Re: [at-l] vasque boot probs

[DaRedhead@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/11/99, 6:32:56 AM, Swillsing@aol.com writes:

<<  I absolutely love  my boots, never talked to 
the manufacturer, have had them for four years and am now trying to figure 
out how to get them resoled.  Never had a blister, think I'll keep them as 
long as possible.>>

This could have been me talking about my Merrells <g>.  (I think everyone 
I've met on the list knows how I feel about my boots).  I've had mine for 
almost 7 years now.  Yes, they were about 170 bucks.    Yes, they are gortex, 
and I have to say, I've never gotten a wet foot until recently, when the 
whole side there is finally cracking.  I'm just going to buy some tape.  
(Well, except for the time I fell IN the stream, in which case waterproof 
boots did me absolutely no good.)  No blisters here either - but Merrell 
doesn't make my boot anymore :( so I am just going to tape up my old ones 
until I can find something that works.  But for me - Merrell was great (I 
sent the boots back once for them to replace the little metal lacing thingies 
and got them back with a whole new (unrusted) set of thingies, for free) and 
goretex worked just fine.  Probably I just got lucky, but more likely it was 
the several hours the guy at the outfitters spent with me getting a just 
right fit.  

The Redhead
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