How to treat Goretex lined leather boots

[willow]

I have purchased Cabella's Kangaroo , Goretex lined Upland boots. They are great and fit so well that no "break in" was required. Now the question. Cabella's catalog recommends treating the outside leather with Silicone. I have always been under the impression that Silicone was not recommended for Goretex lined boots. The "Boot Expert" at Cabella's said he was under the same impression about not using silicone but did not have any other recommendations. Any suggestions?

[wall.e]

Yeah silicone closes up the pores in the gortex, if the gortex is only the inside liner of the boot stuff them with newspaper and use a spray to treat just the outer covering of the boot.

[wall.e]

Hang on let me clarify just reread you post, you can treat the outside just be sure you dont contaminate the gortex,and dont "saturate" the leather just give it a light even coat.

[willow]

Thank You.

[Outlaw Patriot]

Don't use silicone, use sno-seal. It's made from beeswax.

[brunop]

Best stuff on the planet. Bar none.

http://www.obenaufs.com/


I've been trying to deal with wet, muddy conditions on leather boots my whole life. This is the stuff. Safe for goretex.

[davedude]

I been using snoseal on my timberland goretex lined boots recently and other boots for 30yrs. Works very well.
How would you tell if the treatment affected the goretex?

Dave Dude

[longhair51]

Originally posted by brunop
Best stuff on the planet. Bar none.

http://www.obenaufs.com/


I've been trying to deal with wet, muddy conditions on leather boots my whole life. This is the stuff. Safe for goretex.

I purchased a gallon size of the heavy duty beeswax stuff four years ago when I got my Whites Smokejumpers. It's all that I use, after cleaning with saddle soap.

The boots are ready to be sent in for a resole, but the leather looks pretty good for four years of hard use.