need some advice on waders

[bigjohn]

Apr 25, 2024 6:17:55 GMT -6 Walleye Joe said:

A lot of guys swear by LaCrosse boots.

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Lacrosse boots are my go to but the quality has really suffered. Chinese materials don't last like the old stuff.

[segsarge]

The LaCrosse brand is good. Years ago when I worked for Brown Shoe Co as a raw material buyer, I toured a factory that supplied them with insoles. The product had to be the best quality or they wouldn't accept it. That's been a long time ago and there's hardly any US made products being used.

[krank]

Yeah, La Crosse is well known. Just looking for a good wearing boot that dont break the bank. Historically, I have just bought cheap farm chore books and got mixed results.

[bigjohn]

I use the Lacrosse Burly. For one thing they are a couple inches taller than the Mucks.

[segsarge]

I bought a couple of pair of Lincoln Brand knee high rubber boots when I worked at Rural King. I've had them for about three years now. They had them on sale so I got one pair of insulated and one not. They have held up well but they are a little heavy. Rural King is the only place I've seen them.

[krank]

I had some for years and I dont remember the brand but they said ankle fit. I put a lot of miles on them coon hunting.

When I was a kid, I bought a pair of them green lace up rubber boots with the yellow laces. Wore them everywhere. I paid 25 cents for them at a garage sale and wore them all the way until after high school.

Reading up on how to repair rubber boots. I have tried shoo goo and rtv silicone and good old expoxy and none of them work for long. I talked to a cobbler and he said "Barges". I googled "Barges" and everyone swears by it. I got on Amazon and it was ten bucks for a 2 oz tube. Then I saw 32 oz for $24 and ordered that. It will be there this week. Meanwhile my mucks had a another blow out. If Barges doesnt fix the problem then we will see how good mucks burn.

[tjm]

Mike go to your tractor/farm store and try on a pair of Servus boots. Mine are several years old and made in USA when Honeywell owned the brand and I know the brand has changed hands a couple of times in recent years, so I'm not sure of what they are now, but a few years ago they were a sturdier, better fitting boot than Lacrosse IMO.
www.bomgaars.com/servus-15-in-pvc-rubber-boot.html (mine are the olive)

Barge cement is a form of the basic old fashioned explosive fumes "contact cement" and it does well for holding a patch on, but I doubt that it will do well as a daub on plug in the way that Goop or Goo are used. Back when there were shoe repair shops they all used Barge to hold resoles on. A lot of fishermen use Aqua Seal for wader repair, I haven't tried that and don't know if it is different than Goop or not.

[tickranch]

I'm pretty sure that when I was a volunteer fireman (60's-80's) our boots were made by servus.
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[krank]

I got some Barges and it is a blast from the past. Saw that stuff when I was a kid. I put it on the mucks and it appears to be working. Last night I put a gutter up and used it to cement the end caps on. We shall see. I had my choice between 2 oz for $10 or 32 oz for $24 so I got the big can. Filled a bunch of 2 oz bottles with a brush in the lid. Will give them to a few people to try.