I have some non-quick-lace Chota mukluks and some tall NRS Boundary boots with straps over the instep. Both have a strap at the calf. The foot of the boots fits very tightly, so much so that you have to defeat a vacuum to get them off. The lacing just makes that fit even tighter, so it won't displace much more water. Neither pair takes in an awful lot of water. More on the order of a cup than several liters. My observations are based on a swim of the approach to Nantahala Falls and stupidly walking into 3 feet of water. YMMV. Steve Kirk Olsen wrote: > How much do the quicklace mukluks take on during a swim? I've got a > non-lacing pair and they seem to take on several liters during a swim, > which I'm not happy about when trying to climb back onto my boat. -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA http://www.savvypaddler.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 09 2008 - 09:19:21 PDT
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