Ultimate Indy Boot -- leather lining care

dirtyepic129 · Post by **dirtyepic129** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:46 pm

Howdy all. I'm a recent, first time Alden Indy Boot buyer, and ended up having to with the Ultimate Indy Boot from LS (it's fantastic!). Anyways, the inside lining is leather and is great, but I created a little problem for myself. I don't know if it's because I should wear dress socks with that type of lining, but I wore regular white socks one day and my feet got pretty sweaty (sorry for the thought of that). In the heal area of the left boot, the lint from my sock, combined with the sweat from my foot, caused the leather to get sticky. A rag and water don't do the trick, and I was wondering if anyone knows the best way to take care of this?

PSBIndy · Post by **PSBIndy** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:55 am

Are these the Aldens with the lugs on the bottom?.........how's the traction with these?

Post by **Michaelson** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:09 am

Best thing to start practicing is using foot powder on your feet before wearing your boots. Treat the source, not try and fix the aftermath. I've never had any issues with any Alden linings when using foot powder.

Regards! Michaelson

dirtyepic129 · Post by **dirtyepic129** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:47 am

PSBIndy wrote:Are these the Aldens with the lugs on the bottom?.........how's the traction with these?

Traction is good, but I still slipped on the ice and slammed onto my back. Ouch. I think that would happen with any shoe and the right amount of ice though.