Comments on: Take care of your mens hiking boots

By: admin

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:41:29 +0000

Hi,
First of all I want to thank you for this great comment.
Although it seems logic what you was saying, but my personal experience with leather boots was different.
Leather, although it seems to be waterproof, actually absorbs a small amount of water what make you feel a liitle bit moisture on your feet, if you are hiking it can cause hot spots and bad smell. The oil based wax, protects the leather from getting in contact with the moisture.
The problem you was describing about the sole…I am not familliar with it, sorry.
Thanks again, great post.

By: hiker pro

hiker pro — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:15:31 +0000

actually wax based leather treatments and sealants (i.e. “snow seal” etc.) are very detrimental to the boot. The wax and oil seep into the seal between the sole and the leather body of the boot and gather. This will cause several problems: the sole will peel away from the boot much sooner than from regular wear and tear. Also when the oil and wax gather there it makes it impossible for the boot to be re-soled, this is because the glues used in the re-soling process will not bind to the leather when wax and oil are present(and they are almost impossible to get completely off).

By: love my boots

love my boots — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:34:42 +0000

This article contains great info and on proper care of boots. these tip can be used also to care for other types of shoes as well. Good job.

By: niveshois

niveshois — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:59:23 +0000

so brilliant!