by cheshire » Apr 2, 2013 8:32 am
It looks like my local clothing reseller has a couple of pairs of Altama combat boots for a GREAT price. (I've loved using jungle boots for my caving, and would love to get another pair when it's time to replace my dying pair) But these boots at the reseller are the desert boots. They look like they are made of some sort of tough suade. Now, I I know these things won't ever look the same if I take them into a cave, but I'm wondering if the leather would even hold up to a couple of uses in a cave? Is the mud just going to destroy these things, or will they just look dingy afterward? How many uses are they likely to withstand, and is there any sort of care I could give them to lengthen the lifespan? For the price of $24, they just seem too good to pass up, but I don't want to snag them if they're just going to fall apart immediately.