Also you can smear Shoe Goo in the straps. When it dries it's VERY wear resistant. It is formulated to repair shoe soles and works well for me. I use replaceable Taslan boot laces (Shoe-Gooed, of course) for my gaiters.

Eric


Edited by 300winmag (11/02/08 11:11 PM)
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