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<yamahasw40@latinmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Hi all,
>
> I've just replaced my Goretex lined Nubuck Scarpa hiking boots with
> another pair of Goretex lined Nubuck Scarpa hiking boots.*
>
> The last pair (Look like a Delta, Goretex lined, same lacing as ZG 10,
> bought around 2001) lasted five years before the leather wore out. I
> attribute the short lifespan to neglect on my behalf, possibly because
> the first 8 months of their lives they were dragged around South
> America, worn every single day through all sorts of conditions, and
> never ever treated or really ever cleaned.
>
> The new pair (ZG10 GTX) have a bigger bumper bar (rubber toe and side)
> which should stop some of the dings from tired feet on rocks.
>
> At the moment, the boots are still pretty so I don't want to gunk them
> yet, but after a trek or two I won't care so much. Kinda like what
> happens when you get that first scratch on a new car...
>
> So - what's the best stuff for treating the leather? At first - to make
> it look nice, then when I get over it, make it last a lifetime?
>
> Ta
>
> Matt
> (Replies to the group please. Email address is a spam trap)
>
> * Yeah, I'm in the "I like Gortex" catagory. Your mileage may vary.

I've owned two pairs of gortex  boots with complete leather exteriors. 
Both of them I've used NIKWAX on for the last 2 years.  The a few months ago 
a friend who has a farm told me I was daft paying all that money for 
something so hard to apply and expensive and I should use some duck fat that 
he had  extracted from his roast duck dinners.  He reckoned that was just 
fine on his boots which were  gortex/leather.   I declined the offer but 
then brought a cheap tin of Dubin. Cheap, easy to apply and  the boots are 
100% waterproof with no noticable affect on breathablility.