Posts by jcell

Hey, my brother lives in Ithica now for graduate research and needs a cold weather boot. He's looking at a few including the insulated Filson Highlander. Have you tried it, do you like it? Any others you can recommend. 

Hey Crane, Just an update. I got the filson boot oil last week and applied it. The boots are feeling great now that I've stopped caring so much for their safety. I've been wearing the shit out of them. I haven't had a chance to take...

Quote: Originally Posted by Crane's  The wax is for retreating oil finished tin, cover and shelter cloth. It's not made to treat leather. You got the right stuff. Now get an old rag and literally soak it with boot oil and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Crane's  As much as I would like to I do have to draw a line in the sand and stop. I'm sure the 744s would do just fine. Now if they do a shell boot in say whiskey or natural shell yeah it...

Quote: Originally Posted by ElDave  I honestly don't mean to be rude, but two things: 1. If two people with experience in high end shoe care both tell you the same thing, maybe there's some merit to it. 2. If...

Quote: Originally Posted by Crane's  They won't look the same no matter what you do. Each piece of the boot is most likely made from different hides or at best different sections of the same hide. That means each...

Can some one help me out with my Wolverine 1000 mile Tan Addisons.   I just want the top one to look like the bottom one. Been like that since day one. Maybe gotten a little worse. 

Quote: Originally Posted by Crane's  Neatsfoot oil is another product that may or may not be the real thing. I stay away from it as well. Your boots aren't loosing color either. They're lightening up because that's a flex...

Quote: Originally Posted by Crane's  The real stuff is animal fat and it can get rancid on you. The other stuff isn't mink oil at all, it's some petroleum based concoction and petroleum anything is bad for...

Quote: Originally Posted by bicktrav  I have a few pairs of 1000 Mile Boots, including the 721s.  This doesn't look egregious.  I wouldn't worry.  I can do similar things if I start pressing down on the...