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wet shoes

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SteveP · · front royal VA · Joined Apr 2009 · Points: 10

duuude why have I been suffering through the first hour of climbing, after squeezing into my dried and stiff shoes??
gotta soak these things the day before and put em on when they're still damp. SO MUCH BETTER.

feels good man

Evan Sanders · · Westminster, CO · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 140

Uh, what?

rickpat · · Boulder, Co · Joined Apr 2011 · Points: 10

I bought a pair of 5.10 mocs in the smallest size I possibly could. They took me several minutes just to put on and the pain was unreal. I took a 20 minute hot shower in them and they started to loosen. I then put plastic bags over my feet and let them dry for about two hours. Went climbing the next day and after about the second pitch they felt amazing and fit like a glove. Just becareful wearing them wet around the house the dye from the shoe can get into carpet/furniture.

rickpat · · Boulder, Co · Joined Apr 2011 · Points: 10

Yeah, leather is fine.

J.B. · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 150
rickpat wrote: Just becareful wearing them wet around the house the dye from the shoe can get into carpet/furniture.
And your feet! I did the same thing and my feet were red for a week! The red could not be scrubbed off!
Elliott Crooks · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2006 · Points: 10

For dry, stiff leather use leather conditioner on them-far better for them long term than water/sweat, and they'll feel much better. LEXOL is the best brand. Analogy: you put oil in auto engines regularly. Shoes too need maintenance.
Rock shoe companies tend to use bright, cheap dye jobs on their leathers-thus the red/other feet (my old red Fire slippers always stained my feet pink).

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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