30 Year Old Hiking Boot Restoration
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
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This pair of 30 year old hiking boots was mailed to us for repair. They were in fairly rough shape, but we wanted to give them as much of a restoration job as we could and try to get them back to their original look. After a complete resole, as well as some work on the leather uppers, we think this pair of boots will be good to go for years to come. Time for another restoration!
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Hi I remember those boots being sold in Tiso Outdoor stores and that's the style of midsole and sole they came with, not a later repair! Great video !
My Scarpa Ginesis GTX, I think, boots I've had since 2004 I will keep wearing and resoling till they are dust. Most comfortable shoes I have, survived NOLS and traveling the world for over a decade.
Random question... May I ask what shirts you're wearing? I'm trying to update my style and have been looking at more casual long sleeve shirts. Those are great shirts.
Maybe I missed it, but what does a job like that cost?
Watching This Video Is So Relaxing. From Manila Philippines
Hi guys, hi everyone....I am the owner of these boots and I am proud to see new contidion of them. I was a young lady when I bought the boots..and this video took me back and reminded me memories. Me and my boots have seen many countries and places..so they were tired....happly now they are even better then before. Thank you very much for everything..and I am sure I will wear my boots another 30 years more.....So I am looking forward to have my boots soon ...Greetings from Istanbul, Turkiye..Thanks again Muruvet Gunduz
We’re so glad you liked the way they turned out! We love interesting stories, and your boots definitely have a great story. We’re anxious to get them back to you. We hope you will be pleased with them and that you’re able to continue traveling with them for years to come. Thank you again!
Hi Muruvet, It looks like you have a pair to last many more miles! Good to see quality preserved instead of being thrown aside for a newer model. 🙈🤟
Ain't the internet GRAND?! Glad you found the country boys and glad they didn't charge a dime. The InterWeb is AMAZING!
I just read this comment and found out you're from Turkey. Praying for you and your country.
@@richarddr1234 thank you dear. We are so sad ...and many lost...you are so kind..thank you. 😔
Got my first boots at 10 years old. I tried them out in 6 inch deep water and they leaked a little bit. I asked my dad how we could make them more water proof. Sunday afternoon found us at his parents house. My dad asked his mother if she had any sheep tallow handy. She brought him some, and we took it home when we left. He heated the sheep tallow on the stove, until it was like a clear liquid, and he coated my boots good. The next day at school, the children sitting next to me were complaining about a smell. The teacher came back to investigate, and asked me what the smell was. I proudly told her it was the sheep fat on my boots.
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I spent the summer on my grandparents farm and we all wore leather shoes or boot. Grandma would dry them near the kerosene heater with newspaper inside. She then coated them with lard. It worked.
You helped him keep a promise of somebody who showed love to him 30 years ago. His heart and soul will find relief. Great job..Looks awesome!
Thank you so much! It was an honor.
Great point !
Ma Ma, the owner of the boots made a comment "...I was a young lady when I bought the boots..." Thus the owner is a woman.
These guys deserve more fame I swear always great content. I didn’t really know anything about cobblers till i found them randomly at 3am one night and now i cant get enough!
Ed, you’re too kind. Thank you for watching.
Same here Ed.
Same here!!! I find them educational, interesting and soporific at the same time!!!
Their exposure is definitely expanding in light of these international boots from Turkey.
I personally love their work, Their standard and their channel. We need to keep sharing their information to help push them to even greater heights.
Same for me.
A pair of original Brasher boots from before the Berhaus etc buyouts. Developed by Chris Brasher, they were a top quality pair of boots for the time, light, comfy and waterproof at a time when a lot of boots weren't. They were a common sight all around the hills and fells of the UK.
Lovely to see a pair being restored and continuing to be used.
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My mother in law had a pair of pre-Berghaus Brashers and was about to throw them away because the soles were worn to nothing. She was really sad because they were the most comfortable boots she'd ever owned and she'd looked after them very well. As the uppers were in good nick I suggested getting them resoled. It just hadn't occurred to her for some reason. She was so happy that they had a new lease of life.
Being British I remember this brand well, I don’t know what they are like now but back then they were fairly light in weight but sturdy and very comfortable, they were designed especially for the sort of trails and climate the U.K. had back then which was a lot of stone or muddy wet paths and grassland. I wore them more than my traditional Italian made boots as they were not as stiff as those boots were back then. Chris Brasher was a remarkable athlete and also co founder of the London Marathon.
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They’re owned by Berghaus now. They have remained true to the styles offered by Brasher. Saying that, all walking boots use considerably thinner leather these days, partly to compensate for the goretex lining most customers insist on, and partly for weight and comfort reasons.
I believe these boots are old Brasher Hillmasters. Missing their rubber rand, but they were resoled with a fresh brasher sole the last time, can tell from the lug shape.
@@ciaranoloan6199 I gave up on gortex or other similar linings years ago as I never found them breathable at all and they add so much cost. Apparently there is a narrow window of outside temperature where they work most effectively, I’ve never lived in places where that window is greater than the other temperatures! Give me thicker full grain leather any day as when treated well I find in very water resistant and breathable without the need of such linings.
Yes your absolutely right, for some feet goretex just doesn’t work. If the humidity is high outside the boot it doesn’t work. It is prone to being pierced with the grit and dirt that gets inside boots, and if the outside surface becomes saturated it doesn’t work either.
A good quality leather boot well made and well waxed will perform much more effectively 95% of the time and for a much longer time period. They are good at marketing though!
Looks like an old pair of Brashers - which were decent hill-walking boots BITD. The company was taken over by Berghaus who continue to manufacture Brasher's popular lines. Funnily enough, I recently had a decent pair of Zamberlans resoled with an old stock Brasher unit (Basically a stock Vibram sole with an integrated rubber rand)
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I have an old pair of Brashers
Pretty sure they're Brasher Hillmasters.
Those goodyear welts are so tall they're more like good-decade welts! 😂 Which is appropriate given how many decades those boots have been around!
Incredible work, as always!
Sir, that straight cut on the leather without a guide and just a knife is a talent in itself!
Thank you, Eva
Cracks or not, excellent job fellas. The fact that a gentleman all the way from Turkey saw your show and trusted your standard is a huge compliment.
Great job my friends
Thank you very much, Paul
Hi Paul, the owner of the boots made a comment "...I was a young lady when I bought the boots..." Thus the owner is a woman.
I’m an old man now and you guys brought me back to when I was a little boy. I remember watching our neighborhood cobbler repairing shoes and boots. It looked like he had hundreds of repairs to do. Pulling off those old heels and soles. The stitching machine making that rumbling noise. His tough hands and dirty apron with old polish.God what good times back then. Thank you so much.
I bought my wife the exact same style of Chris Brasher boots on our honeymoon in Scotland 20 years ago and they are still going strong. Just a little TLC now and then. 💕
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They turned out excellent! even with decades of abuse and neglect on the uppers you guys were able not only to restore them but to give them a proper new look!
Thank you, Gustavo
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE when you guys restore old antique boots fantastic job you guys are very good at what you do. Thanks for the show.
Dear Trenton and Heath, I am quite impressed with your work and find a lot of motivation in your videos, they are just amazing. I am from India and I have a similar pair of hiking boots gifted by my cousin's brother in 2009. The brand of the boot is called The North Face. I just wore them once. These hiking boots were used by my cousin for mountaineering purposes which he was fond of. He explored the Everest basement camp with these boots. So, immediately after his marriage, he planned to transfer the boots to me. My cousin passed away in a road accident the same year and I never wore them. However, with a twist of time, I am working on ecological restoration projects. My visits are extended to mountains, hill slopes, river bank slopes, seas, and other difficult terrains. So, I find these boots are going to be very useful. I would consider myself lucky if you could check these boots and give them restoration and I can use them.
Love the addition of The Dad Hand 🖐🏻 for comparison... Ya'll are a hoot!
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The moment I saw that mcgyvered storm welt, dang, that looked absolutely nice. Nice thinking outside the box.
Thank you, Mike!
Great job gentlemen. They look great. They have sure held up after 30 years. This pair of boots have a great story. Have a good week.
Thank you so much, Joaquin!
I believe this is the first time I have ever heard a Cobbler compliment a previous craftsman. AWESOME!!!!
Thank you
Never hurts to give credit where credit is due. 👏👏
Greetings from England. I hope your Turkish customer had a great time hiking here and hopefully we will see him in our green and pleasant land again with this restoration.
Love your honesty guys, that sometimes you just do what you do for the craft!! Going the extra mile for a customer who has special ties to his footwear is worth more than money sometimes!! Heath, I gotta say great work brother!! Love you guys
I remember when Chris Brasher Hillmaster GTX boots first hit the sales floors. £149.99. They were a great hill-moorland boot and very popular, a great alternative to Karrimor KSB which was also another great boot. Have to say I know this is an old YT-Vid but from my days of selling these boots you have done the original designer proud with the restoration, sometimes it’s not about “should you” and more about maintaining god memories for the customer. The goretex liner will have been long since died so what you have done is give back a boot that will shine! Proper job, I owned a pair and they lasted me three summer seasons of mountaineering so understand the customer wanting to restore! Awesome job, great vid and outstanding ending! From Cornwall U.K.
Those boots have seen a long hard life and clearly the gentleman has tried his best to take care of them. You guys did a great job rebuilding these. I’m sure he will get plenty more good use out of them
These guys are artists , i love how they made to look the old boots,just amazing !!!
By far the best team ever in this branch !!!
Thank you very much! We really appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed.
I can see where the owner is coming from. I’ve got a pair of Timberland Chukka boot from the early 90s which were made in DR. My wife bought them for me and they’re outstanding quality. First saw them in a GQ magazine in 1989. I don’t care what it cost to keep them beautiful. My wife gave me them for my birthday when we were newlyweds.
I keep saying it, but the level of detail that's visible in your restorations is just next-level! Well done gents
Thank you, Kevin
Awesome job!!!! IMO you gave those boots another 10 years of life!!!!! Keep up the great work gents!!!!!
Thank you, Bill
Thank you so much! Hopefully they will.
A great educational video to teach people that boots need to be fixed and restored instead of thrown away and purchasing new ones.
👍 thank you
This is what I call going above and beyond. Cheers & love from a fan in Malaysia.
Thank you, Lanie
Y'all never cease to amaze me, the boots look amazing.
Thank you so much!
Its worth it for very old classic boot 🥾. Thanks for making the video. The turkey 🦃 🇹🇷 guy deserve it as he promised the UK 🇬🇧 dealer to always take care of it.
I love seeing two brothers working well together. Blood is truly thicker than water. And they are such quality craftsmen.
Thanks guys, there is something really soothing to my brain watching your work. And after 30 years working on the water I’ve never seen a truly waterproof boot that wasn’t rubber.
I love this job! Being a bit of a sentimentalist myself, I know how big BIG can sentimental value be. I have a few things which are very very old (e. g. my great-grandmother's meat grinder, which must be almost hundred years old and is still used) and I'm ready to bend over backwards just to keep them in working order. Thank you!
Wow! What a considerate job! You folks really went the extra mile.
Great job. That extra "storm welt" and new sole offers these boots a great new look and probably adds miles and miles of usage down the line. And that red stitching and laces too!
Always a mid-week treat. Mahalos! 🤙🥾
Thank you, Jon. Mahalo!
The 2 of you are awesome not only in what you do but also your generosity towards others. 🥾
I love old hiking boots. My dad had a pair of sundowners that were handed down to me. Would love to have to brought back to life.
Great work! ❤
She really will love these boots another 30 years! 💜
Awesome save guys, he keeps his memories, and a few more years use.
Hand stitching is worth a big thumb up. Great stuff!
Thank you very much!
I really like when you do the leather sole stuff. If you want an all leather shoe/boot, hand made is really your only option. This is your appeal to me.
These gentlemen are incredible in their craft, randomly finding this channel made me want to learn cobbling and their videos are so relaxing, I'm now reaaaally aware of my leather shoes/boots and belts, I try to care more of them, it's a pain here in my country because you don't find leather care products besides shoe cream and some dyes and let's not even talk about the tools... I've even applied some techniques I've seen here to try and care more for my items. What great content, wish I could learn directly from you guys
Clearly your dedication to quality matches this gentleman's attachment to these boots. Excellent job.
Thank you, Darrell
Beautiful, loving resurrection! The red touches are spiff and they look quite functional for years to come.
I actually love that weathered look over the brand new soles 😀👍
Sold hundreds of pairs of these. Brasher Boots, they produced a few varieties, the basic boot was around £79.99 and they went up over £129.99, they were lightweight compared to other boots in the same price range, they were designed to be a gentle fit right from the start, very little breaking in and you could pretty much head straight out on a long hike straight away. They differed from the other boots we sold by way of having a more ‘trainer’ style sole and rocker on the front section under the ball of the foot, this made them a more pleasant boot to wear on low level and easy hikes. Their major drawback was that they were not what you could call sturdy, they needed a bit more tlc and hammering them on rock scrambles or kicking them into hard surfaces would soon destroy them. They had a great returns policy so if you did give them too much stick then Brasher would sort it out. We returned a lot because people kicked the sole away at the toe.
The pair you have there look like Hillmaster GTX or Trailmaster GTX. By stitching through the upper that would compromise the Gore-Tex liner, if it’s still intact, which I very much doubt. That leather looks like it needed a lot of tlc, people, look after your boots!
This is my favorite restoration to date!
Thank you, Brad!
To me this is the most beautiful work you’ve done. Thank you 😊
I really love these!! I can only imagine if they were new and looked like these!! Amazing job!!
Absolutely love the way you attached the sole. It's such solid construction! No worries about glue. Just good, old-fashioned stitching. Well Done!
As always you guys did a great job of bringing back a pair of boots from the dead, I cannot believe that the owner stated these were very special ? Seriously, if they actually were that special one would think he would have taken care of them.
There is something so satisfying in watching these videos. You truly showed your craftsmanship with these old boots. Always edited with nice edits and highlights of the repair. Thx for putting up these videos.
You both have wonderful hearts, and I really like watching over and over again so thanks for great videos.
You guys need to be making bags like your sponsor. In three to four sizes.
Then there's the traditional "HO BAG" that would be screaming off the shelves!!!
Just ask Madea! Brother Joe would probably want one of his own..."The Joe Ho Bag"!!!
Nice recovery on the boots!
absolutely stunning work guys, can't express enough how incredible those turned out. Simply amazing!
These boots look great, because they tell a story. Maybe A 10,000 mile boot!. Every time I watch one of your videos, I know my boots have a place to go for repairs! 💪
Thank you very much, Trent!
Wonderful job as always gentlemen. I'm sure the owner will be delighted. God bless.
y’all do great work. every time 👍👍👍
Those look so great. Great workmanship.
Heath, I feel your love for the boots and passion for the customer while stitching.
You two helped to keep a memory alive for the gentleman. Sometimes memories are all we have left. Bless you both.
Thank you! That’s very true.
I have to say, with the story from the owner and the care and love you gave those boots makes this one of my favorite pair of boots you have ever done. thanks for including us viewers in this prosses, i would ask if later when you get his reaction to the boots, you could let us know. thanks!
Thank you, Timothy. Generally, we hardly ever get feedback, except perhaps on here.
As a few other fellow Brits have mentioned, these are a pair of Chris Brasher's! I was so envious of these growing up and couldn't afford a pair like my school mates who went hiking with me. Then one day a man at my church told me he had a pair of boots that he never wore due to them being the wrong size, and gave them to me. Of course, they were the Brasher's I had so longer for! Absolutely loved them and wore them to death! It look to me as though that was the original sole and rubber rand, possibly reglued on rather than resoled?
Great story!
I really like what you did with these vintage boots. Kinda like an old rusty Rat Rod look with nice shiny mag wheels put on them.
As a cobbler myself I love taking a shoe others reject as non-resolable and coming up with a solution. Besides the Vibram Commander type sole which I'd never seen and was amazed by due to the inset of the lugs (allowing the curved needle stitching) the leather 360-degree rand you constructed floored me. That was ambitious and I can't even imagine the hand sewing job you did. Particularly at the rounded toe area where it's hard to reach. That was amazing. Making the leather rand into a stitch down style welt was also ingenuity at it's finest. The thing that casual viewers may not realize is this is a much sturdier sole attachment than the boot had originally from the factory. Aside from the waterproof thing which as you well noted "had left the building" previously, and the denaturing of the upper leather (i.e. rot and stress cracks in unprotected leather) this boot is actually more supportive and better than ever. Very impressive job!
Lol...I think every Canadian who worked outdoors had a jar of Sno Seal kicking around in a drawer.
Great work on these hikers!
Wonderful job! Worth every penny to someone who can afford it!
Cool that he has a video of the restoration of his favorite boots.
Love the "storm welt" feature on these boots, sets it off. The red stitch is on point with the laces, nice feature.
Man they came out amazing!!! He's good for another 30yrs !!! Great job guys!!!
I absolutely love and appreciate and it’s very humbling of you two to compliment other peoples talent.. When credit is do and someone else has done a great job y’all sure will point it out I can appreciate and respect that stay humble guys love the content 🤙
Another great save on a pair of boots that have sentimental value. Always enjoy watching you guys work your magic.
Don't often comment but an absolutely stunning job on these boots..the red stitching on the sole and the dash of red on the heel really lift them 👍
I would like to congratulate you guys for the amazing job that you guys always do!
Great job with what you had to work with. Terrific!
Hey guys, this pair of boots will make the owner super happy. They look great considering how old they are. Excellent work and another example on how to do it right. I hope cobblers around the world are taking notes and learning from you guys. Thank you for sharing.
You’re very kind. Thank you so much.
Love the really old boot repairs. They were in rough shape. End result is awesome.
best resto-combo so far!
Those boots look great, looks like those boots have been alot of places. Love what you did.
Incredible work! Thank you for sharing!
A very well thought out job. Love the attention to detail. Impressive!
I love that you’re anticipating the comments and proactively answering.
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Excellent reconstruction. Really cool of you guys to go out of the way and upgrade these boots.
It was an honor
Beautiful work! That is a pair of boots with character man!!! Bravo!!!
I love how that extra strip of leather came out on the boots. Reminds me of the modern constructed hiking boots like the Danner Crater rim's but without it being glued on rubber.
These boots came out awesome, especially with the red string laces. Great job guy's !! I'm really enjoying the videos with the before and after.
IMPRESSIVE! Thanks for sharing gentleman!
I never thought a story about a pair of boots could be so sentimental and sweet but here I am tearing up.
Great job, I have simular boots made by the same brand and I think were made in 97.i still have them and wear them even though I have another pair which are around £280, they way boots are made now just can't compair comfort and quality of the boots made back then.They originally have a rubber trim glued around the boots to keep them waterproof but like what you guys have done to ensure that they could last another 30 years.
It’s so amazing the perfectly good boots I’ve been finding at thrift stores because they are a little dry or the soles are worn out. I’ve been buying $15 or $20 boots, cleaning and conditioning them giving them to my buddies lately. Your videos have been an excellent guide!
Based on the gentleman's mail, I think the seller was somehow old by that time. Yet, I'd love to believe he return to the UK someday and find him to show him the boots...
You did your best guys! They look amazing compared to what they looked before! 💪
That was a great restoration! That added leather strip idea was excellent! Thanks, Gentlemen!
You never cease to amaze me! Excellent craftmanship. The fellow getting these boots back is blessed.
Thank you, Mike
What a neat story, it cool you guys get fix a pair of hiking boots that mean so much to this gentleman 🙂
Yes, it was an honor.
I am amazed and i admire the amount and level of patience you guys have when working, especially when hand stitching. That’s gotta be at least 50 holes you have to drive a fat needle through with a thread. I would have just thrown it all to the ground and said “screw this”.😅
That was magical, he should get 30 more years out of them😃
Gentlemen, that is a great save. You made it even a stronger pair of hiking boots. Cheers.
I think the cracks look cool. It's awesome that a pair of shoes can last so long.
These dudes are really good guys! I just started watching, it makes me want to be a cobbler. Realy good work!