Have never heard of soldiers p ing in boots.

It's not the softness or hardness of the leather, it's that the boot is a different shape to the foot,
Hence warm water to change the shape so it doesn't rub.

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@lurker172602 wrote:

I wish they didn't take so long to wear in.

I had a blow out in my old ones the other day and the new ones feel like I'm walking with a couple of fence palings strapped to my feet 

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You should buy havaianas. They are the only thongs with enough give and flex in them to fit comfortably.

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That's what I've got.  My last ones were too.  They still take some moulding though.

Heaps about it on Google - we're talking WW1 and WW2 here, not more modern times.

So, lurker, gunna pee on your thongs - either type?

I heard the American Indians used pee to soften leather to make clothes, so may be some truth in that. 🙂

My OH has this pair, Rusty brand.They were great at first, super comfy... but ended up stinking!

Never known a pair of thongs to stink before, must be all those fibres.

 

 

And whatever you do, don't do as I did and google hairy thongs.

I bought some Birkenstock thongs this summer, took quite awhile before they stopped feeling like planks of wood strapped to my feet.