Thread: Hanwag to Salewa

Originally Posted by Shearer

Not sure where this "not waterproof" comes from. They are fully Gortex lined (and have a big hole in the top). I spent the other afternoon walking up a creek to collect a game camera in my Crows. I would have involved around 20 crossings of the very slippery creek over the space of 3 hours (nothing over the top of the boot) and my feet were bone dry when I got home. There was no sign of any water coming through the tongue.

Took my new Salewas up a creek today. Granted they're new, I found you can feel the coolness (if that makes sense) of the water entering the leather and synthetic tongue but doesn't come thru the goretex.

Feet remained dry but I think a few hours in the creek would see them damp through, same as any boot tho.

They certainly don't seem to leak as such. I'm very very pleased with them so far.

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