Despite how robust they may appear, even the Best Walking Boots will not look after themselves; it is important that you look after them with attentive care to make sure their lifetime is maximised.
When you get in from a day in your boots, don’t just leave them to be cleaned at another time; it is highly beneficial for you to get it over with and clean them as soon as possible. Do this with warm water and a brush, going between all the crevices to remove all the dirt. Especially if you have leather boots, you will find yourself exerting effort to remove the mud. Don’t just do the outside though, make sure the inside is cleaned also.
To dry your boots, do not leave it in heat as this can cause leather to crack and even change the shape of the boot. Doing this would make it much less durable and more uncomfortable. The best way of doing this would be leaving it to air dry and rolling up newspaper to place inside, soaking up the moisture.
Surprisingly, your Walking Boots can lose their level of waterproofness but there are ways to prevent this. After your boots have dried, apply a waterproofing product to your boot.
Leather boots should be using oil based products. There are many varieties of them available and are generally useful for keeping them supple and breathable. Nubuck is especially high maintenance so it is required to have a nubuck specific cleaning product. For synthetic materials, silicon is the best product for keeping them clean and reasonably waterproof.