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I am all for hiking in sneakers in the summer.
So I thought now would be a good time for a resole of the Merrils I use in the winter. Problem is, the guys who did such a good job last time no longer do that kind of work.
They did have a photo of what look like my boots on their web site, though. I hope I can get mine to look that way again.
http://www.cobcord.com/NordveldtSole.html
Anyone know a mail order shop with a good reputation doing this kind of work?
Desert Reprobate
06-09-2009, 20:52
http://newsole.com/merrell_shoe_repair.htm
When you're in the N. Conway area, visit Ken or Pete at Limmer (http://www.limmercustomboot.com/index.php?id=9). I don't know anyone in the northeast who has more experience resoling Norwegian welt boots, than they have.
garlic08
06-09-2009, 22:18
Komito Boots in Estes Park, CO.
RedneckRye
06-09-2009, 22:52
Dave Page in Washington
davepagecobbler.com
or Rocky Mountain Resole in Colorado
rmresole.com
World-Wide
06-10-2009, 06:10
I am all for hiking in sneakers in the summer.
So I thought now would be a good time for a resole of the Merrils I use in the winter. Problem is, the guys who did such a good job last time no longer do that kind of work.
They did have a photo of what look like my boots on their web site, though. I hope I can get mine to look that way again.
http://www.cobcord.com/NordveldtSole.html
Anyone know a mail order shop with a good reputation doing this kind of work?
Hey rickb...Thought this guy I came across in India might be able to help? He usually gets the same female customer that's adamant about paying w/Norwegian crown's and has to have her shoes done by half-past-noon. But he always gets the job done and takes U.S. cash. Hope this helps! :D http://www.indiaparenting.com/video/display.cgi?v1=885&v2=FUcfzuSKmoA
Hey rickb...Thought this guy I came across in India might be able to help? He usually gets the same female customer that's adamant about paying w/Norwegian crown's and has to have her shoes done by half-past-noon. But he always gets the job done and takes U.S. cash. Hope this helps! :D http://www.indiaparenting.com/video/display.cgi?v1=885&v2=FUcfzuSKmoA
Well that's two minutes of my life I'll never get back! :sun
World-Wide
06-10-2009, 08:01
Hey rickb...Thought this guy I came across in India might be able to help? He usually gets the same female customer that's adamant about paying w/Norwegian crown's and has to have her shoes done by half-past-noon. But he always gets the job done and takes U.S. cash. Hope this helps! :D http://www.indiaparenting.com/video/display.cgi?v1=885&v2=FUcfzuSKmoA
BTW...Due to his tight budget, his commercial is in an animated form! :)
World-Wide
06-10-2009, 08:03
Hey rickb...Thought this guy I came across in India might be able to help? He usually gets the same female customer that's adamant about paying w/Norwegian crown's and has to have her shoes done by half-past-noon. But he always gets the job done and takes U.S. cash. Hope this helps! :D http://www.indiaparenting.com/video/display.cgi?v1=885&v2=FUcfzuSKmoA
Well that's two minutes of my life I'll never get back! :sun
Good luck my man!! Sorry to be an ass!! :D
Resole America
6876 Watson Court
Warrenton, VA 20187
www.resole.com (http://www.resole.com)
They do great work, I had my Vasque Sundowners done there and they look like new.
Try this guy. He did a pair for me in 2001. COBCORD.Com. He is located in New Rochelle, NY
rootball
06-10-2009, 22:00
I bought a pair of Scarpa Brio's many years ago that look just about like those in your picture. I wore them a couple of times, but never could get used to them. I think I paid 300+ for those boots - dang it! I'd love to give them to someone that would enjoy them - what's your size?
Try this guy. He did a pair for me in 2001. COBCORD.Com. He is located in New Rochelle, NY
That's the guy who did mine last time. I was all set to send my boots to him again, only to learn he is no longer resoling hiking boots. I was bummed!
Rootball, thanks for the offer! Unfortunately, I am already in long-term relationship, and wouldn't think of leaving my dear Merrils for a younger better looking alternative.
I hope you can find a good cobbler. There is nothing as nice as a pair of broken in leather boots.
christrask
07-09-2009, 11:02
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> I hope you can find a good cobbler. There is nothing as nice as a pair
> of broken in leather boots.
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There's a place in Bishop, California called the Rubber Room that has a good reputation out this way (www.rubberroomresoles.com (http://www.rubberroomresoles.com)). A thread similar to this on SummitPost has been giving them good reviews.
Whatever you do, don't use Rocky Rountain Resole. I just got a 25-year-old pair of Rachlie boots back from them that needed serious repairs on the uppers, and they ruined them. I could have gotten a couple more years out of them for dayhiking the way they were, but now I can't use them at all. Fortunately, I have an identical pair that I found in a thrift store. However, I also have to go through all the trouble of getting the charge to my credit card reimbursed.