from Iceland):
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Me got Sealskins. I got them for my "colander-like"MX boots. Good, dry, comfy, but I would only want them to come up higher the calf...
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Sealskinz here too.
Would not travel with out em.. and Mrs.X uses hers every time we ride.. great bit of kit.. and FYI.. first used them when working in Antarctica, pull boots off one day and there was ice on the out side of the sealskin but the termal socks and i were dry and toes still here .... think about it..

Remember, anything that makes you uncomfortable can distract you. In this game inattention can mean death (or even pain).. 30£ is not worth worrying about..

Advice: .. in 35 deg heat.. take em off out side your tent.... they can get a bit malodorous!! to put it nicely...
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