http://hikinginstyle.com/blog/hiking/234-is-it-advisable-to-use-winter-hiking-boots-for-hiking-in-the-summer Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:24:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://hikinginstyle.com/blog/hiking/234-is-it-advisable-to-use-winter-hiking-boots-for-hiking-in-the-summer/comment-page-1#comment-1128 pippin Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:01:59 +0000 http://hikinginstyle.com/blog/hiking/234-is-it-advisable-to-use-winter-hiking-boots-for-hiking-in-the-summer#comment-1128 I use my standard winter boots in summer and haven't experienced any problems. I am in England though, so I can't claim to have put them to a thorough test! I wore my old boots in India when I was there and I found that as long as I wore breathable cotton socks I didn't need a specific desert boot. You may want to check about your soles though, I have a pair that harden as the temperature drops, which means the opposite is true also. The last thing you want is to have your treads melt! I use my standard winter boots in summer and haven't experienced any problems. I am in England though, so I can't claim to have put them to a thorough test!
I wore my old boots in India when I was there and I found that as long as I wore breathable cotton socks I didn't need a specific desert boot.
You may want to check about your soles though, I have a pair that harden as the temperature drops, which means the opposite is true also. The last thing you want is to have your treads melt!

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