Biggest gear fail

[Leo L.]

Thanks for the link and the pics.
Those staples look really perfect for shoe repair!
The sharp tips would allow to penetrate upper and sole material really easy.
Bending (for closing) can be done with plers only, anyway.
For just this spezific reason I carry a Leatherman-style multitool on some of my hikes.

We should start a new thread dedicated to shoe repair!

BTW, I see how different the construction work is done in the US, than in EU.
You have wood and compound walls, we have bricks, mostly.

[Leo L.]

Make that "pliers"...

[BuckeyeBill]

Sorry Leo L. I should have had a link in my original post. Best of luck to you.

[greenmtnboy]

I have had a lot of trouble with footwear--standard Limmers, soles came off in the first week of hiking the Long Trail in Vermont, no guarantee with them; Asolos bought second hand on ebay, glues were substandard and did not stand up to real hiking. Lifetime guarantee socks like LL Bean invariably get holes even if you follow recommended washing.