The hiking boots thing is ringing alarm bells in my head. This thread has been moving at lightning speed, but I mentioned a few pages back that I found it bizarre that GP should specifically comment on BL 'always hiking barefoot' when all it takes is a glance at his Instagram page to see that's not true. There are plenty of shots of him with hiking boots and socks on.
Also, the couple who picked him up as a hitchhiker in Colter Bay, stated he was wearing hiking boots again.
Maybe it was him trying to be unique and get a name for himself as part of this "influencer" status they were going for on social media with the blogs and vanlife etc?
Interesting though that he refused water from the police on the DV stop because he apparently was against plastic bottles. Was this him being savvy and ensuring they couldn't get his DNA?
Was his recent reluctance to wear hiking boots him thinking there would be less evidence in terms of identifiable boot prints?
I tend to think he was just trying to be quirky, but who knows with this strange case...
MOO