Knowing how to dry your walking shoes and boots properly means you’ll have dry feet for your next walk \u2013 it will also prolong the life of your footwear. Here, we reveal the best way to do it… <\/p>
Few things are quite as thrilling as waking up in morning with the prospect an country walk<\/a> at your doorstep. But this feeling of jubilation can quickly dissolve when you discover that you boots are still sodden from your previous day\u2019s outing.<\/strong><\/p> Oh, how you\u2019d dearly love to slip on a dry pair of boots, but instead you\u2019ve just got cold squelch! Next time you\u2019ll remember to dry them properly, you tell yourself. But how?<\/p> Here, we reveal how to dry your walking boots properly so they’re dry for your next walk. Not only is this good for your feet but it will add years to your boots, as drying them in the wrong way is a one-track path to deterioration.<\/p> Looking for more ways to look after your outdoor gear? Learn how to clean walking boots<\/a>, how to sharpen a knife<\/a> and how to patch a tent<\/a> with BBC Countryfile Magazine’<\/em>s repair guides.<\/p> 1 <\/strong>Brush off as much dirt as possible from the boots and remove the laces and insole. This may sound like a faff, but the individual parts will dry more quickly when separated.<\/p> 2 <\/strong>Stuff your boots with lightly scrunched balls of newspaper to absorb excess water, replacing the paper every few hours.<\/p> 3 <\/strong>Leave your boots in a warm, well-ventilated room or outdoors (if it\u2019s not raining). Do not put your boots on the radiator or in front of the fire. The material will dry too quickly and may crack.<\/p> 4 <\/strong>Once your boots are dry, re-lace them, insert the insoles and you\u2019re ready to go!<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Knowing how to dry your walking shoes and boots properly means you’ll have dry feet for your next walk \u2013 it will also prolong the life of your footwear. Here, we reveal the best way to do it… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":40873,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/how-to-dry-walking-boots-and-keep-them-as-good-as-new-or-nearly-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/how-to-dry-walking-boots-and-keep-them-as-good-as-new-or-nearly-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/how-to-dry-walking-boots-and-keep-them-as-good-as-new-or-nearly-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/how-to-dry-walking-boots-and-keep-them-as-good-as-new-or-nearly-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/how-to-dry-walking-boots-and-keep-them-as-good-as-new-or-nearly-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/how-to-dry-walking-boots-and-keep-them-as-good-as-new-or-nearly-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/how-to-dry-walking-boots-and-keep-them-as-good-as-new-or-nearly-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Knowing how to dry your walking shoes and boots properly means you'll have dry feet for your next walk \u2013 it will also prolong the life of your footwear. Here, we reveal the best way to do it...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/40872"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How to dry walking boots<\/h2>
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