Thread: rubber boot repair

Quote: Originally Posted by boomer_x7 first- the only rubber boots that i have seen that will hold up is muck boots. witch is most likely because thay are mostly neoprene. every pair of rubber boots i have ever owned ( hunting or barn boots) have done exactly what you describe. i never got how guys could spend $100+ dollars on apair of rubber boots that last 2 years if you r lucky. BUT anyway the best thing to repair rubber boots is tire...

Don't know if you can still find them. But I got a pair of solid green, solid (thick) rubber Hodgmans, (with pacs) about 12 years ago. Those were the warmest, dryest and toughest boots I remember owning. And they were comfortable. I stomped brush piles for rabbits with those things. They lasted about 10 years of hunting and fishing and sold at Meijers for $35.

Quote: Originally Posted by localyahoo I just don't think neoprene would last half as long as rubber in those conditions the neopene on the muck boots takes alotta beating. i have had a pair for 4 years and probobly walked 1000 miles in them through briars,thornes, pickers, poop ect. the neoprene looks like new ( besides the dirt). mywife has had some for like 10 yeas that she uses as "horse boots"/...

Shoe Goo!! Comes in a red/white tube (about $5) and works great!

Do what I did, throw them away.

can't help ya with the patching, but i can tell ya about two years ago i made the choice to switch from rubber boots to muck boots and i couldn't be happier, wish i would have switched many crappy rubber boots ago

First, I agree about LaCross boots. I bought a pair earlier in the season, wore them one weekend and they started falling apart. I returned them for a full refund. I'll never buy a LaCross product again. Anyhow, back to the topic. I have a pair of rubber boots that had a small rip in the side. I just used some Gorilla glue on it. A very small amount because Gorilla glue expands. Worked like a charm.

Are you guys storing your rubber boots near appliances in the garage or basement? I have one set of LaCross that are still going strong after more than a decade (Lagrange model I think) Another pair of the Burly 1200's that lasted 8 years before I ran a spike through the sole. Still wear them for work in dry conditions. (also have some Cabelas 2000 grams made by LaCross going only on their 2nd year so to early to tell. Anyone contact...

I 've owned a pair of the $90 bass pro 800 gram pair for 3 yrs and no problems and I use them for ice fishing as well. The only problem I see with the muck boots is where I hunt there is a ton of briar patches and my last pair of rubber boots got chewed up and then dry rotted and cracked, I just don't think neoprene would last half as long as rubber in those conditions

they make some glue for wader repair. worked great on my waders- I think it was called Aquaseal