Thread: boot sealants

I bought some asolo boots bout 5 years ago. Around the 5 hundy mark, so not dear but not cheap.
Started with sno seal on them regularly but kept getting wet feet.
Bout 2 years ago binned that and went to nikwax, still wet feet.
Recently got a sampler of hubberds shoe grease, still wet footsies but not as bad. Throughout all this I've noted :
I remove the laces to get into the corners etc.
This is not caused by stream crossings, I wear gaiters to combat that.
It wouldn't bother me so much but the boys often say ' my feet are dry , how bout yours kid?' And I have to grudgenly admit mine are sopping.
I have checked the boots for holes etc numerous times and found none.
It's doin my head in and am starting to think I'll never have dry toes at the end of a hunt.
Any thoughts?

Gumboots i use beeswax but it sounds like your problem may be a leak elsewhere? Stitching, sole, tounge?

That's what I wondered, but I check them regularly. Usual marks and scuffs but nothing I can see that would leak.Stitchings all good too. Could be just that asolos are leakers?

Hmm, well to test if it's the boots and not the feet have you tried wearing them somewhere where it's dry, like around town or the house?

Next question did you get the same issue with previous boots?

Third query, do you wear good woollen socks?

Finally have you made sure they are dried properly between wears?

Used Sno seal for years and never had any issues. Same with a couple of Nikwax products.

Interesting question...

I have some Lowa Z-8S GTX boots, haven't really got into heavy duty stuff with then but they have been wet... I used the spray then the cream recommended by Lowa, yes it's their product so of course they suggest it.. the bloke who sold them to me took me through the guff in the box re looking after them and warranty items... interesting to see that no bee's wax or other products are mentioned due to certain ingredients being harmful to stitching and so on, probably worth having a look at the Asolo website and seeing if there is anything there...jmo

Beeswax harmful to stitching?

I've been using the bees wax for over 30 years and never had a problem. Make sure you warm the boots and get the wax to absorb into the leather.

The Gregor Chemie stuff from ezidirect is the best stuff I have used in a while. I would expect all the above products will clog anything with Goretex.

Originally Posted by Shelley

Hmm, well to test if it's the boots and not the feet have you tried wearing them somewhere where it's dry, like around town or the house?

Next question did you get the same issue with previous boots?

Third query, do you wear good woollen socks?

Finally have you made sure they are dried properly between wears?

Yip, they are fine in summer, so its not my stinkers over sweating in them.
First pair were some handmedown meindls that were quite worn so can't really compare with them
I wear a thin pair of socks with a thicker wollen pair overtop.
So I'm a bit buggered on it really.
It won't stop me going out tho, might just had to harden up a bit more haha
Cheers for the input folks.

The other option is fill them with water and see where it comes out. Allow a week or so to dry them out afterwards.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

The Gregor Chemie stuff from ezidirect is the best stuff I have used in a while. I would expect all the above products will clog anything with Goretex.

Pretty sure the hubbards is good for goretex, could be wrong.


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Dont discount bad gaters or the big hole at the top you put your foot into

Stupid question are they even goretex lined for a start

Have used gregor creamie from harddirect on boots from same guy as recommended , dried my boots out and they cracked. Used lowa cream and spray, as directed under warranty, same deal dried and cracked. Now on on Hubbard's grease so will see how we go. All boots dried and cracked in under 18mths and wad python almost every time I went hunting

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

The Gregor Chemie stuff from ezidirect is the best stuff I have used in a while. I would expect all the above products will clog anything with Goretex.

+ 1, I have found the stuff easy to use and effective.

Pushing through wet scrub or wet tussock like in your profile photo will wet the pants above your gaiters, which will run down and wet your socks.