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Re: [pct-l] Re: (Boot Deal)

I've seen those soles come to pieces as well.  The same boot.  Parts of the
sole are glued together, but the sole is welted to the upper.

I know this is a classic Widerness flaw.  But still, a heck of a pair of
boots.

-Bald Eagle
GA -> ME '95

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> From: Bachelor boB <palm@soleil.acomp.usf.edu>
> To: ROYROBIN <ROYROBIN@aol.com>; PCT-l <pct-l@saffron.hack.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] Re: (Boot Deal)
> Date: Quarta-feira, 28 Janeiro, 1998 2:39 AM
> 
> >> Merrell "Wilderness" boots:
> >>	an all-around awesome 'classic' hiking boot
> >> Normally $220.00, ***now $132.00***
> 
> Roy Robinson (TrailDad) replied:
> 
> > I wore these boots on the trail last year. ... The soles started coming
> > apart at about 700 miles and were completely delaminated at 1200 miles.
> 
> 	Roy is confused.  Merrell "Wilderness" boots cannot possibly
> delaminate as they are constructed using Norwegian welt (stitches) and
are
> not Littleway (glued).  Any shoe/boot with the sole glued on will
> delaminate and is the cause of 80-90% of thru-hikers having to use a
second
> pair.  I made it through an AT thru-hike in one pair of boots for ONE
> reason: they were Norwegian welt.
> 
> 	I am not saying Roy's boots didn't delaminate.  I'm not saying he
> didn't wear Merrell boots (as they make many pairs and only the
Wilderness
> is Norwegian welt).  I _am_ saying that if his Merrell boots delaminated,
> he didn't have a pair of the "Wilderness."  Probably wore the Merrell
> "Leather."
> 
> 
> > This defect may explain the "Great Deal" being offered on these boots.
> 	This deal is because the store offering it caters to a clientel
> that would never pay $220 for boots to save their lives.  They can't even
> sell them at $130 (cost).  The sale is to clear out stock and never carry
> them again.  It's an ultra-low end sports store that sells equipment for
> fans to wear in the stands.  Their camping gear is 95% Coleman.  Get the
> picture?  Each time I go there (to buy flights for my darts), I stare at
> the "Wilderness" boots and wonder, "What are _those_ boots doing in
_this_
> store?"
> 
> 
> 	I thru-hiked the AT in `96.  My ankles are so bad, I need orthotics
> and boots just to walk.  I know footwear.  I bought 2 pairs of Merrell
> "Wilderness."
> 
> 
>
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