Waterproof Boot Liners: When the Boot Alone Fails

Even the best waterproof boot eventually wets out on a long rainy day. That is when a liner saves you, adding a dry barrier your boots alone cannot promise.

Know what a liner actually does.

• A liner adds a second dry layer against soaked leather
• It dries overnight faster than a boot ever will
• It is cheap insurance for multi-day wet trips
• It adds warmth in shoulder season cold

Pack liners for the trips where rain is guaranteed. When the boots finally give up, the liners keep your feet warm and blistered-free to camp.

Dry the liners out at night and they are ready by morning. Boots take a day to dry, but a liner hanging in the tent is bone dry by sunrise.