This actually happens to air jordans too. People cherish them so they never wear them, 5 years later, they put the shoes on and they become pulverized like they were made from freeze dried marshmallow
Interesting on the reason why and 5 years is a decent age for boots in any case. If this an issue for modt boots I'm surprised it's not included in care guides. E.g the other thing that can destroy boot soles is acid from peat bogs, but you are advised to rinse and clean boots after use.
Hola Pedro, same happened to me with a pair of high-end Asolo boots. Due to working abroad (Middle East) I left them home in Spain for one year. Upon my return, the PU in the mid sole had disintegrated due to hydrolysis. The boots were pretty much in new condition but I had to throw them in the bin. It's not a problem in the quality of a certain manufacturer, it's a characteristic of that especific material (used by most brands). Is it a good choice to make mid soles of PU? I would leave that up to each one to judge. I've never again bought boots made of that material from any other manufacturer, but it leaves very limited choices because PU mid soles seem to be the standard.
@@edmundovalle Creo que no me has pillado. Que no es un problema específico de Salewa, sino intrínseco a ese material. Que lo usan muchos (casi todos) los principales fabricantes. A mi me pasó exactamente igual con Asolo. En otros comentarios te dan más marcas. Si pasan un tiempo largo sin usarse, el PU entra en hidrólisis y se descompone. El uso (compresión/extensión) lo "airea" y evita esta desintegración. No es que Salewa haya hecho esa partida de PU mal, es que el material es así. Haya fabricado la bota quien sea. Otra cuestión es por qué se usa PU (que tiene esta problemática) en vez de otros materiales. Yo me sentí igual de estafado, y no he vuelto a comprar botas con mediasuela de PU. Lo que ya te adelanto que es difícil, muy difícil de encontrar.
@@pardispa Gracias por la aclaración @pardispa. Entonces estamos de acuerdo en que es un asunto generalizado de obsolescencia programada que comparten muchísimas marcas de calzado deportivo. Por mi parte, lo que haré será intentar gastar sólo un par de botas/zapatillas con este material, y jubilarlo sólo cuando esté inservible antes de comprarme otro. No pienso regalar mi dinero estúpidamente.
Hey man i also purchased salewa boots and wore them regularly leading treks in himalayas and in less than a year the show is completely wasted . Stitching came off Sole was defective right out of the box
This occurs frequently on unused boots, myself it happened too on asolo boots. Dont shoot salewa because you didn't used your item frequently in the last 5 years, it's normal
Never had a Salewa boot but this looks like a failure in the vibram sole. Hydrolysis is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds. This can only occur if you store your boots in wet conditions. Sounds like the vibram sole was not manufactured well, allegedly.
I can see you're annoyed but you do not understand hydrolysis. It's not Salewa's fault but you are happy to lose them business having sold you a boot 5 years ago because you believe chemistry is "paradoxical" 🤷♂️ If they made bad products in general then the rest of the boot would have been damaged. Boot companies are trying to make shoes that provide optimum cushioning and rebound over long treks, because that's what customers expect. They want their PU midsoles to be more EVA like in their response. This creates a durability compromise that makes the modern midsole more susceptible to hydrolysis than ever. The fix is to make sure the midsole is regularly aerated and the best way to do that is to walk in your boots. It doesn't matter whether you buy Salewa, Meindl, Lowa, Asolo or other brands, if you don't walk in the boots regularly then they will crumble like this. I have 3 pairs of Lowa boots and when they're not on mountains they are alternating duty for walking the dog. My oldest boots are 6 years old and going strong. Some day they will fail but that's life. It's why I always bring tape with me on treks. I recommend you never buy another hiking boot with a PU midsole as you don't wear them enough. Only buy EVA in future. It will lose cushioning but the midsole won't crumble. Or you could buy other brands with PU midsoles and see them fail to confirm to yourselt that it isn't just Salewa who suffers from "chemistry"
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Previously happened to a pair of Meindel I rarely used. Boot makers should warn about this effect
This actually happens to air jordans too. People cherish them so they never wear them, 5 years later, they put the shoes on and they become pulverized like they were made from freeze dried marshmallow
They r right, this is normal if u don’t use boots like regularly especially for that long
Interesting on the reason why and 5 years is a decent age for boots in any case. If this an issue for modt boots I'm surprised it's not included in care guides. E.g the other thing that can destroy boot soles is acid from peat bogs, but you are advised to rinse and clean boots after use.
Hola Pedro, same happened to me with a pair of high-end Asolo boots. Due to working abroad (Middle East) I left them home in Spain for one year. Upon my return, the PU in the mid sole had disintegrated due to hydrolysis. The boots were pretty much in new condition but I had to throw them in the bin.
It's not a problem in the quality of a certain manufacturer, it's a characteristic of that especific material (used by most brands). Is it a good choice to make mid soles of PU? I would leave that up to each one to judge.
I've never again bought boots made of that material from any other manufacturer, but it leaves very limited choices because PU mid soles seem to be the standard.
Hombre que no es un problema de calidad, jajaja. Venga ya!!
@@edmundovalle Creo que no me has pillado. Que no es un problema específico de Salewa, sino intrínseco a ese material. Que lo usan muchos (casi todos) los principales fabricantes. A mi me pasó exactamente igual con Asolo. En otros comentarios te dan más marcas. Si pasan un tiempo largo sin usarse, el PU entra en hidrólisis y se descompone. El uso (compresión/extensión) lo "airea" y evita esta desintegración. No es que Salewa haya hecho esa partida de PU mal, es que el material es así. Haya fabricado la bota quien sea. Otra cuestión es por qué se usa PU (que tiene esta problemática) en vez de otros materiales. Yo me sentí igual de estafado, y no he vuelto a comprar botas con mediasuela de PU. Lo que ya te adelanto que es difícil, muy difícil de encontrar.
@@pardispa Gracias por la aclaración @pardispa. Entonces estamos de acuerdo en que es un asunto generalizado de obsolescencia programada que comparten muchísimas marcas de calzado deportivo.
Por mi parte, lo que haré será intentar gastar sólo un par de botas/zapatillas con este material, y jubilarlo sólo cuando esté inservible antes de comprarme otro. No pienso regalar mi dinero estúpidamente.
Hey man i also purchased salewa boots and wore them regularly leading treks in himalayas and in less than a year the show is completely wasted . Stitching came off
Sole was defective right out of the box
This occurs frequently on unused boots, myself it happened too on asolo boots. Dont shoot salewa because you didn't used your item frequently in the last 5 years, it's normal
The same thing happened to my zamberlan tofane
Never had a Salewa boot but this looks like a failure in the vibram sole. Hydrolysis is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds. This can only occur if you store your boots in wet conditions. Sounds like the vibram sole was not manufactured well, allegedly.
I can see you're annoyed but you do not understand hydrolysis. It's not Salewa's fault but you are happy to lose them business having sold you a boot 5 years ago because you believe chemistry is "paradoxical" 🤷♂️
If they made bad products in general then the rest of the boot would have been damaged. Boot companies are trying to make shoes that provide optimum cushioning and rebound over long treks, because that's what customers expect. They want their PU midsoles to be more EVA like in their response. This creates a durability compromise that makes the modern midsole more susceptible to hydrolysis than ever. The fix is to make sure the midsole is regularly aerated and the best way to do that is to walk in your boots. It doesn't matter whether you buy Salewa, Meindl, Lowa, Asolo or other brands, if you don't walk in the boots regularly then they will crumble like this. I have 3 pairs of Lowa boots and when they're not on mountains they are alternating duty for walking the dog. My oldest boots are 6 years old and going strong. Some day they will fail but that's life. It's why I always bring tape with me on treks.
I recommend you never buy another hiking boot with a PU midsole as you don't wear them enough. Only buy EVA in future. It will lose cushioning but the midsole won't crumble. Or you could buy other brands with PU midsoles and see them fail to confirm to yourselt that it isn't just Salewa who suffers from "chemistry"