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Posted by overmywaders on March 17, 2008 at 7:39:10 pm EDT
In reply to Choosing Off-trail Boots, Follow Logic or Hype? posted by overmywaders on March 17, 2008 at 1:56:16 pm EDT

Kutenay,

You said:
There are fewer really GOOD boots all the time, this is due to hide shortages, labour costs and the relative lack of serious rough country hikers.

Some good points. However, I think it is "skilled" labor costs that is needed; certainly when we look at the way hiking boots today are made of scraps of material with an abundance of stitching, clearly machine stitchers are cheaper than good material. As for hide shortages, the manufacturers have tried an interesting scam there - when you find a piece of scarred or distressed hide you scratch it up into a "micronap" (destroying the waterproof exterior) and market it as Nubuck leather.

Reed

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