Hacker News Reader

leather would be pretty darn perfect if leather shoes didn't need a break-in period.

I'm extremely weary of leather shoewear because I've suffered too many sores in my life, specially when I was a child. I'd like to have comfy shoes that last long but the break in period...

View on HN

In basic training we were taught to wear in our new boots by bending the toe-half of the sole back and forth for hours, and when we went to bed, we positioned them in a folded up position under our bunk bed frames. When we went to use them the next day, they weren't too stiff. Still have those boots, some ~15 years later, for mowing the lawn now though.

My problem is usually at the back of the feet, at the heels, usually the external side

Thanks for the tips though

Reply on news.ycombinator.com