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Hydro.
Hydra.
That's the topic of this segment at Carolina
outdoors. Welcome everyone. I'm your host Bill T,
Tj j, the Dj bog on the other
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but let's go back to problem solve. Many
people come into Jesse Brown
because they have a problem. They don't know
where that trail is they don't know where
the fish are biting. They don't know what
the fish are biting
and Jesse Brown's, of course, outfit fitting.
Through
these problem solving
issues that pop up. So 1 of the
problems that is
reoccurring and I'm gonna put this out there
for everyone to hear. We may talk about
this in a later gear segment as,
the summer,
Begins concluding and we get ready for the
fall
opportunities out there.
But have you ever had
a we'll start with hiking boots
because that's 1 of the ones people will
make a purchase of a pair of hiking
boots.
Sometimes people like a hiking boot so much
that they'll buy 2 pairs of hiking boots.
They'll wear 1 for their hikes and they'll
park the other 1 because it fit them
so well, and perform their activity so well,
they'll park it in the closet.
Have you ever done that Tj? I wish
I had.
I wish I have done that. Well, maybe
you shouldn't wish you had because Okay. Remember
the the topic is
hydro.
What hydro
is. Oh, wow. And I've I'm holding before,
me via podcast and the radio,
a pair of of hiking boots that don't
really look that worn. Do they? No. No.
The tread on those on that sole is
pretty solid.
So hydro
is a chemical
breakdown.
Of the P u polymer
and the breakdown and crumbling that can occur
of APU
soul
by the attack of water.
Now it can happen to your tires of
your car. Okay. It can happen to your
tent
it can happen to your clothing,
especially these days
with footwear and with, the rise of vintage
clothing And yeah. People go into maybe goodwill
or a place like that to buy vintage
closing, clothing, the collectible market, it's big with
Jersey,
you can imagine. Yeah.
But Jordans. It Jordan that sort of thing,
but
hydro
or
in layman's terms, you may recognize this dry
rot. Oh, very familiar. It can happen to
your tires of a automobile.
I know you're a your old,
car guy. So, if you let your car
sit in regards to collectible, yeah. They just
sit in there. Hoses will it drive rod
out. Thank years. Yeah. All kinds of stuff.
All of that is
is
really hydro hydraulics, a chemical breakdown of... A
P polymer
and the physical breakdown or crumbling of, P
sole by the attack of water. That's right.
It can happen to leather. It doesn't have
to be just polyurethane,
because leather degrade as well,
leather, of course, the skins of animal, but
to lack of moisture in the material,
that's when a pair of leather boots will
degrade, but going back to these boots that
I have and we'll have them posted up
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But when it happens
to a pair of boots.
This really is the
the glue or the cement that helps adhere
your souls,
many of you and bringing this up who
have a perfectly
great pair of hiking boots, but you don't
get to wear it that much because you
really don't
get to go hiking that much,
So your boots sit in the closet, the
garage, the attic, the
the corner of your room,
you just don't get to go hiking as
much as you plan to or wish you
had.
You bought them for that particular boyfriend or
girlfriend,
that particular trip.
So people will come into Jesse Brown's,
and they'll say look at these boots.
I've barely worn them, but the soul just
un.
And these right here,
I don't think you're... You... The
description has
accurately been put out there. This thing has
a mouth.
Like, it the shoe looks like it could
have a full on conversation when me bill's
using it as a puppet right now. That's
So it's
I mean, it's real... It's... The soul is
almost completely separated from the actual boot. With
a low amount of wear, but
it does have some age. Hydro hydraulics this
takes time for it to happen.
So you may only have worn the boots
4 times.
But they may be 8 years old or
10 years old and look brand new.
But when the soul falls off, what is
worse about this is hydro
or dry rock can be contagious.
Oh.
So if if you have other clothing or
other footwear that's suffering like this, you should
get rid of it. So you're... You're... You
meaning if you have this pair boots you're
talking about
it can... And it's sitting next to a
newer pair of boots,
it can of infect the newer pair. Yeah.
If if they are not eat. Used.
Yes. Wow. The prevention of this is to
get those fibers moving. Yeah. Is to move
them. It is to go for that hike.
So there's a which.
It it almost seems counter
that the more you use it the better
off it will be, but, like,
yeah. That's wild. Well said, it is counter.
Why... And that's where the danger, and we've
had it where people
not necessarily made these purchases, from Jesse Brown's.
Again, Jesse Brown's outfit since 19 70 here
in the Charlotte area taking care of Carol
across the board for their adventures, including solving
these problems and answering these questions if you're
just joining us our big word of the
day hydro,
also known as closet rot, also known as
dry rot. Many of you will know that
term,
We're talking about it,
when purchases are made and the items aren't
used for years.
So it almost has nothing to do with
the wear and tear. It has to do,
t j your word counter intuitively
it has to do with the lack of
wear and tear. Yeah. That's that's a wild
principal to get my head around, but
is there. It's a...
This is our chemical chemistry class on the
Carolina outdoors where we like to stay educated
and be educated, but It's a chemical breakdown
of the
leather of the polyurethane,
which, you know,
is in glues and all of that when
all the oil from leather evaporates and the
fibers in the material
become brittle,
and crack, and it it can erupt in
different forms. We've had people whose souls have
just fallen off of their
perfectly good looking hiking boots, but we've also
had
sole in from some manufacturers almost turned to
dust. Oh, wow.
And they'll leave a mark when you're walking
across a carpet or something because they're just
they're deteriorating to that extent. Wow. So if
you you have these shoes right here that
the
the whole
flap of soul at the bottom is
almost...
I mean, it's holding on by the end
of the heel there.
Can you get some shoe glue or something
like that and,
you know, get another 6 months a year
out of these?
So
well, I I hate to say how
great of a question that is, but that
is 1 of the top questions that occur
out there. So celebrate
your knowledge and bringing forth this question.
You're gonna get a layman's answer, a problem
solve answer. Okay. But then I'll give you
a
a cobb question, someone whose
reputation
is held by the glue or the res
resell that they utilize.
My layman's question over it at Jesse Brown.
The answer is yes.
If you if you used barge cement or
or whatever tie type of adhesive to put
the the soul back on there. It will
get you over the hump through a hike
for a period of time. Right. But a
reputable copper,
many times will not work on a dry
rot
piece of footwear. Gotcha.
The reason they won't is because of their
reputation and because of their knowledge that it
is only temporary.
The the once dry rod has set in,
it will... You can't stop the dry rod.
Right. You can just
maybe put a band aid on it. So
I know about these... This particular
boot, and it has been
before
treated. Oh, okay. Now it's older. Hydro hydraulics
takes years usually to set in. Again, it's
back to, the polyurethane, the P, the leather
becoming dry brittle,
separating,
un hearing, if you will. This 1 has
used...
I'll say the brand. Is that bad? I
don't think it's bad, but the gorilla glue.
Yeah. You know that stuff. Yeah
super glue, basically. Yeah. Yeah. So this has
this has this is an older pair of
boots. It's been around the block. It has
a suffered dry rot and it has been
repaired
from that dry rot, but once again, it's...
Once it's set in,
it's temporary. So these are about to be
retired again. I'll put this up. If you're
just joining us talking about dry rot, talking
about gear care,
also talking about the necessity of using
your gear as much as possible,
no pressure, but dry rod is what happens
when it is not used,
the process can be exacerbated.
If it's kept in a warm
or humid place many times
as
as can happen. But,
to answer your question about getting them res
sold. It can get fixed, but not for...
It's not a permanent fix. No. Yeah. That's
exactly right. And if you're just joining us,
we're are talking again about the about dry
rod in this piece of hiking boots, but
it can also happen for you non outdoors
people
who are in the collectible. We have a
strong listeners partnership of the Carolina Outdoors at
least via Radio,
W t. There are partner
as we broadcast
early on Saturdays,
but people who are going to
different yard markets,
flea markets,
Garage sales, attic sales, Oh, yeah. Who are
out there. Thank you for listening. Welcome aboard,
but be mindful.
That this is something to check for before
Jordans may break down in this high high
humidity we're in. You need check that 19
83
Jordan Jersey
from Chapel Hill. Yeah. Or, no. By that
time, Chicago Bulls. Yeah. There you go. Need
to check that 19 81.
Very
Chapel Hill Jersey
because it does happen to apparel
as well. It's easy to point it out
in footwear, and that's what we get
oftentimes at Jesse Brown's, not only hiking boots,
but they can be casual shoes, many times
waiting boots. What's a waiting boot. It's something
that Anglers will use,
to walk through water or in water to
provide stability and support, but also,
felt outs souls or a big deal for
many of the free streams in Western North
Carolina,
so
check those things out
just to make sure that you're adhered.
The people who should really be cognizant of
this are people who are traveling.
You have that certain pair of hiking boots
that you bought when you were in college,
But now you're getting ready to retire.
You need to make sure that they... And
you're going on a trip to Europe, You
need to a, make sure that those those
shoes or boots still fit
because you don't wanna worry about that when
you're on on a on a great trip
of a of a lifetime in retirement, but
you also wanna check
those outs souls and mid soul. How do
you do that? Just pull against them, you
will see
if if they detach.
Be fore warren, if you're at the attic
sale or yard sale or garage sale,
you don't wanna damage the get... Goods
before you purchase them, but you wanna make
sure that you're getting what you're buying.
This can be fore warned about this as
well, This can happen
inside
stores
as well. The the degradation process can be
with new gear.
Or or or gear hit that is sat
in a store a long time. Now, fortunately,
our sponsor Jesse Brown's. We don't have it
like that. All ours is
is flush per season, so we don't have
anything that's been there
for longer than a couple of years at
least in the process of hydro
or or dry rot
takes more time than that. 1 more reason
to get
outside. Thanks for listening to
me educate us about that. Thanks to Tj
for jumping in with those a good topical
points as well. We're gonna take a quick
break. Come back on the other side. You're
listening to the Carolina outdoors.