An old rubber doormat works really well for outsole material. Usually has nonslip tred design and it's made to be walked on. You could make a nice pair of boots for close to nothing if you are willing to search around a bit.

The glue is a professional cobbler's glue, great bang for the buck

This one needs a follow up vid. Thank you so much for sharing!

Love this idea. We definitely need an update video to for comfort, durability etc. Keep up the great work.

Excellent 🎉

Neil, a great idea. Having stuck soles myself, it is a good idea to apply pressure to the centre of the soles, or the sole can bow out. I have used a couple of six inch G cramps which can get inside the shoe, sometimes in conjunction with a piece of wood under the sole.

@nates.9100

3 жыл бұрын

Personally I've had success running a narrow piece of wood on the inside of the boot, and clamping onto that, as well as the edges.

AMAZING .. didnt cost the earth. amazing work

Awesome concept! would love to see a follow up after some hikes and see how they hold up

Absolutely brilliant

Monthy Phytons reference in 1st minute was enough for me to subscribe :)

Fab reuse of some well worn boots, I resoled mine with an old tyre, love your content

@shempshempleton4746

3 жыл бұрын

That setup would have been a great video!

@wolfza2630

3 жыл бұрын

Ho Chi Min Boots. Had the same idea while watching this vid.

Loved the monte python reference

I use shoe goo to repair the soles of my shoes, I'm cheap😀😀😀😀 They came out very nice. 👍👏👏👏

Great video and awesome idea. I’m going to try it. Thanks for sharing 👍

Chiming in here as a "barefoot" hiker/runner. Been wearing Luna sandals for years (about 10 now?), absolutely love them. Before wearing them I used Vibram 5-finger toe shoes for a few years, but getting them sized properly was a huge pain compared to the barefoot sandals that are available so I moved on from them. Luna sandals are basically just that rubber soling material with some straps, looks like boots made in this method would work great. You could also make sandals out of this same method by cutting two slots, one on each side a bit ahead of the ankle, and then punching a hole in the spot between the big toe and the one next to it. Put some nylon webbing through that front hole, tie a stopper knot on the underside, and run the other side over the top of the foot and through the slot on the outside of the foot. Run it around the back of the foot, through the slot on the inside of the foot, and then tie it off to the portion passing over the foot. Very cool to see that it's basically just as simple to make a boot using cut-to-size soling material like that. And yeah, the feeling of having such lightweight footwear is amazing, almost addictive even. I can't go back to hiking in big heavy shoes that each weigh more than twice as much as the sandals I'm used to.. but I could see myself using lightweight boots like this.

interesting project Neil. Thanks Nate

Great idea, thanks a lot! A few remarks: this planer is a tool for dry wall installation or gypsum boards. Not sure if I would use it but would instead try some low grid sandpaper like 60, 80 or 100 grid probably on a power sander. OK, re. the contact glue: you want to paste it with a brush on both sides but not very think, check with the tip of your finger after 10-15 minutes if the thinner in the glue has evaporated meaning it doesn't stick to your finger anymore once it dried enough, put both parts together (that's the tricky part as there's no way to correct positioning anymore and smash all of the glued area with a flat rubber hammer spot after spot. Contact glue does NOT require any drying time like wood glue. But it loves ONE second or so of max pressure!

Nice job gotta give this a try

Well crafted my friend.

Good idea , thanks for sharing , God bless !

Love Roamers desert wellies, cheap as chips and bomb proof.

@RobertsBulgaria

3 жыл бұрын

You didn't get your Desert Wellies issued then. 😉

@jimcy1318

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobertsBulgaria used to be standard wear on ship for booty and Commando forces, also worked with jeans for the run ashore. 👍

Glad to see a video like this since I have very wide feet and most zero drop is very narrow.

Nice usefully video Neil. I've got some summer boots with crappie uncomfortable soles on so I don't wear them. I gonna give this a go now.

I worked a few years on a shoe repair business. Soles like that can easily be removed with all purpose thinner that some leather craft store sell. Soles are put back on with contact cement. Hammer the sole back on if you do not have a shoe press from the interior to the edges. A note of caution: boots with heals are often constructed with a shank in the sole to support the arch as well as the upper is shaped to match this shape. Removing the heal may make the foot ware uncomfortable.

@alexatorres6248

Жыл бұрын

The whole point of the video is to make the boots zero-drop... No raised arch, toe-box, raised heel. Barefoot shoes, essentially.

@agnesagni

2 ай бұрын

@@alexatorres6248 no, it is not barefoot. It twists the big toe inwards from its forward pointing position.

Great video

Very good my friend

Barge might be a good alternative for sole cement. Thanks for video.

Another absolutely fantastic video Neil! Thanks for this, I've just ordered some rubber sheets and glue for a resole! Keep up the great work mate. Danny

@greencraft4783

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Danny, thanks for all you do too.....and good luck with the festival buddy

I'm going to be doing this with my trail runners that I bought from goodwill for $7 I'm just going to be cutting out the foam and leaving the base trail rubber layer only then sewing it all together and gluing as needed I really like your idea a whole lot because I also don't want to buy $150 pair of winter boots so hopefully I can find some boots I can do this to as well :)

This glue is made in Poland :) and here cost less than 1 GBP.

Hey! I don't remember when I subscribed to your channel, But I'm so glad I did! Your videos are so interesting, innovative and well made! Thank you very much for all your work! Cheers from Belgium 🇧🇪 😀

@greencraft4783

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, comments like that make it all worthwhile, that is very kind

this looks like the PROHo dudes brother

Nice work! This kind of cement, however, does not require clamping to adhere well -- in fact it is more usual to ensure bonding with well-placed hammer blows, using a special steel appliance inside the shoe and a broad-faced hammer on the outside (on the bottom of the sole). Lacking that, you might try cutting a piece of plywood (one will do) to fit inside the shoe while hammering the sole with a dead-blow hammer -- you can hardly strike the bottom too hard or too many times . . .

@robshirewood5060

3 жыл бұрын

Agree on that, Impact adhesive is supposed to do that. I always add a few stitches at stress points with waxed linen thread when doing my shoes and boots. I am NOT a trained shoe repairer.

@robertphillips93

3 жыл бұрын

@James Cunliffe yes, although the type used for repair work is different than lasts used in shoe manufacturing. The one we used 50 years ago at the shoe store was cast iron about 8 inches tall, with a semi-flat surface top and bottom, each foot-shaped, and one sized to fit into kids and women's shoes, the other for bigger sizes. Used on a solid workbench, you could transfer a lot of bonding impetus to a sole with a well-placed hammer blow . . . the simple technique is well demonstrated in shoe repair videos.

@OssyTK

3 жыл бұрын

This particular glue when used on absorbent surface(leather,cloth etc.)should be applied twice,second layer after 20 min. 15 min.after applying last layer it should be activated for about 3 min.in arround 55*C,for the best bond.It requiers putting pressure of ~ 0,5 HPa (~ 5kg/cm square) for 15 sec.Full strenght after 48 h.Took the info from cpec.sheet.Hope it will help someone.

Bochem makes even better glue, called "Bonikol Pur-B". I think it's kind of industrial-strong one 💪Check it out. Greetings from Poland😁

A follow up to see how They go Please Neil would be great to see , and that goes for all Your Kit !

@greencraft4783

Жыл бұрын

There is a video up, after a year of use, still great!

I'm wearing Designer Swedish Military Surplus. A bit of M59 crossed with M90 with a splash of English (not British) MTP. 🤣 With a choice of LK35/70 or a civvy Haglöfs when I don't want to freak people out 😹

The difference between who you are and who you want to be. Is what you do.

I am going to make my cousin Ed running to turn into a zero drop. Save money. Thanks

How do you take care of suede leather? I like how breathable it is, I thought adding wax would reduce this, but increase life span

@DancingSpacePotato

2 жыл бұрын

Something like Collonil leather gel will hydrate suede, but keep the texture. Keep it clean and it’ll last decades if it’s high quality to begin with

Ideally, you take shoe cement, apply to both sides of what you want to stick together, and let it dry before sticking it and hammering it on.

I like making your own kit vids, good ideas but would be interested in a follow up video on how they hold up after use, also what are the advantages of the zero drop footwear over the conventional type if any.👍

@simplefieldcraft

3 жыл бұрын

Zero drop is a more natural position. It will strengthen your lower leg muscles. So for the first few months of wearing ZD’s your lower legs will ache. Read born to run. I’ve been wearing ZD for 3+ years now and have done multi day long walks with no problems. Run in minimal foot ware. Have no knee problems anymore. 5km pb under 25min. We have been sold over engineered shoes that damage our bodies for to long. I wear vivo barefoot trackers FG as my hiking boot.

@jimcy1318

3 жыл бұрын

@@simplefieldcraft thanks for the feed back, 👍

They look like they are going to be extremely slippery in any type of terrain, even in the city if it's the least bit wet.

Isn't it possible to buy precut replacement rubber soles?

I've been looking for a pair of those roamers for years, brilliant boots. Stood up to every sort of abuse, got them caked in wet mud, 5 minutes with a wire brush and they were brand new again. Better than the so called walking boots I've had since by a million miles. Can you still buy them?

@_SonOfPear_

3 жыл бұрын

www.desertboots.com/roamers-commander-mens-taupe-p8030

@greenjack1959l

3 жыл бұрын

@@_SonOfPear_ many thanks, but found them on Amazon in the end, £30 with free next day delivery, over the moon.👍

I would love to do this with more shoes. I've had ankle injuries and can't stand even a small heel. I like completely flat shoes and boots. I think if I were going to do this, I would draw the outline of the shoe on the new sole but not cut it out. I would then scuff both sides and apply the glue within the perimeter and stick the boot on so that any excess could be cut off if it wasn't aligned perfectly. Then you can cut around it and clamp it and clean it up after it sits for 24hrs. For clamping, I would have used some sort of painting sticks or wood strips that could extend the middle and clamp on either side to put pressure over the middle as well as the edges. Before gluing anything on, I would have tidied up the threads on the shoe with a threadzapper so there were no strands hanging out. How well do the new soles grip when walking? This helped me to see the construction of the boots and I plan to do something like this using some slippers. Thank you.

Can you purchase thicker soling material?

I am thinking a walmart pair of house slip on chanks, remove the bottom soul from the inner soul as a proto type... Yes, yeeeeees that is a mighty fine idea for now...

where can I get a smock like that?

Yup, it is in polish language and it translates as "shoemaker's glue" :) And the process was correct. It is a butapren glue, so you cover both roughed up sides, degass it for 15 - 20 mins, stick it together and clamp it for a day:) Also your ventilation remark was good. It smells badly and it's not good for health.

I made boot souls from tires they last a long time and you can make sandals also

@seraphinpanlion9101

3 жыл бұрын

What tires did you use ?

@lsmith992

2 жыл бұрын

There's a bloke in some African country making ultra cheap sandals he sells on at markets , made from tires. Very popular by the look of it.

Best not to breath in leather dust, it's carcinogenic....very. Think asbestos level bad Good tutorial. That neoprene contact adhesive can be made to have a strong bond by hammering the parts together. Hence the term impact adhesive used with some brands of glue.

Any idea if you can still get these? I’m looking for a warm weather pair of boots

@_SonOfPear_

3 жыл бұрын

www.desertboots.com/roamers-commander-mens-taupe-p8030

08:16 this glue come from Poland, it simply means shoemaker's glue.

Take a look at the traditional south African veldskoens or "bush shoes". Look very similar and we have worn them for generations.

I'm not the only one who was waiting for a naked man playing the piano.... right?

A belt sander clamped to the table with a 36 grit ceramic belt will smooth the sole edge.

No test drive?! Great looking soles. Bet they will work well for you.

Great video! What are the links to the boot and supplies. I searched on Amazon but can’t find the boots or supplies. Thank you for your help with the links. Also I went to your Etsy site but there is nothing to buy. Are you out of stock?

@greenjack1959l

3 жыл бұрын

Just Google Roamer boots, images, lots of places sell them, about £30-35. I'll be getting some soon.

@_SonOfPear_

3 жыл бұрын

www.desertboots.com/roamers-commander-mens-taupe-p8030

Hello the original boots look already very comfort, could not just catch Which boots these are, can you provide name/brand ? Good to know how can fix them and give them a second live. Btw how quiet are they when stalking in the woods (on dead leafs branches etc) ?

@greencraft4783

2 жыл бұрын

They are a nice quiet boot in use, the lack of heel changes your posture and that helps too...

@greencraft4783

2 жыл бұрын

They are Commanders by Roamers

What was the name of the pair of desert boots you modified?

@greencraft4783

3 жыл бұрын

Roamers Commander

Thanks for sharing this project! I want to make a pair like this. It's really hard to find any shoe like this for under about $150 in the USA.

Fun video, please add better links to products in description.

Do you have a link to the original boots you used?

@_SonOfPear_

3 жыл бұрын

www.desertboots.com/roamers-commander-mens-taupe-p8030

so, aside from fashion, how are they to walk around the woods in? Slipping on everything? Archs ache? None of the above?

i need tthis shoes who can i buy them

I wouldve sanded down the indentations made on the material from the hollows in the heel of the old soles.

This is interesting; in your language "to chuck" seems to mean "to add" or "to put on" while in mine it means "to get rid of something, often by throwing it."

How long did they last?

@greencraft4783

Жыл бұрын

Still going strong

yey polish glue... or just one made for both english speaking and polish market?

A lot cheaper than buying vivobarefoot. Maybe Dremel some grip in to keep them ZD

yip it was a great watch. After watching this I thought I'd cut my boxer shorts down to reduce the weight

Don’t need clamps. Contact cement is applied to both surfaces then allowed to dry. It’s pressure that sticks the two together. Just use a hammer to hammer the two together. Have you ever seen a cobbler use clamps? Answer: no.

Road test results. Well, woods test results please.

I would have used a wedge sole instead. I think that would be uncomfortable.

What is the boot brand?

@greencraft4783

3 жыл бұрын

Roamers

@_SonOfPear_

3 жыл бұрын

www.desertboots.com/roamers-commander-mens-taupe-p8030

Look to the skate boarding industry for real comfort and lightweight insoles.

are they slippery on rocks and wet ground?

@nn-uj1iv

3 жыл бұрын

of course, fucking lethal.

Cool tutorial but just so you know - this sole in not ment to prevent slipping so be very careful. They have better ones for this. And also, I wish you would have played with the toebox a little to make it wider. This would make the size smaller but would have made them healthier. And one more thing, transitioning to zero drop should be done gradually and mindfully to prevent injuries

I'm disappointed. "Re-Sole Your Boots to Zero Drop" would be a better title.

So the zero drop trend is basically just a revisit to things like Chucks and Van's from the 90s, but now it's "natural"...

That’s a rasp.

Or just go to Timpsons 🤣😂

More like Zero-drip lmao

Polish glue......? To there HAS to be a joke hiding in there somewhere.

Boots with no grip don't seem such a clever idea.

@greencraft4783

3 жыл бұрын

The original "desert boots" like clarkes, have a crepe rubber soles with no proper tread. The Rogue desert boots are the same. These are a boot for warm, dry conditions as stated in the video.

No good for me , I need a heel on my boot

Amazon, Amazon, Amazon…so sick of hearing that company’s name.

Why they last LESS than usual ?

@greencraft4783

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what you mean buddy?