fixing holes in leather boots

[Gary_Yngve]

any good tips?

 

i've been using Shoe Goo, but it only lasts so long when bushwhacking and kicking steps in snow

[knelson]

Let me guess... clumsy step with crampon into toe of opposite boot?

 

I went a season with ShoeGoo to fix a self-inflicted crampon wound. That seemed to last the longest out of all the homemade fixes, but still didn't do the job.

 

I just found it to finally be a reason to breakdown and buy new boots. That worked!

 

-kurt

[tomtom]

Return them to REI.

[gslater]

I patched a "crampon point through the toe" hole with SeamGrip a couple of years ago, and it seems to be holding up quite well.

[Caleb]

if the hole is in the toe or another place that does not flex much fiberglass and epoxy work very well. it remains fairly flexible and the epoxy sticks well to rough out leather

[OlympicMtnBoy]

I had this hole wear out on the outside of my boots near where my little toe is, maybe too much crack climbing in backpacking boots.

 

There is a great little shoe repair stand in the market in the city of Turkistan, Kazakhstan that fixed it for about a dollar. They even offered to add an identical looking patch to my other boot so they would match. I'd definately look them up.

 

If you can't go to Kazakhstan though, basically he just patched it with a piece of leather and some heavy duty upholstry/shoe thread. I slobbered shoe goo on it too and it's held up pretty well for the last 10 months or so although I have a new hole forming on the other side and the tread is entirely flat now so it might be time for new boots. Good luck.