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Not much I hate worse than a thievin scumbag.

Well…..how bout it guru??

Obenauf’s Heavy Duty LP here

Montana pitch blend has worked for me for many years https://www.montanapitchblend.com/

Yep, and while I'm not going to go back through the entire thread, believe this already came up here. Have been using it for probably at least 15 years.

I didn’t title the thread very well I think. The reason I started the thread was to describe the method I used for applying the Bees wax to a second pair of boots.

The first method I used was very messy and seemed to transfer a lot more heat into the boot (melted in pot, applied liquid with toothbrush, finish with heat gun).

My second attempt worked out a lot better.

to have Leather Boots to last many years > NEETS FOOT OIL and applied with a small paint brush . i work outside all my life tried other oils when young then when i became a pole climber /Lineman for 35 years that worked in all kinds of weather in Northern Minnesota my leather boots lasted at least 2 years before i had to have the boots resoled but the leather never wore out once treated with Neets Foot oil.

Exactly my experience also. The standard breathable, waterproof membrane in the guts of boots today is GoreTex or a GoreTex clone. If you use beeswax on the outside of the boot (and I did for my AK and wet climate, cold weather boots) the boots no longer breathe. However, they are waterproof as long as the membrane is intact. My new boots required almost 1/4 pound of beeswax, and I used a heat gun carefully.

If you think beeswax or Snoseal will waterproof a full leather boot, you are in for a damp awakening. Best you'll get is a degree of water resistance. In cold weather this is a non-starter for me. In AZ I don't use waterproof boots 95% of the time. AK gets the beeswax/Goretex leather boot. Fortunately Thinsulate is minimally impacted by dampness. I think for full-winter hunting Micky-type boots would be better, or snow machine boots, because my existing beeswax leather ones wouldn't be warm enough for high mileage snow machine or ATV work in temps well below zero.

After 5 decades of hunting, crocs with good socks and woodstove proximity have been the best hunting footwear

I love neatsfoot oil….for softening old, dried, neglected, leather that I need softened.

Never for waterproofing boots.

I appreciate that we are back to exchanging polite views on boot care. I like to mix a little pine tar into commercial mink oil and beeswax preparations. Good for the leather and gives a bit of water resistance.
I should just by a tub from the same folks Mule Deer does but you know; a tinkerer tinkers…

On boots I like to keep I follow the manufacturer’s directions on boot care.

Just take them out of the box, then wear them. Oil makes leather soft and attracts dirt. In my experience Oil or wax or whatever just makes them break down faster and weakens them. I don't see how people can get boots to last so long. If I get 2 years, I'm happy. But I Quail hunt and call coyotes 90 percent and big game 10 percent. Schnees beartooths last good as do danner rainforest. But in my case, grass and dead weeds are super abrasive.

Hubards boot grease here. Treating the boots as needed. I'm not sure, but I think Montana pitch blend, is real similar to Hubards. Hubards is all I have used on my smokejumpers. Of the three pair I have, one pair was purchased in 1990. Rebuilt once and resoled three times. I'll stick to Hubards. We all have our favorite products.

Grass and dead weeds are abrasive on leather? Try crossing shale scree. I have literally worn through leather boots in a single hunt.

Wax keeps the water out and reduces wear like nothing else.

Funny.. you obviously learnt a few things... like the FACT you are an idiot POS. Like the fact I an in the 99.9% for height. Yet you had me pegged at short.

You pegged me at "short" because it means a lot to you. I am in the 99.9% metric.

That proves several things...

Sheriff Joe is a retard and you're seven feet tall?

A whannnbulance has been dispatched to your location. Until it arrives, continue screaming at the sky.

Obvious, it doesn't take much to trigger you, little guy. Neighbors put red flags on your trailer, yet?

Have you tried intermittent fasting?

smokepole;
Good afternoon, almost getting to be evening I suppose and regardless I hope that today treated you acceptably thus far and that you're healthy.

Regarding intermittent fasting, I've got a couple family members who've found that to be helpful as it reduces their evening impulse eating. Unless I'm misunderstanding what intermittent fasting is and then that'd render the statement moot.....

However, when I met the new neighbors across the gully the other morning - a couple other neighbors had hazed a pair of recalcitrant 3 year old black bears up a tree in the new folks' place, I was wearing Zamberlan's that I'd waxed.

Oh and the new neighbors have bees, so promised me some beeswax this fall when they harvest the honey.

But I don't believe that the bees, the new neighbors or either of the bears practiced intermittent fasting.

Pro tip of the day is DO NOT stand underneath black bears who are stressed out smokepole, most especially if they've been raiding the neighborhood vineyards all night. The velocity and volume of the grape excrement was impressive.

Anyways sir, I've now lost all semblance of staying remotely on topic and will end with a sincere wish for a good season for you in all your hunts.

The eldest daughter and I were out once together so far but only saw a trio of Nuttall's Cottontails which are fairly rare here and a small adult bobcat which aren't rare exactly but it's been years since we've seen one.

Again good hunting, regardless of your boot dressing..

Dwayne

LOL, thanks for the laugh Dwayne. I just got back from a muzzleloader hunt, no elk this year with the smokepole. One morning I was back in camp and had a fair sized black bear come straight in from downwind. No flying grape excrement, but he was disappointed to find a human there and was in no hurry to leave.


Of course, I had neglected to get a bear tag.