{"id":425,"date":"2020-08-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/how-to-break-in-your-hunting-boots-in-5-ways\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T16:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T16:49:04","slug":"how-to-break-in-your-hunting-boots-in-5-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/how-to-break-in-your-hunting-boots-in-5-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Break in Your Hunting Boots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your hunting gear can make a huge impact on the success and comfort of your hunting trip. If you don\u2019t have enough practical hunting gear, you can find yourself working twice as hard. If you have lots of great hunting gear but don\u2019t know how to use it, you will feel frustrated and maybe even injure yourself. It\u2019s a delicate balance of having the right amount of hunting gear, the right type of hunting gear, and the right expertise to use that hunting gear.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having the ideal hunting gear situation may be a lifetime in the making, but that doesn\u2019t mean you shouldn\u2019t get started today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>R &amp; K Hunting is very passionate about creating the best possible hunting experience for hunters of all types and levels, so today we\u2019re starting with a very crucial piece of <a href=\"https:\/\/thehuntingcompany.com\/a-private-hunting-guides-gear-recommendations\/\">hunting gear<\/a> that can make your hunt more effective and comfortable: hunting boots.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purchase Well. Buy the very best hunting boots you can afford, and be sure to try a couple of different sizes and styles to see which meets your needs. Remember that you usually wear thick socks, so don\u2019t buy hunting boots that are tight on your everyday dress socks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read Manufacturer Recommendations. Often the manufacturer will have guidelines and recommendations for wearing and breaking in your new boots. You may also want to check the return policy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start at Home. You want to start slow and small. Try wearing your boots around your house in the evenings after work. Be sure to wear the socks and insoles you would normally wear while hunting. Eventually up the time to wear your boots around the house for a whole Saturday.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move Outside. Take a few laps around the block to see how it feels to walk in the hunting boots for an extended period of time. Make note of pinching or blisters.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hike! The last step to fully break in your hunting boots is to take them for a spin on a trail. Load up a small pack and head for the hills. Ideally, you will take several hikes, increasing time, mileage, and incline to full break in the boots.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t skip these steps \u2013 they will make your feet happier and healthier so you can get the most out of your next <a href=\"https:\/\/thehuntingcompany.com\/book-hunting-trip\/\">hunting trip.&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your hunting gear can make a huge impact on the success and comfort of your hunting trip. If you don\u2019t have enough practical hunting gear, you can find yourself working twice as hard. If you have lots of great hunting gear but don\u2019t know how to use it, you will feel frustrated and maybe even [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-hunting-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":849,"href":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions\/849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev2.therevity.com\/hunting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}