Slowly Disintegrating Puma Mostros
You may remember me posting pictures of these size 7 Puma Mostros about a year ago. They are about 7 years old. I wear them a lot and they have continued to slowly disintegrate.
Recently I spent a couple of weeks hiking in national parks in Arizona and Utah. I wore these more than any other shoes, about half the time there. I hiked quite a few miles and spent several hours hiking in a river bottom in about a foot or more of water wearing these shoes. All the hiking has worn most of the rest of the crumbling rubber off the soles, exposing the plastic, which has gotten very thin, and worn through on the heels.
The soles have started separating from the uppers; wading in the river played some part in that. Then when I hiked in sand, the sand wedged itself between the sole and the upper. further speeding the disintegration. The sole on the right heel is held on by just a sliver of plastic. The left sole is very loose at the toes. Furthermore, the leather uppers have torn through at flex points and seams near my toes.
After the river walk, I pulled out the soggy, sand encrusted innersoles. I may put them back in now.
But these are still some of my favorite shoes. Now that I am home, the disintegration has apparently stabilized, and I continue to wear them regularly. I may have to eventually do emergency repairs, but for now I wear them as is.
Slowly Disintegrating Puma Mostros
You may remember me posting pictures of these size 7 Puma Mostros about a year ago. They are about 7 years old. I wear them a lot and they have continued to slowly disintegrate.
Recently I spent a couple of weeks hiking in national parks in Arizona and Utah. I wore these more than any other shoes, about half the time there. I hiked quite a few miles and spent several hours hiking in a river bottom in about a foot or more of water wearing these shoes. All the hiking has worn most of the rest of the crumbling rubber off the soles, exposing the plastic, which has gotten very thin, and worn through on the heels.
The soles have started separating from the uppers; wading in the river played some part in that. Then when I hiked in sand, the sand wedged itself between the sole and the upper. further speeding the disintegration. The sole on the right heel is held on by just a sliver of plastic. The left sole is very loose at the toes. Furthermore, the leather uppers have torn through at flex points and seams near my toes.
After the river walk, I pulled out the soggy, sand encrusted innersoles. I may put them back in now.
But these are still some of my favorite shoes. Now that I am home, the disintegration has apparently stabilized, and I continue to wear them regularly. I may have to eventually do emergency repairs, but for now I wear them as is.