I bought a new pair hip boots last summer an been sitting in box since then, never took out an in box since bought. Ok to leave them in box until late fall? My other boots never wore out an have hang on boot hanger

NO !!!

Absolutely not !!!

Store them in the freezer to avoid dry rot !!!

i would sure get em out of the box and hang in a dark place

Creases are your hip boots biggest enemy.

Get a pair of dans

I agree! I hang mine in a dark and cool basement.

So far, the Dans I picked up are worth the $. Right now they’re still so stiff the usually stand on their own. I pulled em out of the box right away.

I had a new pair that stayed in the box for 2 years before I used them and they were fine. I figure they are boxed at the factory and stay that way for who knows how long before someone buys them. I'm not certain about this, but I think when they are boxed they are kind of rolled at the fold without a hard crease.

Like others have said get them hung up in dark cool place.

How's work going, you ever go to work for Walmart?

Hang them ASAP

Is there anything you can rub on the. To help preserve the rubber.like a protective armor all.

Yes I notice that they are kinda rolled without a hard crease

They are not rubber made where crease is at, when move boot out of freezer. U can't notice it, wonder how long in box from factory ? I didn't take them out box in case I decide to return, maybe should hangup an keep the box if decide return for some reason , unknown future of trapping depends on prices an if able to go

There will be a manufacture date on the box and coded on the boots for you to find
The new boots will be OK because they have no impurities on them to start any deteriation
The sulfur fumes from the old fuel-oil furnaces were the downfall as there was sulfur dioxide produced burning the fuel.

I never thought to look at mfg code. Great idea, I finally just washed with sprayer my several pair,old boots an some muded traps , left old boots after washing in sun a half hour to dry an red hot, not good, a half hour of extreme heat on rubber, hope didn't cause any cracking or damage ,left them out to dry while spray off mud on some my traps

I dont know what kind of cheap boots you guys use,but I have several pairs of hip boots I have been using for about 12 or more years and they just get tossed anywhere in the shed on top of my canoe pack or other stuff until I use them again.
The only time they get hung up is when I go over the top and they need dried out.

Interesting