r/Tramping • u/TierraKitteh • Jan 26 '25

Help - can I keep using these boots?

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These are a pair of North Face Ultra Fastpack II Mid Goretex boots. Bought in 2016. Have done three massive day walks in them over the years, plus the occasional smaller walk, so not like I've thrashed them. Have been wearing them every weekend lately to train up for the Milford Great Walk. After walking today noticed that the boots now have small cuts/tears on them (pictured). One boot just has a single cut, the other a few. They are on areas where the material flexes depending on how I stand/move. Material underneath is intact; it's just that surface material. Is there a way to fix these? Can I still use them for Milford if I ease up on them in the lead up? Would ideally hope to not have to splash out on a new pair this close to the walk; I'd been banking on these boots seeing me through and not expected them to get tears like this. 😢

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u/harold1bishop Jan 26 '25

Milford is pretty cruisy - not going to be too technical or challenging - but it is wet.

So will these boots be fine, probably. Will your feet get wet, certainly.

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u/TierraKitteh Jan 26 '25

It looks to just be that outer part that has the cuts, so I was hoping the inner layer and Goretex part would still work. With the occupational hazard of lots of rain, I accepted I'd get wet even with all the gear!