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Old 05-24-2005, 17:16   #9
Desert Fox
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Originally Posted by Big_King
I'm bumping this thread up to keep people abreast of a potential problem with the tuffkushion brand of boots sold by Wellco.

First off a little history. I puschased a pair of All-leather Wellco tuffkushions last December, and up until now they've performed very well. That said, i can't say that this problem can or necessarily will apply to any other type of boot from Wellco other than the Tuffkushion models.

Secondly, the potential problem. I just came off a three week exercise to notice some separation between the sole and the leather of the boot. I wasn't very happy when I noticed this but it didn't seem too substantial at first. However, upon closer inspection the pulling away of the sole from the leather seems to be much worse than I thought extending from the toe past the ball of the foot. It almost looks as if the glue holding the sole in place gave way.

The only reason I can come up with is either the days of Coy advance to contact that involved a lot of "up, he sees me, down" over rocky terrain, or the fact that i treated the leather with neatsfoot oil. I've inculded some pictures for a better dedscription.

I had the same problem with my issued combat boots, because I putted too much neatfoot oil on them. I think we should put neatfoot oil AFTER the breaking. That's what I did with the other pair, no problem, and they are more comfortable than a 4 years breaking.
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