“Simplistic”, I’ll put itat way! A while back I bought a pair of ASOLO boots; I couldn’t decide between goretex and non-goretex. Now I don’t remember which way I went! What ise easiest way to tell? Besides go stand in a bucket of water…
Please be gentle.
Options:
Label inside still? Read the model number and google it.
Post a picture and let us gear freaks prognosticate.
Look for “Gore-Tex” markings.
Look at your receipt or order confirmation.
Ask your mother…
Fill your boot up with water and see how fast it leaks out.
Ask the boots in a firm voice “Are you Gore-Tex lined?”
Look inside, under the edges for signs of a white tyvek looking material.
Find another pair in a store or online that looks like yours and compare the price. GTX will be more expensive.
If there is mesh on the boot, try to blow canned air through it. If you can’t they are lined.
I know that only a couple of theses are really any help but you said to go easy on you.
Personally I suggest #2 as your best option…
Muddyboots
If Goretex it usually says both in an outside of the boots as it is a big marketing thing.
Here you go. Besides the interior size label, there are no other markings showing.
Wes, Those are Asolo FSN 85 light hikers. Non Gore-Tex. In my opinion that is a positive feature. If they fit you those are good boots.
I have big, hot, sweaty feet. Gore-tex lined boots are only really good for me in a narrow comfort range. Below freezing the GTX doesn’t help much but in the north-east’s “slush season” I will wear Gore-Tex boots. Most of the time I wear Vasque “Breeze” Non Gore-Tex boots and wool socks.
Hope That Helps!
Muddyboots
Thanks, Muddyboots! I rember now: I already had a pair of USMC Danner Temperate boots with gore tex, so I thought I should get a non-gore boot for hiking in hotter weather. The other ASOLO model w/gore is the FSN 95, right? How could you tell the ones I have, is there an external difference? The Danners have a label inside that specifies they are gores.
Yes, the FSN-95’s are the ones with Gore-Tex. All Asolo boots have the model number/name on a little tag on the tongue label. If the boot has Gore-Tex, there will be another tag stating such on the other side of the tongue label.
Jeremy
J-Dubya nailed it.
There is a small embossed “Gore-Tex” plaque/rivit/badge thing on some runs too.
The Gore-tex and the markings aren’t the only differences between the 85 and 95. Some construction is different too. The 95 is a slightly heavier boot.
Glad to help.
Muddyboots
Yes they are! They fit well and I used them on a pretty tough hike: the John Muir Trail up to Half Dome, climbed the rock, then down the Mist Trail, almost an 18 hour continuous trek. They felt great.