Caring for your New Hiking Boots

Treat your Hiking boots as you would any leather footwear. We recommend that you use a protective spray before their first use (available from us for just £4.99 postage free when purchased with any other product), which is suitable for all leather and suede/nubuck/textile finishes, as this will provide further protection against the elements and help maintain the waterproofing. For cleaning and removal of dirt, we recommend sponging lightly with a cloth and warm soapy water. Leave to dry naturally as heat will dry out the leather too quickly and may cause deterioration to the surface and other fabrics and protective coatings. Regular cleaning and polishing will prolong the life of your footwear. the ideal polish is Nikwax availble from us as just £3.49. This cream is an high performance product that restores the leather to an near new condition

Care of leather, suede and nubuck boots is not just about making your boots look good, which would be reason enough to take care of them. It's also about preserving and adding to the life of your leather boots.

Why caring for your leather boots is important

Failure to care for you hiking boots, will result in the leather drying out which will shorten its life, and your hiking boots may in time loose their waterproof qualities.

Some people just polish their boots when start to look shabby, but to protect the leather and keep the hikng boots looking good, there are four steps you should follow follow:

* Clean

* Condition

* Polish (only use a quality product like Nikwax available from us at just £3.49 potage free when puchased with any other item)

* Preserve or Weatherproof (Waterproofing spay just £4.99 available direct from ourselves.)