Thread: Lowa Tibet Rand

On my Tibet once the rand had peeled off it exposed the seam down by the sole. The stitching wore out through rubbing and the seam opened allowing water in and the boot to eventually fall to pieces.

My tibets have been mint. Hundreds of km on them. Hunted in them almost every single weekend this last year and year before, including 95km in 2 weeks over the roar. Have minor peel on the rand on the side of the boot but seems to be caused by the jagged terrain and rocks of the place I hunt the most. Most boots will loose the sole if not used enough as the glue goes hard from under use. If you read the care instructions it states the boots must be worn at a minimum every 3 months to keep the glue supple and the leather treated regularly to keep it from splitting and cracking. The same would be for the rand, if the runner dries out on top of dry leather I doubt any kind of glue would hold it together

Was just looking at new boots for my son and checked when I brought my tibets. In reply #2 I said mine were about 5 years old and layered with snoseal from the day I got them, turns out they are just short of 7 1/2 years old and they have been used in some pretty aggressive environments. They may be expensive but for the price I got them for back then it's worked out cheaper than some other cheap brand from the green shed.
Happy customer here.

I run the lowa rangers. I find them the perfect balance of rigidity and weight. Each pair lasts me 4-5 years and I thrash them. Never sit them near a fire to dry them out.

Yes the rand adhesion issue has been around for a few years in NZ. I had the same issue on my boots (Scarpa & Katmandu NTX) over the last decade. Tried Shoogoo, ados glue etc etc - all very temp type repair. Then heard about others using wader repair glue - called 'Stormsure' available in small and larger squeeze tubes. Finally found the glue that works - brilliant stuff. Available in H&F shops or buy online from other suppliers. The trick is to ensure your boot is dry - i used a match stick or small painters brush to push the 'stormsure' glue between the rand and leather. Dries overnight. Having used this method the last 10 years or so on two prs of my hunting boots, seems to work well without the rand peeling. And I am hunting in tahr country/screes at times. Make sure after the 'stormsure' tube is opened, place in the freezer until required again - saves the remainder glue going off in the tube.