Thread: Lowa boots waterproofing

I’ve had tibets for over a year now, hunt public land in them almost every weekend. I recently did 85-90 km in them over a 2 week period during the roar. I’m the last 4 months or so I’m getting water leaking into the bottom of the tongue under the lace grommets. Every couple trips I wash the boots with a soft brush and water, let them sit for 20 mins so there not dripping water, then spray lowa snow seal or water repel all over them a couple times with5 mins between applications, then let them sit to wick off until damp but not soaked, then rub in lowa cream liberally. That’s the instructions that lowa supply for continued water resistance. The boots have been water proof for most of their life. I use a Kuiu water proof gator and most of my hunting is done a creek bed to access tops that requires cris-crossing a dozen times or so in water that is mid calf on average, usually 99% dry by the time I leave the creek. Wet grass or tussock though, unless your boots have a fresh application of waterproofing the water seems to just push in