Silica Packs ......... Your Thoughts

[EddieWinslow1983]

Thoughts on using these to store shoes. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[firefly23]

i heard they dry out your kicks and when you go to rock them down the road they crack mad easy.

 

[borobballman]

Originally Posted by firefly23

i heard they dry out your kicks and when you go to rock them down the road they crack mad easy.

yup..

 

[novaflight]

Yea I wanted to know about this too...I feel they do more harm than good.

 

[SteveSteve72]

I don't want to take the chance of my J's drying out. And I haven't had any problems with my J's yellowing without them so I don't use them.

 

[ajz44unc]

The packs take the moisture out of the air and doing so near shoes would likley result in crumbling....not to "mini-mod" but just to let you know (if you're interested in more opinions) this topic has been hotly debated in the sneaker care/maintenance post in the JB forum with varying opinions.  Some people who swear by them claim they prevent aging while others are very against packs because they likley result in drying out the leather......


Personally, I just try to keep my shoes out of the sun and in a room with a moderate temperature/low humidity.....thankfully I've had good experiences (hopefully didn't just jinx myself

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[bombbiggidyphil]

http://niketalk.com/topic/15471

some good info regarding storage (silica packets) and other issues.

 

[a019]

ive had good experience with them but i also rock all my shoes regularly so they won't crack when i use them

 

[dcortes23]

all you have to do is just put one in each box. then your good.

 

[reigillm]

imho the right number of packs would not dry them. 2-3 packs per box. works for me

 

[wkn916]

Originally Posted by firefly23

i heard they dry out your kicks and when you go to rock them down the road they crack mad easy.

i don't stuff the shoe box with every silica pack i can find though..i only throw one silica pack under the tissue and everything else.

 

[jazz145]

I have never used silica packs for any of my kicks and Im doing just fine.

 

[s dubl]

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