Nepal Extreme laces

[Matt Kidd]

These laces have always aggravated me as they slack off and come undone much too easily. Has anyone found a good replacement lace that solves this problem?

[genepires]

same boot, same problem. After tying the boot normally, I take the loop ends and make a square knot. Never comes undone but it can take a little to untie when the day is done.

[mike1]

same boot, same problem. After tying the boot normally, I take the loop ends and make a square knot. Never comes undone but it can take a little to untie when the day is done.

I do the same on my Nepals, but more out of habit... having laces come undone is not an option. On the flip side, my Scarpa Tiolet's laces blew out after 3 seasons so I replaced them with Sportiva laces. Sportiva laces have lasted longer than any other lace I've had.

[jmace]

The Cobbler on west 2nd has great laces and knows exactly what your problems is. He has these nice flat laces that wont loosen

 

I found that by avoiding ther upper lace point and just wrapping the lace once around the boot before tying has worked well and I have continued to use the original lace. I bought flat laces for my Vegas and they have worked quite well.

 

J

[MtnManMatt]

I do this:

 

After you've made your 1st overhand knot and are making your 2nd with the "bights", try passing the bight thru a 2nd time.

 

Never comes undone and pulls apart with a tug...

[Frikadeller]

I always just tie a regular lace knot, and then one more overhand knot. My Nepals, nor my Trango alps ever loosen after that.

 

Took a few trips with constantly loosening boots to figure this out.

[Matt Kidd]

I have done that to little success. Recent trips out using the square knot seem to have solved the problem for me. After a bit of walking and the usual loosening that occurs with all boots I tightened them up and threw in the square knot. Worked well. Thanks for the input all.