Reply With QuoteNail varnish remover bings them up a treat, works great with white trainer soles too.
Will give it a try cheersOriginally Posted by prexelor
Nail varnish remover bings them up a treat, works great with white trainer soles too.
95% of the time it is the delamination of the the cement (adhesive) between the midsole and outsole, and the subsequent movement rub causing a squeak.
Try pouring talcum powder into the boots and shaking it around so it works into any gaps. This worked a treat on my squeaking Loakes and they never did it again.
Just ordered another pair of Timberland on the Amazon black friday deal. Just over £70 for the Heritage:
As I am surrounded by farmland, winter boots look like this for me. I have given up with timberland boots constantly splitting and leaking - and I tend to wear these in everything from wet grass to a foot deep bog.
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Would have thought they would look muddy!As I am surrounded by farmland, winter boots look like this for me. I have given up with timberland boots constantly splitting and leaking - and I tend to wear these in everything from wet grass to a foot deep bog.
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Certainly look nowt like my wellies.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
Lol just treated myself to a new set - my old ones started to get a bit sorry for themselves as I'm a bit rubbish as just leaving them caked in mud after an outing.
Clearly these have not seen sent dirt yet, and is likely to be the first and last time they look that way!
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I'm curious if anybody could suggest a source for a boot like this:
Please excuse the picture - it was taken with an Iphone 4s on a very late train from Waterloo a few years ago - the boots were worn an elderly gentleman. I took the photo at the time and remember them looking like an oldish alpine boot in a greenish suede but I may not have been completely sober at the time.
They look like Grenson to me.
Danner also offer something similar
Do you have a model number? With the notable aid of another member here the nearest I've been able to get is this (and I think we're pretty sure it's an alpine boot):
https://www.heinrich-dinkelacker.com/rio-plain-w.html
Which is fine apart from the price.
Last edited by Carlton-Browne; 26th November 2019 at 09:06.
Die Zeit verwandelt uns nicht, sie entfaltet uns nur.
Not sure if it helps, but those are definitely old alpine boots, and the "suede" look of them is most likely to be Perwanger roughout leather, still in use as the best alpine leather around.
Dave
Tried that, as Timberland suggested it too. No good.
Bought a pair of classic 6 inch, first outing in the rain and had wet feet so far from waterproof.
Are you sure it's the boots squeaking and not your feet?
I’ve had (and have) several pairs of Timberlands over the years. I’ve certainly noticed they have been producing a lot of cheaper versions of their classics that you normally find in the big designer outlets with inflated pre discount RRP’s.
My rule of thumb is if they are heavy and have real leather lining than they are decent. If they are lightweight with the orange coloured fabric lining than they are not.
Some good inspiration in this thread. I’ve always worn a simple pair of Timberlands in winter, but looks like I need to up my game.
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The timberlands I’ve had issues with have all been the premium ones with leather linings as they’re the only ones I’ve bought they just don’t make em like they used to in my experience.
This ^^^^ for years I only had Timberland boots, deck or boat shoes, they've gone properly down the pan in the last few years, luckily I still have a pair of unworn Timberland premium boots from 2010 compared to the offerings now they are worlds apart.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
Lucky barsteward lol , although I’ve been very pleased with my shift to panama jack. A good friend laments very similar about the decline of hunter wellies I’m sure an awful lot of brands are effectively trading on past reputations.
I’ve known about Timberland when they were a small local company in New Hampshire in the mid 70s. At the time they were absolutely superb; they had a trapper boot that combined a mid calf laced leather boot with a layer of rubber covering the foot. The whole thing was lined with sheepskin and I have never had a better pair of winter shoes. I believe LL Bean has something similar.
Don't take my silence for agreement. I've just realised you're too stupid to argue with.
Yep mine were premium and bought direct from timberland, asked customer services when returning them if they did a waterproof boot but didn't receive an answer!
Thanks for the input. If nothing else it gives me another search term I can torture myself with for a couple of weeks.
Die Zeit verwandelt uns nicht, sie entfaltet uns nur.
Vintage Redwing?I'm curious if anybody could suggest a source for a boot like this:
Please excuse the picture - it was taken with an Iphone 4s on a very late train from Waterloo a few years ago - the boots were worn an elderly gentleman. I took the photo at the time and remember them looking like an oldish alpine boot in a greenish suede but I may not have been completely sober at the time.
https://etsy.me/2rqYRJo
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Bloody hell, I think that’s exactly what they are; all I need to do now is find a NOS pair.
Die Zeit verwandelt uns nicht, sie entfaltet uns nur.
They do indeed look the same,
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
Sorry, I don't.
It is very distinctive, the way that the laced up cheeks (no idea what the proper term is) meet in the centre under the laces.
This could not happen with those Redwings, as the whole tongue section is exposed, and not underneath.
Otherwise I agree it is very close
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I think lines of enquiry should be "Vendramini" and Ebay in Italy, France, Germany rather than Redwing. The boots in C-B's post take their design cues from that very distinctive Italian style of Alpine/mountaineering/hiking/walking boots. Vendramini's thing seems to have been motor cycle boots, but looking on Ebay they appear to have been a maker of hiking boots in the past and specifically in suede/roughout.
I'm pretty convinced that the boots in C-B's post are vintage and if not of then of contemporary Italian origin.
Enjoy the hunt C-B!
Yes. The bloke wearing them was at least 70 and I doubt if he purchased them recently (and the picture's a few year's old).
Die Zeit verwandelt uns nicht, sie entfaltet uns nur.
Strange. I've had mine for ten years and they're still waterproof. I got soaked a couple of weeks ago, really soaked! Everything I was wearing was wet except for my socks!
Yes because ten years ago they were better boots.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
Worn with overtrousers and walking through wet grass, this is a real test for any boot as water is always running over them, ive had a number of Clarks gortex which haven't lasted a year without leaking but they have been replaced as faulty (sent back to Clarks for testing) so I thought it was time to try something else,
Not much of an winter where I live so I spend most of it in air max or all stars but a boot in backup is a must. Panama shown to be better than Timberland in my book but I love these, last decent pair I bought, and yes, they are red.
Treated myself
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Blew the dust off my Berghaus Explorer boots for a lovely walk along Bracklesham Bay this morning.
Felt more like a spring morning than 1st December.
LovelyTreated myself
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^^^^
Have to agree they do look good.
Went to Liverpool Albert docks this evening with the kids car was showing 0deg but with the wind I think it was colder my feet where toasty warm with these on
Panama Jack Men's Glasgow Igloo Classic Boots, Brown (Cuero C4), 9 UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074N8YJ..._7Mb5DbX3CKE1A
Given I was really just standing round watching the kids on various fair rides very impressed just wearing normal socks
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