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18-10-2007, 04:20 PM
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| | | Re: Material or leather walking boots
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Originally Posted by ron1863  Hi Pete that's interesting regarding weight but how much care do the leather boots need compared to material such as gortex etc, which you can just rinse and dry. | Probably much more care than I actually give them, is the honest answer! 
I just treat them with Nikwax or similar now and again. |
18-10-2007, 08:35 PM
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| | | Re: Material or leather walking boots
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Originally Posted by Pete Collins Probably much more care than I actually give them, is the honest answer!
I just treat them with Nikwax or similar now and again. | I've never treated my Brashers with Nikwax or anything like that. All they get is a good wash off after a walk and when dry a coat of ordinary brown polish.
Never had a problem on any kind of terrain......That reminds me, I best go wash them!
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19-10-2007, 02:22 PM
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| | | Re: Material or leather walking boots
I had a pair of leather knee boots for years and I used to waterproof them with goose grease,,,, But the dog decided the leather was irresistable and devoured them
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25-10-2007, 11:34 AM
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| | | Re: Material or leather walking boots
Leather, unquestionably, is the best. Its lasts longer when looked after properly. Fabric boots have waterproof liners, and there is a school of thought that suggests that within a weeks worth of walking, the menbrane rips anyway due to the bending rubbing and twisting that the boot goes through. its also very easy for the membrane to get punctured too by thistle needles and the like. |
08-06-2009, 05:04 PM
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| | | Re: Material or leather walking boots
Not for heavy duty hiking, I would think, but has anyone used any Terra Plana shoes? ( VIVO BAREFOOT ) sound very interesting - minimal weight and components. |
08-06-2009, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by coasty I have had them done at my local cobblers,,, once in Scarborough once in York.... | My wife had hers re-soled at a cobblers in Sheffield - called Peter's I think but I suspect it has other Yorkshire outlets. That was about three years ago and they're still going well! | | | |
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