Leaky Kangol Shoes

Gatling

Cazale wrote: »

I bought a pair of runners from Sports Direct when I was away for a few nights in Cavan. Wore them for a few hours and then started to drive home to Kildare. I had to pull the car over halfway home and let the missus drive as my feet were in agony. Absolute rubbish quality and I would never buy anything from them again.

Same runners sold in nearly every other shops ,
With the exception of some cheap brands

colm_mcm

davo10 wrote: »

Ironically, those shoes are probably bought by Penny's/Dunne's with the Irish climate in mind.

I just think shoes are designed to not let in water through the soles regardless.

CeilingFly

davo10 wrote: »

Ironically, those shoes are probably bought by Penny's/Dunne's with the Irish climate in mind.

Cheap shoes probably won;t let water in cos they are made from plastic and a vulcanised sole.

The also won't let your feet breathe, so whilst they won't be wet with rain, they'll be damp and stinky from sweat.

In the OP's post, it suggests that they are beign used as "walking shoes" for decent long walks and they let in water on wet ground (this may be grass), but not when raining.

In my previous work in footwear distribution, such shoes that the OP bought would not be water resistant due to their design and construction. (open & low tongue, leather upper and stitched parts from just above the sole.) Most likely cause oif water ingress is the low tongue - so water probably came in on top of the toes and through the socks to the insole area.

Nothing wrong with the shoes, just the design and style will not be even mildly water resistant.

Shadylou

They are 100% not faulty. They have a leather upper which means it's breathable because leather is a skin. So if they let air in they also let water in right? Maybe if the op bought shoes suitable for the type of wear then they'd be fine or alternatively you can buy barrier sprays to keep water out? A little common sense here wouldn't go amiss

L1011

It has been said from the start of the thread that they are leaking via the soles. Random diversions to stitching, tongue shape etc are ignoring the OP

Gatling

L1011 wrote: »

It has been said from the start of the thread that they are leaking via the soles. Random diversions to stitching, tongue shape etc are ignoring the OP

Still nobody actually knows it they are actually leaking or other reason such as excessive sweating or other