As wonderful and convenient as shopping online is, it’s always a risk ’cause you can’t physically see and play with the item before purchase.
Spare hiking boot laces were always on my list and I finally thought I’d get me some.
I found a product by Salomon (the same brand as my hiking boots), the reviews were good, the price was good, the pics looked good – lock it in, no need to phone a friend.
So these things arrive replete with all their fanciness by way of the Quicklace whatever but hot-damn they’re so thin. Now I’ll just put it out there, my experience hiking wouldn’t make me a hiker’s bootlace (pun intended) but I thought I’d be buying some laces just as thick as the ones that come on my boots (or any hiking boots for that matter). But no, these are thin like a bricklayer’s string line.
But what do I know? They’re probably the “in thing” – top of the line – and fancy.
Anyway, they didn’t cost a fortune, they weigh next to nothing, take up no space in the pack and are just spares after all.
Product Name: Salomon Quicklace Kit Replacement Laces – Black
Brand: Salomon
Supplier: Wild Earth
Cost (AUD): $12.76
Weight: 13g
Carried: In Pack
Total Pack Weight to Date: 5.321kg
Total On Person Weight to Date: 2.356kg
Total Cost to Date (AUD): $3053.15
Link: https://www.wildearth.com.au/buy/salomon-quicklace-kit-black/326672-OS/