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How to store leather boots

How to Store Boots & Shoes for Maximum Longevity

I've amassed an extraordinarily sizable boot collection, and over the years, I've learned a thing or two about how to store boots so they stay in good

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Mink Oil For Boots (Expert Guide) | Pros, Cons, & Alternatives

Expert Verified By: Weston Kay, Leatherworker at Rose Anvil & Mike Larson, Product Design & Development, Red Wing Heritage When it comes to leather

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5 Best Leather Conditioners for Boots: Tested & Reviewed

I've been creating detailed, lovingly crafted reviews of leather conditioners for years — and had briefly had a decline in YouTube views as a result — but if

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Op-Ed: You Use Too Much Leather Conditioner

What do salt, perfume, and shoe polish have in common? Too much salt ruins an otherwise good batch of cookies, overdoing it on the perfume or cologne is

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Kiwi Conditioning Oil Review – How to Use and Before & After

Despite the very New Zealand name, Kiwi was actually launched in Australia in 1906 (by a man with a New Zealand wife) and it’s since become phenomenally

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Leather Honey Review: Does It Cover Up Scuffs?

Leather Honey is the number one selling leather conditioner on Amazon right now. If you are searching for leather conditioner or even, yes, boot conditioner,

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Sof Sole Mink Oil Review – It’s Not Actually Mink Oil?

Is mink oil the fountain of youth for your boots? I decided to pick some up to see if they could work on some four-year-old Thursday boots. Now, these boots

bickmore bick 4 before after

Bickmore Bick 4 Leather Conditioner Review: Doesn’t Darken Leather?

Bickmore has been in the leather care game since 1882, when they started out by making products to soothe sores on horses that were caused by their

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Saphir Renovateur Review | The World’s Best Boot Conditioner?

Saphir's Renovateur is the crème de la shoe crème. It is the fanciest, schmanciest, priciest leather conditioning product you're likely to find, and it has

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Does It Matter If Your Leather Conditioner Has Petroleum?

If you’ve already invested in a pair of quality leather boots, you probably know how important leather conditioner is. A good conditioner will do a lot for you:

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Venetian Shoe Cream Review and How to Use

It's fair to say that Venetian Shoe Cream is the go-to product for conditioning boots. Whether you're talking about boots that are outdoorsy or dressy, 

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Red Wing Boot Oil Vs. Mink Oil – What’s Best for Waterproofing and Maintaining Color?

Don’t make the same mistake I did. Don’t lose your Red Wings to the wrong conditioner. Take a look at these Red Wing Iron Rangers, perhaps the most

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The Right Way to Waterproof Nice Boots

If you own a quality pair of shoes and you know what you’re doing, then you make sure you condition the leather every few months. Leather, after all, is skin.

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