Waterproofing Your Leather Boots - Wax vs Grease 

I scrolled down looking for this and found it immediately.

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That two-finger technique is highly recommended. Three if you are feeling adventurous and four if you want to test the limits. And 5....on your on risk.

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Soul-wax😗

Looks like a pair of "Lundhags Forest"

Andrew MacAulay , Fall is the most beautiful season and so cosy

@@bludaisiestarlite7626 yes it is...in appearance here in New Brunswick we are not far off from eriks home in seasonal colours.

Andrew MacAulay , Winter is Autumn's beautiful sister. Everything turns into a magical wonderland. I love snow on the pine trees and snowmen and snow angels. It's breathtakingly exquisite.

@@bludaisiestarlite7626 very well said...i still appreciate these transitions as I did when I was a child.

Gracias Erik , usted es sin duda , muy original. Le cuento que yo amo el café, siempre que usted se sirve uno , yo me preparo otro. Muchas gracias. Lo felicito por la vida que lleva, tan natural, tranquila y armoniosa!

Try dubbin. It's animal fat based. Very good for leather.

I did buy dubbin wax some time ago. Is that the same thing?

@@WalksWithOlly yep. Same thing.

Thanks Daniel. They both work well, but I especially like the smell of the grease. It may darken the leather if the shoes are in light color though.

I understood the smell, waterproofing agents persistence, hardness and smoothness of leather surfaces you said in this video, But... I didn't know the connection between leather color and waterproofing agents. Actually, my leather boots are brown, not too dark. Thank you for letting me know.

The cranes always making a spectacular farewell when they leave.

Peterborough Canoe do you sell it? It sounds great.

@@tommonaghan111 Hi Tom, I've not been asked that before - quite an unexpected question! No I don't, but it's dead simple to make. Any butcher can give you fat from round the heart or kidneys. Chop it up and let it sizzle in a frying pan until you can pour the clear fat off the crispy remains (which are basically just membranes and ideal for the dog once cool). Pour into a tin, add a slop of wood tar (about a twentieth by volume, but it doesn't have to be precise), stir, decant into smaller tins for convenience, and allow to cool. On a cool day it needs the heat of your thumbs to rub it onto the leather; on a hot day it will be much softer. Smells wonderful.

@@jonathanreynolds2227 what is wood tar, does it have another name,and where can you find it?

@@patmiddleton3947 Pat, it's the stuff that bubbles out of resinous wood (e.g. pine, birch) when you heat it (without burning it). So it's basically all the phenolic defence chemicals, evolved by the tree as a defence against pathogens. That makes it great as an antiseptic/anti-fungal material in situations where you don't mind it being a bit sticky and there is no significant risk to health (most phenolic compounds are carcinogens). So it is traditionally used as a preservative for wooden boats, rope, etc. You can still buy it from chandlers, also in smaller quantities from equestrian suppliers as "Stockholm Tar'. Alternatively you can extract your own. Search 'wood tar' here in RU-vid and you'll find several instructional videos. Smells fantastic!

Thanks Andreas!

ss s Wot?

Erik could model sportswear

sory for speling

Must have been Corcorans. I still have mine as well! I still keep a mirror finish on them, but I rarely wear them anymore.

Good tips! Thanks David

Yes, lots of cranes in the air today heading south.

@@erik_normark fab.. they seem to sometimes skirt by our place.. but not often. I've never seen them..😐

Thanks Donna. Yes, looking forward to frosty mornings soon :)

Thanks Kevin

Hej :) Yes the smell of tar is part of the joy with this grease.

Hi. If it's only raining it could last the whole day, but if you walk through a wetland area you can start get water in within an hour.

I put it on immediately, there's no reason to wait. It helps preserve the leather.

I think they should work! Thanks

Hi, Barr. I don't know what size are You, but I have a Barken model for sale. I have to look what size it actually is but I am 10.5 US and it fits me very well. Let me know if You are interested. New condition. Alex

lundhags, I think.

Lundhags Forest

Erik Normark shoots most (if not all, please correct me if I am wrong) in the North of Sweden. By the autumn colors in the middle of september, that makes a lot of sense :-)

Lundhags leather grease.

Thanks. Those are lingon berries.

Sabes qué marca son esas botas?

No🤦

What? Vaseline will eventually dry out the leather and damage it. It is not made for treated leather products, only human skin.

Some vaseline can deteriorate synthetic based stitching and parts. Stitched rubber toecap of my work boot years ago ended like this.

Hi Patrice, you are cheeky, neighbor :)) I've got my eye on a pair of Manitobah Mukluks . . . do you know anything about these or have any experience with them? Thanks, Donna

Personaly i always add a pair, they are the faverate of canadian prairies first nation , but now they even have fashionable , in snow they really are the best many type of leather and fur , the soles are made of vibram sole, or kevlar, rubber, and i sugest you do so if your in the market, for in town , but for snow showing, all leather, fur, babish , whitch is tendom, squeze my french Dona but what is cheeky...

ok for cheeky i chek my dictionary...and yes i love to laught, or good sense of humour

@@patricelacroix8049 Thanks Patrice, I need them for snow and probably deep snow this year according to the almanac:) I read they are treated with native tree resin for water-resistance and the wool liner may actually be a little too warm for me. Thankfully it's removeable. Take Care, Donna p.s. your Canada Geese started flying thru a couple of weeks ago . . .

yes, just saying hello, but were you at dear donna ?

It depends on how much I use them, but normally during hiking season once or twice a month.

I've heard of the trailrunners. Maybe one day I'll try them too!

Klättermusen Dvalin

I was baiting you son - Who the f*** would hike with rubber bottoms for the very reason you stated " breathability" - nobody - absolutely NoBody round these parts would wear rubber on the lower part of their boots for hiking ( except for the sole of course). How could you even be able to walk a mile with your obnoxious boots without having damp clammy feet?

"Lundhags - The soul of Swedish Lundhags is tradition. In quality, comfort and function. And has been ever since the 1930s when Jonas Lundhag started to make comfortable boots in outstanding quality. And to this day Lundhags are world wide famous for their boots."...Yes, you are absolutely right. If I only had something else to wear than shitty Lundhags...they are horrible. Pffft...Swedes, what do they know about outdoors.

@@judita1 what are talking about ? I've only complimented the beauty of the woman modeling his coffee t-shirt . Is this a misunderstanding ? If not , I don't understand .

In this case I'm sorry : )

@@judita1 I understand : ) I used some "local" slang english . Easy to misinterpret . I feel better ! Thanks for the response ; )