Re: [Philmont]: Gear Questions

MessageSeveral of us had our boots branded at Beaubien this past summer. Most, if not all, of the boots were Goretex lined and the brand caused no damage to the inside of the boot. I can see damage happening if the brand is applied to the boot longer than it should, but care is taken to avoid that.

Obviously, it's a personal decision whether or not to brand boots, but those of us who did get them branded are glad that we did. (And yes, we branded the boots knowing that the warranty was voided. The chance of utilizing the warranty on a pair of boots is quite slim anyway.)

Pete Swiggum
Troop 1173
Green Bay, WI
Philmont 2005
Peter.Swiggum@sbcglobal.net

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: R Fisher
  To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
  Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 6:29 PM
  Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Gear Questions

  Just my opinion because I don't have information one way or the other, but I don't think I would brand a gore-tex lined boot even on the leather part. It seems to me that the heat could easily damage the gore-tex membrane. On my last crew, I carried a 6" leather arrowhead that I purchased at our Scout shop and branded it. Then I had the whole crew sign the back; and after I got back I used a soldering iron to "brand" the trek number and year. Nice souvenir - at least I think so.

  Happy Trails,

  Roy Fisher

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Received on Thu Nov 17 07:47:06 2005