One point about breathability, goretex is breathable, like leather.... but when you paste wax all over the boot, you make it un-breathable..... any wax that soakes through the leather to the goretex layer, also stops that from being breathable too.... Little and often with good old kiwi boot polish will keep the boots waterproof and breathable!!

This my favourite bushcraft all time and those videos are awesome and brilliant and please support this amazing man and he's bushcraft channel of the year

Very good video mate.... I never melted down the wax on a hob before but I tend to put plenty on and use the hair dryer and soft cloth rub it in.... Good stuff mate.

Nice vid Brian. Love all you stuff.

I scrub and brush the wax on.. And then use a hair dryer on a warm heat to melt it into the boots.... Quick and easy and it's been working for me for years.....

All other then using soap when washing them the video is good. The best to wash them with is for example saddle soap. Myself use nikwax first spray to saturate the leather then a thin nikwax oil then nikwax shoe wax and buff that inn. Good video mate.

I start preparing my boots from new a week before i even wear them, it has to be factory clean, bring them to room temperature and wax them, little heat from a blower until the wax melts then let the boots rest for a day or two to absorb the wax and start the process all over again, repeat 3 times then your boots ready for the first trip! Meindl Glockner, life expectancy 12-15 years, approximately 1000 miles

Brian Please Dont use dish soap on Your Scarpas its to harsh it will dry the natutal oils in the leather, try something like Lexol leather cleaner/ conditioner . soap/ detergants disolve oils ,just warm water & a brush generaly work just fine. also dont forget to remove & wash the insoles , maybe a litle foot powder (anti fungil) its whats inside that counts. Happy Feet Bro!

Thankyou, I didn't properly know how to wax a boot and now I do😁😁

Do you know of a good alternative to almond oil? My girlfriend is allergic to nuts. Would olive oil go rancid too quickly?

Good info for sure. Do you have a video making your own wax? I've made some greenland wax but that was just paraffin and beeswax, I'd be interested in seeing how you actually make your wax. Thanks for the great info and ATB.

@JourneymanHandcraft

8 жыл бұрын

Its in the pipe line :D

@RobertMcKenzie

8 жыл бұрын

OutdoorLifeOfBrian Cool. Is it done yet? is it done yet? hahaha

thanks mate nice helpful video

I also like leather boots. If the weather is soaking wet for a long time I guess rubber boots is the only way to go. I have never used wax on mine, just greasy shoe shine. It has been working good as well :) Thanks - Martin

@JourneymanHandcraft

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah its what ever works bro. Anything to feed the leather with waterproofing quality will work :D

Really good content! I'm going to try making my own wax cakes.

@JourneymanHandcraft

8 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help :D

Brian, have you considered using a basting brush instead of a cloth when it comes to the liquid wax? 😁

@JourneymanHandcraft

8 жыл бұрын

Good shout, never thought of that before :)

An excellent tutorial Bill! You can't leave us hanging like that though. We want a video showing how you make your wax! All the best, Al

@JourneymanHandcraft

8 жыл бұрын

Im not Bill but Ill make the video shortly aha :D

@knucker4931

8 жыл бұрын

Sorry Brian! Just having a senior moment. All the best, Al

how do mold you wax??

Hello Brian (good name 😁) Should you apply a wax based product to brand new boots before you even wear them ?

@GypsyGirl317

4 ай бұрын

Yes. I just watched a video on that right before this one. 😊

@brianmorrison9168

4 ай бұрын

@@GypsyGirl317 thanks .. in the end i did add wax to my new boots and it certainly helped

Always thought you'd make a good scrubber ~Peace~

Hey, I just wax my brown boots (casual) and now they're really dark. Does this fade back to their original colour or what? Sorry, I'm a noob.

@DrZenithWhy

7 жыл бұрын

I think they do, once the wax are already gone :)

Gold label wax, rub it on with a finger and drive in using a brush....way easier than all his faf.

why wax and not greese?

I think a paint brush would be better to apply the melted wax

@JourneymanHandcraft

8 жыл бұрын

Good idea! thanks aha :)

Hi verry good vidéo

2021 now, every high end expressive quality boot is glued now :)

Filthy boots, my gf loves that.