I' m with you I don' t think you can sweat through rubber, it' s just a stuppid thought. I will just spray down good w/ scent elimination spray and try not to touch the boots. This is just a one time thing I haven' t had any trouble until yesterday and it just ticked me off. I had 2 mature bucks walk right down the same trail I walked in and never batted an eye just 2 days ago and killed a nice 8 point last Thursday w/ him standing in the trail I walked in on when I shot.