Thread: What’s the best waterproof product for lowa boots

Originally Posted by Cordite

@Markgibsonr25

In fairness, you could use vaseline too, great for covering guns too and does not smell. Problem is some modern boots seem to have non-stitched seals/seams that may come apart when used with solvents - which includes most petroleum products.

I used to believe / be told that polish etc was to "protect" the leather, even "feed" it. Why feed something dead? Well, I was finally convinced when I saw a Kriegsmarine Stiefel lying on the seabed in the vicinity of the Bismarck. Properly tannerised leather does not rot, does not get eaten at any significant rate. The products are just for shine, pliability and waterproofing.

Here are some leather products from 1912:

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You may need to take into account the depth of the bismarck and what lives at those depths to eat leather.Try diving the Prince of wales and a few others in that area before the Chinese took them all and at that depth there was only the soles and a few bones left.The shrimp would eat all the dead skin off your face during deco.