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Anybody ever heard of Gore-Tex ? Great stuff. Eliminates the need to waterproof leather boots. I don't buy boots without it anymore. My Gore-Tex work boots have been worn every day for 2 years and are still 100% waterproof. Water gets into the leather and it stretches. Also when Gore-tex gets dirty it stops working. All leather is virtually waterproof indoors... My Gore-Tex deer hunting boots have been through 8 seasons and are still completely waterproof. They are in the woods daylight to dark through wet snow, swamps and several small creeks daily throughout the season. Leather stretch is not a concern as the cordura is impervious to water. If anybody hasn't tried a good pair of Gore-Tex boots in recent years they really should do so and quit living in the past with leather and exterior waterproofing procedures. As to the uninformed and usual idiotic Sitka Dummy "indoors" statement. I wear my Gore-Tex work boots virtually every day. Every morning they are on my feet when I take the dogs for a walk through the dew covered grass. In the evenings they go fishing in the muck along the edge of my favorite bass pond. In the fall they go squirrel, turkey and grouse hunting. My feet never get wet. Cool story, bro!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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There is a reason the high end boot companies don't use gore tex. By high end I mean $400 plus, not your Danners. My hunting boots are Irish Setters.
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Anybody ever heard of Gore-Tex ? Great stuff. Eliminates the need to waterproof leather boots. I don't buy boots without it anymore. My Gore-Tex work boots have been worn every day for 2 years and are still 100% waterproof. Water gets into the leather and it stretches. Also when Gore-tex gets dirty it stops working. All leather is virtually waterproof indoors... My Gore-Tex deer hunting boots have been through 8 seasons and are still completely waterproof. They are in the woods daylight to dark through wet snow, swamps and several small creeks daily throughout the season. Leather stretch is not a concern as the cordura is impervious to water. If anybody hasn't tried a good pair of Gore-Tex boots in recent years they really should do so and quit living in the past with leather and exterior waterproofing procedures. As to the uninformed and usual idiotic Sitka Dummy "indoors" statement. I wear my Gore-Tex work boots virtually every day. Every morning they are on my feet when I take the dogs for a walk through the dew covered grass. In the evenings they go fishing in the muck along the edge of my favorite bass pond. In the fall they go squirrel, turkey and grouse hunting. My feet never get wet. Please... do continue... especially the part about the dewy grass... it sounds so wild! Can you see the mountains from there?
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Anybody ever heard of Gore-Tex ? Great stuff. Eliminates the need to waterproof leather boots. I don't buy boots without it anymore. My Gore-Tex work boots have been worn every day for 2 years and are still 100% waterproof. I use Obenauf’s on my boots with Gore-Tex to condition and preserve the leather, not to make them waterproof.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
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Anybody ever heard of Gore-Tex ? Great stuff. Eliminates the need to waterproof leather boots. I don't buy boots without it anymore. My Gore-Tex work boots have been worn every day for 2 years and are still 100% waterproof. Water gets into the leather and it stretches. Also when Gore-tex gets dirty it stops working. All leather is virtually waterproof indoors... My Gore-Tex deer hunting boots have been through 8 seasons and are still completely waterproof. They are in the woods daylight to dark through wet snow, swamps and several small creeks daily throughout the season. Leather stretch is not a concern as the cordura is impervious to water. If anybody hasn't tried a good pair of Gore-Tex boots in recent years they really should do so and quit living in the past with leather and exterior waterproofing procedures. As to the uninformed and usual idiotic Sitka Dummy "indoors" statement. I wear my Gore-Tex work boots virtually every day. Every morning they are on my feet when I take the dogs for a walk through the dew covered grass. In the evenings they go fishing in the muck along the edge of my favorite bass pond. In the fall they go squirrel, turkey and grouse hunting. My feet never get wet. Cool story, bro! Said as you sit on your computer just like me and judging by your post count you are there more than I am, as is Sitka Dummy.
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It does not work as a cover scent at all. I'd use fox pee instead.
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Anybody ever heard of Gore-Tex ? Great stuff. Eliminates the need to waterproof leather boots. I don't buy boots without it anymore. My Gore-Tex work boots have been worn every day for 2 years and are still 100% waterproof. Water gets into the leather and it stretches. Also when Gore-tex gets dirty it stops working. All leather is virtually waterproof indoors... My Gore-Tex deer hunting boots have been through 8 seasons and are still completely waterproof. They are in the woods daylight to dark through wet snow, swamps and several small creeks daily throughout the season. Leather stretch is not a concern as the cordura is impervious to water. If anybody hasn't tried a good pair of Gore-Tex boots in recent years they really should do so and quit living in the past with leather and exterior waterproofing procedures. As to the uninformed and usual idiotic Sitka Dummy "indoors" statement. I wear my Gore-Tex work boots virtually every day. Every morning they are on my feet when I take the dogs for a walk through the dew covered grass. In the evenings they go fishing in the muck along the edge of my favorite bass pond. In the fall they go squirrel, turkey and grouse hunting. My feet never get wet. Please... do continue... especially the part about the dewy grass... it sounds so wild! Can you see the mountains from there? I'm on a mountain ass hole. Dew covered grass is the same here as anywhere. So is the water in the creeks and swamps.
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There is a reason the high end boot companies don't use gore tex. By high end I mean $400 plus, not your Danners. My hunting boots are Irish Setters. Laffin, try come good boots. Kenetrek, Meindl, Schnees, Lowe, etc. Doesn't K Mart sell Irish Setters? Dew covered grass, and muck around a pond sound like harsh conditions.
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[ Anybody ever heard of Gore-Tex ? Great stuff. Eliminates the need to waterproof leather boots. I don't buy boots without it anymore. My Gore-Tex work boots have been worn every day for 2 years and are still 100% waterproof. In the mountains gore tex will not hold up. Dirt makes it not work. Constant flexing of the boot makes it not work. But if you spend all your time in a truck,,,,,, There are mountains and dirt around here too dip shyt. I don't own a truck and likely hunt and likely spend more time outdoors than most here. Millennial's know everything, dum-bass.
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Anybody ever heard of Gore-Tex ? Great stuff. Eliminates the need to waterproof leather boots. I don't buy boots without it anymore. My Gore-Tex work boots have been worn every day for 2 years and are still 100% waterproof. Water gets into the leather and it stretches. Also when Gore-tex gets dirty it stops working. All leather is virtually waterproof indoors... My Gore-Tex deer hunting boots have been through 8 seasons and are still completely waterproof. They are in the woods daylight to dark through wet snow, swamps and several small creeks daily throughout the season. Leather stretch is not a concern as the cordura is impervious to water. If anybody hasn't tried a good pair of Gore-Tex boots in recent years they really should do so and quit living in the past with leather and exterior waterproofing procedures. As to the uninformed and usual idiotic Sitka Dummy "indoors" statement. I wear my Gore-Tex work boots virtually every day. Every morning they are on my feet when I take the dogs for a walk through the dew covered grass. In the evenings they go fishing in the muck along the edge of my favorite bass pond. In the fall they go squirrel, turkey and grouse hunting. My feet never get wet. Cool story, bro! Said as you sit on your computer, just like me., So, how many brown bear hunts have you been on? Because I know IB has been on more than a few. Caribou? Moose? Horseback hunts? Black bear, you must have hunted them? You do realize those sorts of hunts are not like walking into your deer stand and being home in time for breakfast...
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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There is a reason the high end boot companies don't use gore tex. By high end I mean $400 plus, not your Danners. My hunting boots are Irish Setters. Laffin, try come good boots. Kenetrek, Meindl, Schnees, Lowe, etc. Doesn't K Mart sell Irish Setters? Dew covered grass, and muck around a pond sound like harsh conditions. How many Irish Setter boots say "made in China?"
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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"So, how many brown bear hunts have you been on? Because I know IB has been on more than a few. Caribou? Moose? Horseback hunts? Black bear, you must have hunted them? You do realize those sorts of hunts are not like walking into your deer stand and being home in time for breakfast..."
How many times have you hunted the Adirondaks?
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There is a reason the high end boot companies don't use gore tex. By high end I mean $400 plus, not your Danners. My hunting boots are Irish Setters. Laffin, try come good boots. Kenetrek, Meindl, Schnees, Lowe, etc. Doesn't K Mart sell Irish Setters? Dew covered grass, and muck around a pond sound like harsh conditions. Last I knew water is water everywhere. If you have conflicting information lets hear it.
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"So, how many brown bear hunts have you been on? Because I know IB has been on more than a few. Caribou? Moose? Horseback hunts? Black bear, you must have hunted them? You do realize those sorts of hunts are not like walking into your deer stand and being home in time for breakfast..."
How many times have you hunted the Adirondaks? My first year of college was at SUNY Plattsburgh and I have family all through there. I climbed a bunch of the higher mountains there. Direct answer... a bunch...
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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"So, how many brown bear hunts have you been on? Because I know IB has been on more than a few. Caribou? Moose? Horseback hunts? Black bear, you must have hunted them? You do realize those sorts of hunts are not like walking into your deer stand and being home in time for breakfast..."
How many times have you hunted the Adirondaks? My first year of college was at SUNY Plattsburgh and I have family all through there. I climbed a bunch of the higher mountains there. Direct answer... a bunch... Did you hunt them in tennis shoes?
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Anybody ever heard of Gore-Tex ? Great stuff. Eliminates the need to waterproof leather boots. I don't buy boots without it anymore. My Gore-Tex work boots have been worn every day for 2 years and are still 100% waterproof. Water gets into the leather and it stretches. Also when Gore-tex gets dirty it stops working. All leather is virtually waterproof indoors... My Gore-Tex deer hunting boots have been through 8 seasons and are still completely waterproof. They are in the woods daylight to dark through wet snow, swamps and several small creeks daily throughout the season. Leather stretch is not a concern as the cordura is impervious to water. If anybody hasn't tried a good pair of Gore-Tex boots in recent years they really should do so and quit living in the past with leather and exterior waterproofing procedures. As to the uninformed and usual idiotic Sitka Dummy "indoors" statement. I wear my Gore-Tex work boots virtually every day. Every morning they are on my feet when I take the dogs for a walk through the dew covered grass. In the evenings they go fishing in the muck along the edge of my favorite bass pond. In the fall they go squirrel, turkey and grouse hunting. My feet never get wet. Cool story, bro! Said as you sit on your computer, just like me., So, how many brown bear hunts have you been on? Because I know IB has been on more than a few. Caribou? Moose? Horseback hunts? Black bear, you must have hunted them? You do realize those sorts of hunts are not like walking into your deer stand and being home in time for breakfast... Are you trying to say water is "wetter" in Alaska than anywhere else ? Lets hear it Sitka Dummy. Let's hear how much wetter the creeks and swamps and snow are in Alaska. I have stood ankle deep in swamp water all day in my Gore -Tex boots and my feet were still dry at the end of the day but surely it would have been different if the swamp was full of that super wet Alaskan water right ? What a dip shyt.
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I’ve always had good luck with field mouse piss mixed with road tar that’s melted into the boot leather. It lasts forever and works great as both a scent hider and a water repelling agent……….
The only downsides I’ve ever noticed are:
1. It takes on the average about 1437 filed mice to gather enough piss to do the job effectively.
2. You need to have a welder friend with a torch to get it melted into your boots really well.
3. The combination is most effectively melted into your boots if you have them on at the time your welder friend does the melting. It makes the boots more flexible to wear rather than sitting them in a corner for a few days after the treatment.
It's official. I missed the selfie deadline so I'm Maser's sock puppet because rene and the Polish half of the fubar twins have decided that I am.
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Anybody ever heard of Gore-Tex ? Great stuff. Eliminates the need to waterproof leather boots. I don't buy boots without it anymore. My Gore-Tex work boots have been worn every day for 2 years and are still 100% waterproof. Water gets into the leather and it stretches. Also when Gore-tex gets dirty it stops working. All leather is virtually waterproof indoors... My Gore-Tex deer hunting boots have been through 8 seasons and are still completely waterproof. They are in the woods daylight to dark through wet snow, swamps and several small creeks daily throughout the season. Leather stretch is not a concern as the cordura is impervious to water. If anybody hasn't tried a good pair of Gore-Tex boots in recent years they really should do so and quit living in the past with leather and exterior waterproofing procedures. As to the uninformed and usual idiotic Sitka Dummy "indoors" statement. I wear my Gore-Tex work boots virtually every day. Every morning they are on my feet when I take the dogs for a walk through the dew covered grass. In the evenings they go fishing in the muck along the edge of my favorite bass pond. In the fall they go squirrel, turkey and grouse hunting. My feet never get wet. Cool story, bro! Said as you sit on your computer just like me and judging by your post count you are there more than I am, as is Sitka Dummy. You two hard chargers take your computer out hunting with you ? Seems like that super wet Alaska water would fuuck them up.
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Anybody ever heard of Gore-Tex ? Great stuff. Eliminates the need to waterproof leather boots. I don't buy boots without it anymore. My Gore-Tex work boots have been worn every day for 2 years and are still 100% waterproof. I use Obenauf’s on my boots with Gore-Tex to condition and preserve the leather, not to make th m waterproof. This.
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