Fishin & Hunting
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Never really thought about having a cobbler repair my hunting boots. But about a week before my yearly pheasant hunting trip to SD I laced up my 20 year old Redhead Bone Dry boots and took them for a four mile walk. The next morning I noticed that the soles were coming apart where they are glued on to the boot. Looking at $200 replacement boots and thinking also about the toll on my feet hunting in boots not properly broken in, was not a good thought. But then I thought about the shoe repair place we had here in Jackson, GA. For $15 dollars the cobbler glued the original soles back on boots. They worked perfectly during the trip and were still water proof.
This got me thinking about my snake boots. I have an 8 year old pair of Danner Jackals. They were only water proof for their first year. Then around year three I noticed the soles coming loose from the main body of the boot, just like most snake boots do. After 8 seasons the soles have been glued back on from heel to toe with shoe goo. So I took these to the shoe repair guy. And for $15 dollars he took off all the shoe goo and remounted the soles back onto the boot. Now I haven't given these boots a test drive to see how they will do, it does look like he did a great job with the boots. Now if only I could fix the water proof issue with the boots.
Anyone else use a shoe repair guy?
This got me thinking about my snake boots. I have an 8 year old pair of Danner Jackals. They were only water proof for their first year. Then around year three I noticed the soles coming loose from the main body of the boot, just like most snake boots do. After 8 seasons the soles have been glued back on from heel to toe with shoe goo. So I took these to the shoe repair guy. And for $15 dollars he took off all the shoe goo and remounted the soles back onto the boot. Now I haven't given these boots a test drive to see how they will do, it does look like he did a great job with the boots. Now if only I could fix the water proof issue with the boots.
Anyone else use a shoe repair guy?
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