Product/Skill: Hill Walking boots Interest: Walking
When walking through areas with brambles/gorse/forest debris, tie your laces with a reef knot rather than a traditional bow. The latter tends to escape from the neck of the boot and the loops of the bow can become caught.
If you find yourself lacking a pair of ankle gaiters (or if your trousers are a little long and collect in a fold on top of your boot), run your laces in opposite directions around the outside of the boot neck before tying off. Tuck the remaining lace inbetween the tongue fold and the outer neck. You can then tuck the base of your trouser up under the loop of lace at the sides and back, which will give you a few extra inches of clearance to keep your trouser leg tidy and dry in short, wet grass and through shallow streams (anything taller/deeper and you really need a gaiter). The same can be improvised with an elastic band or a military-style 'trouser twist'.
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10-Jan-2010