@Reindeer
Good one Paul - was hopping you still had that info and would put on here
He is right ah ?
I replaced another pair that sold on Trade Me - the boys father who bought them was shocked with the offer of replace or refund - he was extremely happy with deal and took the replace option.
I was hoping we might get more info on soles that lasted as I need new boots I can trust, the soles on my old pair which are well over 10yrs old & sat in a cupboard for years because I had 2 pair of them are still mint (the back seam burst open) but have the Meindl sole have folks found these better ?
Well done to Sarvo I would say, very cool of you to make people happy like that & those sole don't look too bad, you would think they could be glued back up, not the ones on these buggers !
@Scout the "grey bit of the sole on my Meindls was knackered. If you scratched ya finger down it it would come away like say polystyrene.
Thats why the glue kept coming away. It would bond to the sole but the sole was knackered.
Is it possible to get the boots repaired that have shit themselves like the examples in others pictures? I’ve got a pair exactly the same with minimal use and wouldn’t mind getting them fixed rather than fork out for brand new.
I believe so by Alan Perrett of Perrett Shoe Repair Ashburton 027 437 5840, I'm told from $180 to $200 ?
Hang on a minute....so this is a known fault and their answer to it is to wear them more often to stop it.....How about you use some of the $600-700 per pair and get your R&D department to engineer the problem out?????
I have found expensive boots have an expensive upkeep, all the required maintenance need to keep them good is just not worth it.
If I got two years out of a pair of boots I wear regularly I'd be happy! Haha. But wear them almost daily and normally the soles wear out or the internals wear out.
If you guys have a pair of boots to resole, have a look at Bennett Shoe Repair in Invercargill. Hamish is a top fella and did my last pair (Bestards that are coming up 3 years old - very happy with them). He only charged $100 - cost of the new sole and his time! Bloody cheap compared to everyone else I contacted, and his work quality is impeccable.
I'm drawn to the mountains and the bush, it's where life is clear, where the world makes the most sense.
See there’s the problem, they’re not 6-700 $ boots. They’re everyday footwear in the country of origin, just touted here as some sort of specialty gear.
Most of the Meindls we know of are $250 boots in Germany, a country with a high standard of living, and are therefore seen as disposable.
Easily landed here off the inter web for $350.
Be prepared for re-soled Meindls to go down at least 1/2 a size, especially if the rand is replaced, that really pinches in the toe box. Repairers, even the ones mentioned and used by Stager do not have access to factory production lasts, so the boot comes down in size.
Been through this with 2 pairs of Makalu Pro’s, a mate with Island Pro’s and Makalus.....all went to TM.
Just my real world experience.
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I'm drawn to the mountains and the bush, it's where life is clear, where the world makes the most sense.
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