>>1040691This holds true for all gear really.
People have been going /out/ since the dawn of man but all those ultra expensive Nano-tech-xtile-micropolymer-DWR-tri-vent-spring-loaded-8-in-one-tex materials have only existed for a couple of decades max.
People have managed just fine without them for a long long time.
Roman soldiers for example walked to hell and back through all kinds of terrain on hobnailed all leather sandals. No Gore-Tex, PU midsole, Vibram outsole and all that yadayada.
