Boots that don't leak?

[rocketman1]

I m just curious is there KB'rs out there that have mc boots that don't leak in the pouring rain.
I paid $300 for my Oxtar boots , they leak like a sieve, most uncomfortable after about 10mins.
Fine on a damp road but when the road has puddles on it their useless.
Bloody Warehouse gumboots would be better.

[Jantar]

There used to be. In the late 1970's I bought a pair made by Frames in Dunedin. They lasted 15 years before they finally started to leak. When I went to Frames to get another pair I was told that they stopped making them around 1985 because they weren't selling (read that as being they didn't need replacing often enough). It was the boots that leaked and fell to bits after only a couple of years that sell the best.

Now, boots that don't leak appear to be a myth.

[sunhuntin]

id give my left tit for a pair of waterproof boots. i hate wet feet, and the boots ive currently got leave my feet swimming if i so much as look at a puddle.

[Hitcher]

Goretex. Accept no substitutes.

[P38]

I wear John Bull calf length leather workboots.

Keep plenty of dubbin on them too.

They have been very reliable on some very wet rides.

[Ragingrob]

Haven't had any water get into my Gaerne boots as of yet, very happy for the $150 I paid for them!

[idb]

Stylmartins.
Paid about $200 for them and ne'er a drop inside.

[MaxCannon]

My old boots were waterproof until the treatment wore off.
From then on they leaked like mad (in heavy rain - OK for showers) regardless of how much snow shield or shoe polish I used.

Just got some ones, Gaerne Aquatechs.
Supposed to have a membrane liner - like Goretex.

So far so good.

[NordieBoy]

Haven't had any water get into my Gaerne boots as of yet, very happy for the $150 I paid for them!

Which model?

Stylmartins.
Paid about $200 for them and ne'er a drop inside.

Which model?
My Stylmartin Stormys leak like a sieve.

Just got some ones, Gaerne Aquatechs.
Supposed to have a membrane liner - like Goretex.

Just got a pair today. Hopefully it means I can stop wearing my red bands when it rains.

[crash harry]

My Sidi's are waterproof. The only part of me that does stay dry
I've got 2 pairs of Sidi boots (one sports, one touring), and neither of them leak even in really heavy rain - even after a couple of high-speed get-offs in the sports pair.

No idea what model they are, but they've got Gore-Tex written on the side, sliders all over them, and they cost me about 200 quid IIRC

[Ragingrob]

Which model?

Yeah think mine must be the aquatechs as well.

[CookMySock]

Haven't had any water get into my Gaerne boots as of yet, very happy for the $150 I paid for them!

Absolutely. My Gaerne (drytechs?) have always been toasty warm and bone dry, no exceptions. I will definitely be staying with Gaerne for the discernable future.

Steve

[Ixion]

Forget about motorbike boots. And most certainly pay no heed to membranes and such like nonsense. The secret is solid leather, thick, well dubbined. I am very happy with my Army surplus paratrooper boots. For the first time in years I have boots that remain dry no matter what.

[boman]

My Sidi boots do not leak either. Awesome to arrive with dry feet. Shame about the rest of me.

[Zapf]

no leak boots will eventually leak. so still a leaky boot.

I have gone to waterproof socks instead. Sealskinz... waterproof socks.

Worked well enough for me in the pouring rain.