Pullstart 62,837 #1 Posted January 12, 2023 Same model, same size, for the last 12 or so years. My favorite! Now, the agonizing task of breaking the new ones in! 3 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey the Monkey 697 #2 Posted January 12, 2023 Can't beat a pair of Redwings for sure! Been a loyal wearer for 23 years. Save the old ones and plant a flower in it! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,610 #3 Posted January 12, 2023 @Pullstart https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/fiebings-golden-mink-oil-leather-preserver?cid=Shopping-Bing- like to get additional natural oil into leather , only my own experience , pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,316 #4 Posted January 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Mikey the Monkey said: Save the old ones and plant a flower in it! Although the flower may smell a tad funny .... 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,837 #5 Posted January 12, 2023 14 minutes ago, Mikey the Monkey said: Save the old ones and plant a flower in it! Plenty of drainage! I was just telling the girls I need to plant something in them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,071 #6 Posted January 12, 2023 31 minutes ago, ri702bill said: Although the flower may smell a tad funny .... Plant a Callery pear tree in them. The 2 opposing stink forces may cancel each other out! https://www.npr.org/2015/04/24/401943000/whats-that-smell-the-beautiful-tree-thats-causing-quite-a-stink#:~:text=The Beautiful Tree That's Causing Quite A Stink,-Listen· 2%3A18&text=Gordon%2FFlickr-,Callery pear trees in Pittsburgh.,fish and other stinky things.&text=It's springtime in Pittsburgh%2C and,are sprouting beautiful%2C white blossoms. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,987 #7 Posted January 12, 2023 I would screw them on the side of a shed or tree. Birds will immediately build a nest in them. It will put a smile on everyone’s face that sees it. 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,071 #8 Posted January 12, 2023 1 minute ago, formariz said: I would screw them on the side of a shed or tree. Birds will immediately build a nest in them. It will put a smile on everyone’s face that sees it. As long as the birds can't smell! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,305 #9 Posted January 12, 2023 I would think that a buzzard would need a larger size. 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,432 #10 Posted January 12, 2023 23 minutes ago, lynnmor said: I would think that a buzzard would need a larger size. Now that's funny. Also true... And funny. That's funny...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,432 #11 Posted January 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Pullstart said: agonizing task of breaking the new ones in! We get a boot allowance at work. Nowadays it's called a footwear allowance instead so we can use it for sneaker like safety shoes. I usually have to wear mine around the house for a couple hours at a time over the course of a couple weeks before I can even get a half day out of them at work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,145 #12 Posted January 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Pullstart said: Now, the agonizing task of breaking the new ones in! Soak them in water for a day, then wear em wet till they dry out. Worked for my greenhorn Boy Scouts in new boots. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,316 #13 Posted January 12, 2023 46 minutes ago, formariz said: I would screw them on the side of a shed or tree. Birds will immediately build a nest in them. It will put a smile on everyone’s face that sees it. Is there a local species of bird that has a poor sense of smell???? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,987 #14 Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, ri702bill said: Is there a local species of bird that has a poor sense of smell???? Here in NJ they couldn’t care less Edited January 12, 2023 by formariz 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,535 #15 Posted January 12, 2023 2 hours ago, peter lena said: @Pullstart https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/fiebings-golden-mink-oil-leather-preserver?cid=Shopping-Bing- like to get additional natural oil into leather , only my own experience , pete That's not Lucas Green... @peter lena are you changing things up?!?!? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,610 #16 Posted January 12, 2023 @SylvanLakeWH figured someone would get me on that . I did recommend lucas red grease on wheel horse cookie baking ! have to think up an excuse , up to my neck in green grease , pete 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,610 #17 Posted January 12, 2023 @Pullstart , @SylvanLakeWH , oh sure , piling on , laughing my butt off , pete 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clueless 2,987 #18 Posted January 12, 2023 Kev, if the last pair lasted 12 years, the new pair most likely won't make that, I don't care if they are Red Wings. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,837 #19 Posted January 12, 2023 Hey y’all, don’t think for one minute that grease (red, green or blackened) hasn’t been on my boots! 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,837 #20 Posted January 12, 2023 Just now, clueless said: Kev, if the last pair lasted 12 years, the new pair most likely won't make that, I don't care if they are Red Wings. No, this is pair #4 Chris. I just keep getting the same model number and size. Still three years for boots the way I treat them is a great life! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,315 #21 Posted January 13, 2023 Repurpose them Kevin! Downspout?? 3 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,837 #22 Posted January 13, 2023 20 hours ago, formariz said: I would screw them on the side of a shed or tree. Birds will immediately build a nest in them. It will put a smile on everyone’s face that sees it. I really like this idea Cas! toe down for more nesting? Toe up or to the side for keeping dry? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,436 #23 Posted January 13, 2023 20 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Soak them in water for a day, then wear em wet till they dry out. Worked for my greenhorn Boy Scouts in new boots. As a Boy Scout in the 1960's, that's the way we were instructed to break in a pair of leather boots several months prior to the annual 50-miler on the Appalachian trail. I can still remember the boys who didn't break in their boots and the blisters that formed after just a couple of hours of walking. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,145 #24 Posted January 13, 2023 1 minute ago, rmaynard said: blisters that formed Thanks be to moleskin. I always carried a good supply while hiking the AT. It mended many Scouts sore blistered feet and allowed them to finish the 3-4 day hikes. In preparation for long hikes, I always treated my feet with alum for a couple weeks prior to toughen them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,436 #25 Posted January 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: I always treated my feet with alum for a couple weeks prior to toughen them. Yup, that too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
