Wear and tear on hiking boots, Size 10.5, new vs. old

    by kitsilanokyle

    11 Comments

    1. Nowadays it seems there is much more “hollow” tread on new boots than raised tread. That means the raised tread sections will wear faster, causing the boot to require replacing sooner. Shrinkflation and planned obsolescence for tread patterns? God I love capitalism.

    2. I hope you weren’t doing dangerous/technical hikes in the old pair.

      They are worn *waaaay* past the point of safety.

    3. cantdrawastickman on

      Could you post a picture with the worn shoe on the left? I feel like the shoe shape is similar to a semi circle like that optical illusion making the worm shoe seem much shorter than it appears.

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