Clarks Desert Boots

I'm sure this has been asked before, but how will a pair of Db's beeswax hold up in snow? I'm heading home in a week or two, and will be going from really nice weather to snowy conditions. Should I even bother taking my Db's?

Originally Posted by Officer Of The Watch

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I'm sure this has been asked before, but how will a pair of Db's beeswax hold up in snow? I'm heading home in a week or two, and will be going from really nice weather to snowy conditions. Should I even bother taking my Db's?

You shouldn't bother. You'll most likely be slipping and sliding everywhere.

Originally Posted by handsometigers

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You shouldn't bother. You'll most likely be slipping and sliding everywhere.

I had a feeling that was going to be the case

Despite what some may say, you can slip in the rain with your DB.

Damn it was scary when it happened to me, last time i'll be wearing them shoes. And I am not even talking about a downpour... just sprinkling or when the ground is wet with puddles

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But it depends... my 2 year old beeswax db was slipping crazy. my new davidz pair of DB was fine in the pouring rain. It depends in the long run the amount of wear and how the sole of the shoe condition is.

Fellas,

If you live in the LA area and want DB's/Bushacre's head to Nordstrom Rack at the Howard Hughes Center.

I picked up a sand suede and a beeswax for $30 a piece. But I had credits and so on so the price for you would be $60 each. I could've proxy'd them but its too much work.

They had a lot of sand suedes from 8-11 and about 4 or 5 beeswax from 9-11

gl

oh, i'm pretty sure these are bushacre's (better than db's) because the sole is different. rubber? leather? its just not that cheap looking sole the db has.

is this TTS or is it better to do 1/2 size down? I've got a nordstrom rack 5 minutes from my place...I think I'll go there today

how do these fair in the rain?

Originally Posted by phaseshift

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is this TTS or is it better to do 1/2 size down? I've got a nordstrom rack 5 minutes from my place...I think I'll go there today

how do these fair in the rain?

I'm normally a 9.5 and I always buy 9. The leather will stretch so IMO the 9 will turn into a 9.5.

This DO NOT do well in rain UNLESS if you use the protector stuff. I bought a can from my local shoe repair guy and he demonstrated how to protect your suedes. Spray it generously once. Let it dry for 10 mins. Spray it generously twice and let it dry.

I've worn my and it's been raining hard the past few days. Water gets on it and then its gone.

Ive heard of other ppl find DB's at their local rack. I spoke to a sales associate and they said the one I mentioned gets the most because 1. it's the biggest store and 2. it fits the "clientele". The one in BH gets diff types of shoes.

Originally Posted by Crump's Brother

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you have better pics??

i've been looking for good pics of them to see how the color is in person

I too would like to see more pics, for some reason they look more brown on my screen

how many ******* people are going to ask if desert boots are good in the rain/snow??

Originally Posted by k4lnamja

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I'm normally a 9.5 and I always buy 9. The leather will stretch so IMO the 9 will turn into a 9.5. This DO NOT do well in rain UNLESS if you use the protector stuff. I bought a can from my local shoe repair guy and he demonstrated how to protect your suedes. Spray it generously once. Let it dry for 10 mins. Spray it generously twice and let it dry. I've worn my and it's been raining hard the past few days. Water gets on it and then its gone.
I just came back from the Rack and I was so close to buying the beeswax then I saw the line and I was like , with the beeswax I can just use Obanauf Oil right? Since it's not suede

Originally Posted by mike868y

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how many ******* people are going to ask if desert boots are good in the rain/snow??

dude seriously chill out, people ask these questions such as myself because it might rain occasionally etc here in California.

What if you're wearing them and its nothing but sunshine all of sudden it starts to rain? Who carries a ******* second pair of shoes around them?

The question is asked so that people who's gone through with them in the rain/snow can chime in and give feedback as to how to protect the boots.

Hold on, now you're gonna say use the search function right? Have you seen how big this thread is? You ask a question and then have to go forward 10 pages to even find your answer. Who's got all day to go through a thread this massive? Now you're gonna say something like there's other threads, well I've seen what happens to people who make a thread about "How does DB fair in the rain?" The same people like you tell them to go search for it...and we've already covered that route in this post haven't we?

Originally Posted by phaseshift

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I just came back from the Rack and I was so close to buying the beeswax then I saw the line and I was like

, with the beeswax I can just use Obanauf Oil right? Since it's not suede

I dont know what Obanauf Oil is but I know most SFers use snoseal. Supposedly it's a protectant and makes your boots darker. I'd like if the bees were darker so I might just darken them. BUT, I really wanted brown suede boots so I might sell these or return em

Originally Posted by k4lnamja

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I dont know what Obanauf Oil is but I know most SFers use snoseal. Supposedly it's a protectant and makes your boots darker. I'd like if the bees were darker so I might just darken them. BUT, I really wanted brown suede boots so I might sell these or return em

I'm in a bind man, I'm leaning more towards the Sand colored ones now...

I've got the LL Beans for jeans and also can wear them with chinos. But I can get the Sand also and wear them with jeans...i figured since the boots are already Beeswax, I should go with suede and lighter suede...or dark browm? yay nay?