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Old 16 Jun 2007
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Wool socks, MX boots & wet weather. My idea but maybe is what you all do.
Hi there,
I read somewhere here in the forum about wearing woll socks with mx boots while travelling in hot countries, is it because they would dry quicker? But they are not a bit too hot?

Also, how do you guys keep your feet dry in wet weather? I heard that most of the travellers wear mx boots which are not waterproof. Do you carry an extra set of waterproof footwear?

I will be travelling through Iran/Pakistan all the way to OZ in September/Oct and I was thinking about carrying (apart from walking shoes and sandals) only one pair of mx Alpinestars tech6, in case of heavy rain the idea was to use some gaiters which will go under a thin pair of pvc trousers and apply some water repellent wax to the bottom part of the boots exposed to the water, a bit like mountaineers.
Is what you guys do or there is a much simpler way? I don't think waterproof footwear is confortable at 40-45 degrees.
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Same with sock Expensive but convenient.
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For the wet try some cheap over boots i used these & over gloves on the way back form Dakar this year even though i had gortex boots. Also used cheap light weight waterproofs over my jacket because once your textile/ gortex jacket/boots/gloves gets wet it also gets cold even if you are dry & it also take a long time to dry . This worked well for me through a 1000miles of snow in Spain & France on the way back. I used a HG Tuareg Jacket good in the hot & cold the water proof linner is on the inside if i get caught in the rain without a over jacket i put the liner on the out side this drys much qucker than the whole Jacket & i stay alot warmer.
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Ps remember to take the over boots/gloves off the boots/gloves over night to let any sweat dry out.
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Yup! it is possible
I have Alpine Stars Tech 8's and I use Seal Skins
(short ones in summer and tall ones with extra inner cotton sock in winter)
Perfect, warm and dry
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If you're fording high waters, even the waterproof boots won't do the trick....unless you're wearing fly fishing gear.

I wish there were some waterproof MX style boots that you could walk around in for an hour or so. I also wish I had a jillion dollars....

I prefer high quality wool socks. They will dry fairly quickly, and as Patrick stated, they still maintain some insulating properties when wet. I was in the hosiery mfg'ing biz for many years and haven't found anything better that meets my needs. Your feet are going to be abused, that's a fact.

I've never tried the waterproof 'skins' or 'liners', and really don't understand the marketed benefits.
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Plastic bags over your socks and inside the boots. Stream crossings take off your socks and keep them dry (plastic bag) get across the stream and dump out/wipe out the boots and put the dry socks back on.
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