Author Topic: whats the best waterproofing for boots (Read 24803 times)

tougeslayer · « **Reply #30 on:** Feb 17, 2006, 09:07 AM »

I put snow seal on my hunting boots right before deer season and put them in front of the heater for a few days works reel good but if your in a rush you could snow seal um and put them in the oven.

Bluefinforme · « **Reply #31 on:** Feb 17, 2006, 09:10 AM »

Quote from: hardwatergrampa on Feb 17, 2006, 08:35 AM

bake the boot after you apply the sno-seal or bake it first

bake the boots first!

hardwatergrampa · « **Reply #32 on:** Feb 17, 2006, 09:23 AM »

my wife will have me hauled off to the lunney farm when i put my boots in the oven how are they broiled

Bluefinforme · « **Reply #33 on:** Feb 17, 2006, 09:32 AM »

325-350 for 5 minutes......LEAVE THE DOOR TO THE OVEN OPEN!! and put them on a pan or something

Left Handed Model · « **Reply #34 on:** Feb 17, 2006, 09:52 AM »

Lace In or Out? 350 degrees I think would melt the plastic tips on the laces...

rob-s · « **Reply #35 on:** Feb 17, 2006, 10:20 AM »

you dont need it that hot, youd cook the sole

warm is goodnuf above the wood stove is fine. i warm them seal them thick heat them you will see it soak in, warm spot over nite is fine.
if you have to use the oven your in too much of a rush, slow down and smell the

oh holy sh** i fell asleep

Bluefinforme · « **Reply #36 on:** Feb 17, 2006, 10:21 AM »

Quote from: Left Handed Model on Feb 17, 2006, 09:52 AM

Lace In or Out? 350 degrees I think would melt the plastic tips on the laces...

laces out! door open! don't listen to Rob-s..........325-350 will be fine as long as the door is open

hardwatergrampa · « **Reply #37 on:** Feb 17, 2006, 10:36 AM »

holy cow whats that smell oh its just my mother-inlaw cooking an apple pie

Left Handed Model · « **Reply #38 on:** Feb 17, 2006, 11:10 AM »

Thanks Bluefin...

bwalleye · « **Reply #39 on:** Feb 17, 2006, 09:01 PM »

I like baked sole

Or is it "sole" food or broiled tongue. I feel like such a heel.......

I'm so sorry.....

hardwatergrampa · « **Reply #40 on:** Feb 18, 2006, 01:26 PM »

Rangerclay · « **Reply #41 on:** Feb 20, 2006, 03:12 PM »

Quote from: JeBa on Feb 16, 2006, 09:08 AM

Another vote for Sno-Seal!

I'm a Sno-seal guy too!

Ranger

pirkaus · « **Reply #42 on:** Feb 20, 2006, 03:45 PM »

Quote from: bwalleye on Feb 17, 2006, 09:01 PM

I like baked sole

Or is it "sole" food or broiled tongue. I feel like such a heel.......

I'm so sorry.....

You should be

I almost wet my boots
buy sno seal

NJ PIKER · « **Reply #43 on:** Feb 20, 2006, 09:07 PM »

preheat your oven for 5 minutes at 350
turn it off then put your boots in without
laces for 5 min. you want to get snow seal
on the leather tongue of your boot also

Thestanimal · « **Reply #44 on:** Mar 07, 2006, 03:44 PM »

Schnee makes a great boot grease that I have used for the past few years. I like it a little better than the sno seal

molsonport · « **Reply #45 on:** Sep 24, 2006, 03:38 PM »

rubber

blue mule · « **Reply #46 on:** Sep 24, 2006, 07:12 PM »

showing my age here, but before there was sno-seal or mink oil, i used neatsfoot oil, probably in both now. never hear of it nowdays.

Redbeard1 · « **Reply #47 on:** Sep 26, 2006, 09:14 AM »

I use pure neatsfoot oil, rubbed into the laces real good, and then put on the boot dryer. Makes my work boots last a real long time too. I buy it by the jug from the local feed and farm.

oldwolf · « **Reply #48 on:** Dec 17, 2006, 09:56 AM »

Used to use neatsfoot, now use sno-seal. Apply on seams and then hit it with a hair dryer. After it melts in I rub a little more along the seams.

Lobes · « **Reply #49 on:** Dec 17, 2006, 11:21 AM »

Anyone ever try duck spit?

jeepsw1 · « **Reply #50 on:** Dec 19, 2006, 07:27 AM »

If your worried about baking them, a hair dryer works just as well. One word of caution, don't use any wax based product on Gortex, it will ruin the breathability of the Gortex material.

nunzio · « **Reply #51 on:** Jan 24, 2007, 04:44 PM »

Never tried duck spit but we used to render goose fat into grease to use on our boots and chopper mitts. We also rendered our pork fat for lard.
There was an old timer up here years ago that swore bear grease made the best pie crust as well as being the best oil to fry doughnuts.

Lobes · « **Reply #52 on:** Jan 25, 2007, 08:44 AM »

And to think ...
Bear grease was the only thing around the keep all the bears from getting squeaky!

vanderhook · « **Reply #53 on:** Jan 28, 2007, 02:01 AM »

MINKS? MINKS? You put minks on your boots? Now i'm gonna tell you a true story. I was Ice fishing near the B.C. / ALTA. border, when an AMERICAN MINK swam under the ice , up one of my holes and walked up to me and stood with his front paws on my boots, pink nose and all. Now I wont lie to you... I was kinda scared... but he was friendly, I guess he didnt want the mink on my boots, he just wanted the shrimp in my pocket(no pun intented)
I use a product called DUBBIN on my leather boots it works great....even the MINKS dont mind it!

zamboni · « **Reply #54 on:** Feb 04, 2007, 09:45 PM »

I was waiting for someone to say "put bread wrappers over your socks!"

pike-perch01 · « **Reply #55 on:** Feb 04, 2007, 09:48 PM »

the old timer was right,bear grease no smell and lasts a long time.the trick is how you render the bear fat.

titeline22 · « **Reply #56 on:** Feb 05, 2007, 11:20 PM »

lacrosse 18"burley's had`em 9yrs not a leak yet

Mainedog · « **Reply #57 on:** Feb 05, 2007, 11:28 PM »

sno seal....use a hair drier, use a rag or your fingers, work it into the seams....it will change light colored leather to dark....it works well...I usually put on a couple of coats....

brujharr · « **Reply #58 on:** Feb 14, 2007, 12:17 PM »

Been using Beeswax for years. Am I, missing the boat with the Sno-Seal?

howesfc · « **Reply #59 on:** Dec 31, 2007, 03:56 PM »

Another vote for sno-seal.

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