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WILL1E
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2021 08:00am
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Fellas,
I broke down and bought a brand new pair of the white military boots known as bunny boots. I've had them 2-3 years now and maybe wear them 1-2 days out of the year at most. From pretty much day 1 of wearing them, the eyelets have failed. There's probably a total of 6 or 7 of them that have separated from the boot.
Well i went ice fishing this weekend and wore these. Unfortunately while securing them on, 2 more eyelets popped out and when 1 of them did i actually pulled the lace through the boot tearing it.
So what are my options? Do they make a "heavy duty" eyelet kit i can get on amazon? Instead of eyelets, can i get the d-ring style that can either utilize the old eyelet hole or for the bad ones i can punch a new hole? I've always felt like i could never tighten these boots properly...i know they are new and still stiff, but i should be able to tighten them better.
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Aklogcabin
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2021 11:29am
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I have never retried my several pairs of BB. After first time. They fit around the ankles tight enough for me.
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DaveBell
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2021 04:34pm
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Mickey Mouse boots from the 70's.
I wore those in Germany.
These are better:
https://www.amazon.com/Wellco-Force-Extreme-Weather-Mukluks/dp/B00IAVJDJU
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2021 04:46pm - Edited by: gcrank1
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Above the instep area stop running thru the holes, just run the lace behind the boot from each side and wrap on up toward the top and tie in a bow. You may have to put on longer laces. To keep the laces at the top you might have to use the top holes each side.
This is kind of a modified mukluc lacing and lots easier/faster than using all those holes.
This lets you get the part around your foot snugged down but dont overdo that, you want that foot to breath, and the top just needs to be pulled in enough to not flop around.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2021 06:25pm
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When I looked at alot of cold weather snow boots a few years ago the real turn off of these bunny boots to me was they are all NOS. I believe they stopped making these in the mid 90s?
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Nobadays
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2021 08:55pm
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Agreed! I got my pair on an Ebay auction (one of those on-going ones) for $17.00/free shipping! They were new/unworn but didn't have the original liners... did have the double felt insoles. Had to pay $38.00 for the pair for my wife, they had both the double insoles and felt liners.
My feet sweat horribly so bunny boots and muck boots just don't work for me. These breath and my feet rarely get damp at all. The exception is wading in snow that when it is warmer out, the snow will begin to melt and soak the canvas.
My wife likes her by oots REALLY tight on her feet so it took some adjustment for her to get used to these as they areca bit loose... that said she hates cold feet worse so love's these boots!
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WILL1E
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# Posted: 19 Jan 2021 08:35am
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Minus my eyelet problem, i love the bunny boots. My feet sweat, and sweat is what makes them work awesome because the sweat can't soak into anything since the liner is laminated into the rubber of the boot. Obviously this is what caused trench foot, but i don't wear mine for days on end like our vets did.
So, not looking for new options, just want to know how best to fix my eyelet problem.
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justins7
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# Posted: 19 Jan 2021 10:59am
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I think you can replace the eyelets with grommets. Maybe get a grommet kit, and make sure you measure and test it on fabric first. I'm not sure if it's too thick or not but it's worth a try.
something like this might work
https://www.amazon.com/Pangda-Grommet-Setting-Grommets-Diameter/dp/B07FKJYDV1/ref=sr_ 1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Small+Grommet&qid=1611071777&sr=8-3
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tkurk
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2022 03:06am
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I have this exact same problem! I tried the grommet kit and it failed horribly. The rubber is just too thick to get a good seal around the metal. If you had a tool to pinch the grommet instead of hammer it, it may be easier, but steel grommets would be ideal.
I like the idea of wrapping the laces and just using the top two holes to hold the laces up, I suppose by inserting the laces backwards through them so no tension is put on the rubber eyelets.
If that fails, I may try and rubber cement some heavy duty velcro to each side and use that for the top section.
Bunny boots are ideal when working around water and overflow in the winter. If you break through, just take them off, wring out your wool socks, and put them back in and you stay warm. I don't know any other boot that can do that.
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Bruces
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2022 07:34am
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Bring your boots to a real shoemaker ,a real hockey repair store or a leather goods repair place ,they have the good stuff and can do the job right ,about $1.00 per rivet .
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Nobadays
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2022 08:48am
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We finally bought Dryshod boots this winter. I love my canvas Mukluks and are really sweet in really coldcweather, but the drawback with them is if it gets warm enough for snow to start melting, they will soak through. Same thing happens if you are in and out of the cabin/warm shop. The Dryshods are rubber bottom and neoprene top with an impermeable layer in there so your feet don't get wet. Surprisingly, though my feet sweat profusely, these breath well enough my feet/the inside of the boots don't get more than slightly damp... so far so good.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2022 11:55am
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Or do like the old guys when I was growing up; an oversize pair of galoshes, either clamp clip or zippers, with a wader felt bootie inside. It oversize too so you can use thick wool socks and pref a 'silk' sock next to the skin.
All has to be loosish so it doesnt constrict the blood vessels thus making feet cold. Of course for you chronic foot-sweat'ers maybe thats what you want?lol.
That top boot need to be big enough to slip into/out of pretty easy.
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