Timeline for How do membrane-based boots breathe?
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| Apr 5, 2015 at 12:30 | comment | added | Tullochgorum | An additional reason for avoiding membranes in boots is durability. I know someone who works in this field and in his view delicate membranes don't hold up well to the battering they get in footwear. Once they are compromised by wear, you get all of the disadvantages and none of the supposed advantages. In my experience membranes in footwear don't work for anything remotely serious. None of the best writers on hiking and trekking recommend them. | |
| Mar 12, 2015 at 22:58 | comment | added | user5330 | Goretex gives a water proof boot that breaths when the boot is dry. When dry, a fabric boot is better, when wet, quality leather is better (after the first few few use - first few weeks the Goretex is more water proof). However, if you want one pair of boots that does everything well enough, they have an advantage. My 'front country' boots are Goretex, but my remote back country boots are leather. | |
| Mar 12, 2015 at 22:53 | comment | added | user5330 | @Liam - Unlike raincoats, the DWR in boots does not last very long. Once the DWR is gone (and the boot is wet), the fabric saturates and the goretex cannot breath. | |
| Mar 12, 2015 at 16:31 | comment | added | user2766 | I agree with 90% of this, but if the boot is made well and the outer is made of the correct fabric (leather likely not being that fabric) with the correct areas (such as the tounge) being thin enough to allow moisture to pass though it, the goretex layer should breath. This is the same principle that jackets work on, the outer is a protective layer for the gortex and allows moisture though it. | |
| Mar 12, 2015 at 15:37 | history | answered | Fred the Magic Wonder Dog | CC BY-SA 3.0 |