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    Boot/ Shoe Care (Products, Methods, and Suggestions)

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      sam a
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      ^^^ i use bick 4 on my HH boots and all of my boots for that matter and i've been very pleased with the results.

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        SilverKing
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        Does anyone ever use conditioner on the INSIDE of their shoes/boots? I've heard stories where people's shoes didn't die from the outside in, but rotted from the inside out…

        Thinking of that, a lot of people have very nice dress shoes and boots which are not exposed much to the harsher elements. Rather, the worst will be sweat and moisture from the feet.

        Obviously, wooden shoe trees will help with this matter. Charcoal as well.

        But what about using some sort of conditioner or cream on the interior?

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        • 4c4
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          White’s suggests using LP on the inside…

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            My buddy just got a pair of canvas Sorels and wants to waterproof them. What would you guys suggest as the best wax/dubbin to use on canvas?
            Also i am thinking about waxing my roughout vibergs. What should i use for them? Thanks

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              @pillowPANTS:

              My buddy just got a pair of canvas Sorels and wants to waterproof them. What would you guys suggest as the best wax/dubbin to use on canvas?
              Also i am thinking about waxing my roughout vibergs. What should i use for them? Thanks

              I've always admired the way this military reenactment group does it, they look great

              http://90thidpg.us/Equipment/Projects/Dubbing/

              Think it, be it.

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                Carlmart
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                on the interior: skin cream(very thin)

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                  Carlmart
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                  A small German label, recommended from Himalaya-expeditions (the owner is a top-leather-expert):
                  http://www.tierowa.de/html/ein_paar____2.html

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                  • pillowPANTSP
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                    Looks great for the roughout. U think that would be overkill on the canvas tho?

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                      Carlmart
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                      canvas? only careful with warm water and foam from curd-soap, but Mr. Meyer from Tierowa knows everything about  the protection belts, leatherjackets and shoes, sent him a mail

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                      • ChrisC
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                        For your friend, I'd go with something designed to waterproof fabric- so Barbour thornproof wax, Fjallraven Greenland wax, Otter wax, or something like that.  One of those might work for your boots, too.  As I recall, Finn waxed a pair of suede Vibergs and they turned out pretty well.  Can't remember what he used, though.

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                        • pillowPANTSP
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                          Thx guys. I think hes gonna go with some Otter wax. Im gonna do a lil more reading before i decide to tackle my vibergs

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                          • GingerMagicianG
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                            Ok, so the 'talk to a decent cobbler about a possible harder-wearing rubber heel piece' strategy didn't work with my IH x Viberg service boots.

                            @Cutlasshound hooked me up with his guy, but the heel has lasted less time than the original Cat's Paw (I think it was thinner, at 6mm).

                            Any recommendations for a decent, no-worse-than-average wearing 8mm+ heel?  So I can just walk in to a cobbler and say, "hello guv, stick a couple of XXXX on these for me please"…

                            Simon

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                            > You're not even bloody ginger  >:(

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                            • ChrisC
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                              White's uses Quabaug heels.  They seem to work pretty well.  I don't know if they're easily available, but maybe your local cobbler can try them.

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                                mowgli222
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                                Love the Quabaug heels. Any idea where I could buy them in bulk like 10-15 pieces. None of the cobblers here stock them..

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                                  @GingerMagician:

                                  Ok, so the 'talk to a decent cobbler about a possible harder-wearing rubber heel piece' strategy didn't work with my IH x Viberg service boots.

                                  @Cutlasshound hooked me up with his guy, but the heel has lasted less time than the original Cat's Paw (I think it was thinner, at 6mm).

                                  Any recommendations for a decent, no-worse-than-average wearing 8mm+ heel?  So I can just walk in to a cobbler and say, "hello guv, stick a couple of XXXX on these for me please"…

                                  Shiiiiiiit sorry it didn't work out bro! How have you been?

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                                  • GingerMagicianG
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                                    @Cutlasshound:

                                    Shiiiiiiit sorry it didn't work out bro! How have you been?

                                    Neil, mate, nothing to do with you or your fine cobbler - just a combo of my crap gait and heel pieces that were probably too thin for the job!

                                    All well with me, hope all good with you and the family.  Beers soon 🙂

                                    Simon

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                                    > You're not even bloody ginger  >:(

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                                    • GingerMagicianG
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                                      @Chris - thanks for the Quahaug recommendation, will look into it.

                                      Simon

                                      @Megatron1505:

                                      > You're not even bloody ginger  >:(

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                                        The future: nanotechnology

                                        IH-888S-142OD

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                                          Just had a pair of my Vibergs resoled at Shoehealer in Doncaster UK.

                                          The guys did a fantastic job, I dropped them off and collected them 2 hours later.  I had a standard Kainite heel installed, the original cats paw heel was very soft and wore through quickly so they needed re-heeling before the leather heel stack started to be worn.

                                          I paid the princely sum of £20 for the work and can not fault the workmanship.  If you are UK based and have some nice footwear that you need a quality heel repair on then check out Shoehealer in Doncaster.

                                          The shop will do postal return for an extra £10.

                                          http://www.shoehealer.co.uk

                                          There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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                                          • Finn666F
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                                            damn, i really do miss those! 😞 great great pair right there @ddtrash

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