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Just last week I got advise to use toilet wax ring. I think those are mostly bees wax. At least they used to be. The snow seal that I used to use on my hiking/hunting boots repels water well. I've been told that it clogs the pores so they don't breath very good after that. That seems to make sense, but it's been years. I used it to make a good rain jacket from an old Korean war cotton field jacket. It breaths some, but nothing like gortex. If I'm not too active, it works like a duck cloth/oil skin drover. I like it. The more it can breathe the less water resistant it is you fugkin' moron.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I use beeswax and a heat gun. One treatment lasts me a decade.
Don't get out much eh?
Camp is where you make it.
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Just last week I got advise to use toilet wax ring. Yeah. Rub a toilet ring on your boots so you can save the $4.00 on a can of Sno-Seal.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I use beeswax and a heat gun. One treatment lasts me a decade.
They must be reserved for fetching the mail. LOL
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Ha! Back when I was a wee lad, I worked ever so hard after school scrubbing a saddle with saddle soap. I had that old saddle nice, and brown, and clean. My father then took it to a saddle shop, it came back all oiled up black as coal!  Thats why the pros are using olive oils or other vegetable oils. It doesn't darken as bad as neatsfoot....or when it does....its more consistent.
I am MAGA.
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My late ex-bro-in-law used mink oil on some hiking boots back in the 70s for waterproofing. It did that, but it also ate the stitching that held the tongue in place. I have no idea what that stitching was, though.
Don't be the darkness.
America will perish while those who should be standing guard are satisfying their lusts.
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I read somewhere that Nikwax is good, especially if the boots are Gore Tex. I have been using on a pair of Irish Setter boots and have no complaints.
The biggest problem our country has is not systemic racism, it's systemic stupidity.
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Obenauf's is a far better product. I used mink oil for an awful long time, but once I started using Obenaufs it's all I use.
“You never need fear a man, no matter what his size. When danger threatens, call on me, and I will equalize.”
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�Common sense is genius dressed up in work clothes.� - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Obenauf’s Heavy Duty LP here.
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Hunter S. Thompson
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My father in law used neats foot oil on his boots. then an "expert" said it would rot the leather from the inside since it could not breath. I found this to be true. I haven't used anything for years because, yeah, I don't get out much.
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Just last week I got advise to use toilet wax ring. I think those are mostly bees wax. At least they used to be. The snow seal that I used to use on my hiking/hunting boots repels water well. I've been told that it clogs the pores so they don't breath very good after that. That seems to make sense, but it's been years. I used it to make a good rain jacket from an old Korean war cotton field jacket. It breaths some, but nothing like gortex. If I'm not too active, it works like a duck cloth/oil skin drover. I like it. The more it can breathe the less water resistant it is you fugkin' moron. NO kidding??? There's trade offs with everything. I just figured someone might want a field use description. You can wrap yours with plastic bags for all anyone here cares.
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I have read that mink oil damages the.leather. I use Obenaufs.
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I wear Courtney boots, made in Zim. Combination of cape buff and impala, with a tire tread sole. Courtney sells a care kit that includes a can of their boot wax. Clean the boots and then apply the wax. Buff off excess wax with a soft brush (which is also included in the kit). Works great!
On my Russell boots, I use Obenauf's. Works great on the Russell's. On the Russell Birdshooter boots, be sure to have the dog [bleep] cleaned out of the treads first!
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Just last week I got advise to use toilet wax ring. I wouldn’t. They stopped being bees was a long time ago. Snoseal is one of the worst choices. It last a good 3-4 hours.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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Sno-Seal and warm sun: ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/W3xQmjjd/IMG-20200719-144435073-HDR.jpg)
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Just last week I got advise to use toilet wax ring. I think those are mostly bees wax. At least they used to be. The snow seal that I used to use on my hiking/hunting boots repels water well. I've been told that it clogs the pores so they don't breath very good after that. That seems to make sense, but it's been years. I used it to make a good rain jacket from an old Korean war cotton field jacket. It breaths some, but nothing like gortex. If I'm not too active, it works like a duck cloth/oil skin drover. I like it. The more it can breathe the less water resistant it is you fugkin' moron. NO kidding??? There's trade offs with everything. I just figured someone might want a field use description. You can wrap yours with plastic bags for all anyone here cares. Everyone knows you wrap your foot with the plastic bag, then insert into non-waterproof boot. At least everyone in our Scout troop in the olden days. Or anyone raised by my parents. Put them over the boots and they quickly wear a hole in the bottom, rendering them useless.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Obenauf's here also. Just treated two pairs of leather hunting boots last nite.
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I've heard of dipping boots in used crank case oil.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
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Sno-Seal and warm sun: Highest and best use of snoseal! Put it on slippers in the desert. It works!! 
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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