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post #31 of 36
12/3/10 at 2:07pm
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Originally Posted by Roguls View Post
Boots are not meant to be worn in the rain.

Huh.

Count me out of ever buying Wolverine. I'll stick with the other reputable North American makers: Chippewa, Red Wing, White's, Wesco, Danner, Dayton, Viberg, etc. etc. etc.

I sno-sealed an old pair of Knapp Lineman's boots I inherited from my father, and they withstood ridiculous amounts of water.

Be careful about over-doing waterproofing your boots, too.

How is it bad if you over do the waterproofing?
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post #32 of 36
12/3/10 at 5:56pm
+1
i almost purchased a pair ahead of this fall/winter and I'm glad I didn't.

I can't see these being a good choice anywhere where there can be rain/snow daily like here in the northeast.

I have a pair of redwing GT's that have treated me well through two winters in Boston/NYC and they (still) feel indestructible.
i'd treat the 1000 miles likely the same way i'd treat a pair of alden indys. carefully.




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Originally Posted by Roguls View Post
Boots are not meant to be worn in the rain.

Huh.

Count me out of ever buying Wolverine.
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post #33 of 36
12/3/10 at 6:13pm
I just looked at pictures of the boots and I'm sorry you agree you shouldn't be wearing them in snow or rain. If you do, expect damage regardless of waterproofing.
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post #34 of 36
12/3/10 at 7:18pm
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Originally Posted by bobm View Post
Hey Karl,

Was on the phone with Wolverine CS; long story short explained the situation to the rep and (after conferring with someone else) told me to expect the boots to get wet in any type of rain - not downpours, or standing in puddles, but any type of wet weather. Ok, I emailed her some of the posts here regarding applying waterproofing materials and got nowhere - same story - not meant to be worn in the rain. Ok, awaiting her response after she/they read some of the threads here. A tad frustrating, because she obviously isn't familiar enough with the boots to make an intelligent assessment about the boot's moisture resistence.

Bob
The Wolverine rep at Redeem gave me a similar story -- the boots are meant to be worn out to dinner when it's nice outside, not hiking in a rainstorm.
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post #35 of 36
12/4/10 at 9:47am
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Originally Posted by Jodum5 View Post
I just looked at pictures of the boots and I'm sorry you agree you shouldn't be wearing them in snow or rain. If you do, expect damage regardless of waterproofing.

Well, snow would be one thing I woould never wear them in, but rain after waterproofing? Again this wouldn't be my first choice in a downpour, but after Karl from Crane's very successful experience with waterproofing, and my doing the same procedure, I thought that it would at least survive without getting totally soaked through. I mean Karl put them through hell and back and water didn't get through.
I am not looking to use these boots for any type of rough stuff andf believe that you wear the right boots or shoes for the right/different activities, but I was a bit dissapointed.
Still waiting for the rep from Wolverine to get back to me to see what's what.

Bob
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post #36 of 36
12/4/10 at 3:24pm
If you're out in the rain, it's gotta be something like a Rockport XCS, Gore-Tex type boot. I have a few pairs of sem-dressy Gore-Tex lined boots for really wet condition/winter salt and slush. The fancy leather soled/commando topy boots and shoes stay inside till the salt and snow go away.

Of course, leather thickness might play a part as well - Trickers Stow, for example, seems to be a country-style, out in the wet grass type boot. Based on pics, the leather and sole seem a lot thicker. Maybe that provides a better barrier to the weather.

You might want to take your Wolverines to a shoe repair place and get a commando or smooth rubber topy applied. If you stop the leather sole from absorbing the ground wet, things might stay drier longer.
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