Haven't experienced it, but I know that at least if it does happen on Altbergs, you just send them to Richmond and they replace the sole.

The Pro Boots, however, are simply notorious for it. That's why Field Textiles are selling them brand new for £15 a pair when they used to cost £120.

Just throwing my three-penneth in the Altberg pot for service etc. Top notch in all respects. Worth a vist to the shop. After 26 years of wearing issue & civvy boots that i thought were ok to be told i had humongously fooking wide feet & why was i walking like a joey was a Road to Damscus experience for my plates. 8 week wait for my made to measure Peacekeeper P1's but i'm now sat at work in all this snowy shite comfy & warm with my boots hardly broken in but feeling like butter. Where the fook where Altberg in 83? Boots DMS my arse!

LOWA MOUNTAIN BOOT, been used by many for years, thats my choice. any german boot is great or altbegs, and one of my best mate loves the bates falcon boot based on the old adidas GSG9 boot

The Altberg boots are so good, they are the first ones never to have superfeet put into them for my plates of meat.

When I think of the number of superfeet over the years, I wished I had gone to Altberg 14 years ago

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Right so Altbergs are in the post, has anyone read this article about polish? I've always used Kiwi obviously but this advises not to. Is it a pile of cr4p or sound advice?

I use kiwi on my sneeker boots and have never noticed any problems. But, I guess it depends if you want to pay £4.24 for polish. However, if it helps the boots last longer then it might be worth it.

Yeah that is one reason I chose the Altbergs - britton won't resole the boots which is not good on a perfectly serviceable boot.

Get some spare laces as well, my ones broke within a few weeks' worth of use on the Peacekeeper P1s. The D-rings tend to chew them apart. I emailed Altberg recommending they use fatter rings with softer edges.

Leder Gris only for altbergs made in the last few years. They changed their leather supplier, and the new treated leather reacts badly to petroleum-based products long term. Short term you won't notice but once you've had a couple of resoles on them I can imagine you might regret ignoring their advice.

many thanks matron

Altbergs are awesome, i have two pairs and love em. i do however have to pairs of lowas too, Combat GTX and Mountain GTX. All great but for different things.

boot freek?

no, not a boot freek cheeky fcuk; just have to have the right tools to do the right job. have got a pair of desert and a pair of jungle too. six pairs in total. take Combat GTX boots, only got them for the winter, could not face gore-tex in the summer months.

i am dam sure that i am not the only one on here with six pairs of boots to my name!

I've 6 pairs. Nothing unusual in that.

You'd make Imelda Marcos jealous

Hi-Tec V-Lite Civi walking boots dyed black with Sole insoles....

Fcuk does 7 pairs make me a boot tart

Issue CABs launched a pair to a AI he never gave me that promised nosh
Issue New Pro
Issue Steelies comfier than CABs + Pro
Altberg's slippers of Apollo
Scarpas dyed black still comfy 8 years later
Dessie wellies less said the better

Jarrod, I had a pair of MTM RM Williams elastic-sided roohides which I spit-polished with Kiwi...they ended up nearly rigid; either polish buildup, the solvents drying the leather or, probably, both. RMW water-based polish (if you can get it) is easily the best I've used.

For any good boots-especially Altbergs-I would do as they suggest!

Right, I'm tempted by some gucci new Altberg Jungle boots with some sealskin socks come payday.

Questions are;

Are they any good for tabbing in? (both boots and socks)

Considering they'll be used 'up north', are they going to be warm or will I lose toes on stag?

Answers on a postcard please...

Is this a wah? They are called Junglies for a reason and have great big drainage holes in the side of them which will let water in as well as out! Minimal ankle support too so I wouldn't recommend them for any hard going terrain.

For junglies, if you don't get issued them then don't wear them or it makes you a jungle walt! Those who have been issued tend to only wear them around camp in this country or perhaps on exercise in the height of summer.

You don't tab in Sealskinz - you put them on over dry socks when the inside of the boot is wet. This helps dry out the boot whilst keeping your feet dry. If you tab wearing the socks then your feet will sweat and blister!