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dan emery
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 6884
Location: Maine

8/27/17 9:56 AM

Tough Boots

I walked beck to the river yesterday for the first time since my ill-fated skating trip in January (which resulted in a fractured femur). It is a pretty bony half mile walk through the woods - lots of fallen trees, roots, wet areas etc., and I was glad that my leg had the resilience to handle it easily.

When I changed into my skates in January, I left a nearly new pair of leather Ecco hiking boots by the bank (along with a fleece jacket). As I exited the river care of Yarmouth Rescue, the boots and jacket remained in situ. Yesterday I found them. They had been there 7 months, including most of winter and all of mud season, through multiple heavy snow storms, heavy rain, ice, sun. The boots were basically perfect. The leather looks close to new, as does the lining. There was a bit of grit inside, but cleaned up easily. One boot was slightly damp, but dried right out. I put some boot dressing on them, but I have other shoes that need it more. I walked the dogs in them and they felt great. This seems kind of remarkable to me. Kudos to Ecco.

The jacket would have been OK but mice or whatever chewed a bunch of holes in it.


Last edited by dan emery on 8/27/17 1:49 PM; edited 1 time in total

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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19068
Location: PDX

8/27/17 1:35 PM

That IS remarkable. Thankfully the fleece tasted better than the boots and they were spared gettin ate. ;)

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Steve B.
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Posts: 769
Location: Long Island, NY

8/27/17 4:15 PM

No porcupines in your area perhaps, they love boots for the salt in the sweat.

One big note of caution for hikers on the AT in VT, NH and Maine is don't leave your boots on the ground at night !

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dan emery
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 6884
Location: Maine

8/27/17 4:46 PM

Porcys

There are Porcys back there (in the past dogs have got quilled) but these were new boots worn only in the middle of winter so no sweat perhaps. Or they may have been deodorized buried in snow and drenched with rain...

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