zzotte-One has just walked 20-25-30 kilometers, a good walker changes socks sometime during the day, but the boots! Sweaty and moist on the inside, muddy or worse on the outside (those who have tiptoed through the tulips which Galician cows leave behind on the Camino know what I mean). Boots must be aired and dried as much as possible before the next morning's cafe solo if you want to save your feet from blisters, from fungus(i), and to keep mildew out of your boots. A bag is not the right idea. The entrance shelf is perfect and should one really worry about thieving boot snatchers why those plastic clip locks should keep them there until you return.