I'm not sure if this is the best section to post this in. So here's the question- I'm doing a trip in +40C weather and 100% humidity and I've never been in anything like that.

I'm wondering about footwear, usually I wear leather hiking boots but the guy I'm hunting with has suggested 2 pair of canvas runners so we can wash them at night and dry them easily. sounds ok to me but I really need good support on my old ankles has anyone got a better idea?

My one thought was the runners with an internal ankle brace (canvas) on each foot. I wear one now and it's ok but I'd sure like to find a good easy to dry boot.

help!!!

I hunt in exactly that every year here in Aus.


I have been through Gym shoes, Canvas boots, you name it but still go back to my leather boots.

They are wet from the minute I get up to the time I get back but as they are good boots, they allow me to still feel supported.

I hunt on mainly flat ground and not rocky but if it was like that, I'd go for the Leather boots even more so.

Just don't expect them to dry out, hence why they need to be good boots, well worn in so you don't get blisters which in that temp / humidity is painful.

Find a pair of Army style jungle boots. Ventilation and some support, cheap, and will dry out enough at night. Use good sox and take an extra pair or two.

I tried those Vietnam style boots and found they didn't give any support to ankles ?????

Agree re drying out though but if your feet / boots get wet 1 minute after you set off, it's pretty pointless trying to get dry boots each night - except for the comfort of putting on dry boots.

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It sounds like a pretty muddy spot and we'll just wash out clothes and footwear then wear again the next day. It's nice to let stuff dry if possible to reduce bacterial growth. So buddy brings 2 pairs of his canvas shoes and hangs one pair up in the sunlight for a day while using the other pair. I just know my ankles need more than a pair of Dunlops.

Re fungal growth, take a small amount of anti septic and wash them in that or one of the other things that stop growth - salt being one.

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I took some canvas boots to Mozambique to alternate with Courteneys but the leather boots - and they were the high-top Patrols - were so comfortable even at 35C that I only wore the canvas ones one day in two weeks.

Proper ankle support starts from the footbed up. Getting an arch that fits right, a stiff enough sole and a proper fits does more to create stability than heavy leather boots alone.

For me the answer was "super feet" insoles. They completely revolutionized hiking for me. I have exceedingly high arches and invariably tore my feet up and rolled my ankles on any hike. That is, until I found that true arch supporting orthotic style footbeds.

Anyway, I use Merrel non-goretex vented booted with mesh/split leather uppers and have never been happier.

I live in the SoCal rocky desert. 110-120 degree days (40c+) is pretty normal. It works for me.

One might to take a look at these

nikes-special-feild-boots

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.c...tely-made-for-walkn/

I use Hi Tech Altitude leather boots plus two pair of hiking socks.The pair nearest my feet wick perspiration and moisture away from my feet so my feet are always nice and dry.
A small amount of Tee tree oil or similar in the boots each day keep them fresh and stops fungal growth.
Hike this way in hot cold dry and rain and feet generally happy at days end
rob

Hi,
I used paladium pampa on many wet/hot hunts (incl. cameroun rainforest and moz rivers)
They are simple, good, cheap and will dry very quick. I use them with puttees and I thinks that the best combination for wet hunts.