jungle boot resole and dye

[m249saw]

i have a worn pair of hot weather jungle boots. the soles are about worn down but they are welded to the upper. can i get them resoled or not. also they are a desert tan color but i would like to dye them black if i can. is that possible?

[ninja-elbow]

Would happen to have a pic or a name brand we can look up? Some boots have molded soles and those, generally, cannot be resold. There are a bunch of tutorials on the web that show how to extend the life of old molded sole boots though.

[m249saw]

sorry for the delay. they are altama jungle boots. they are the panama soled version

[MaconCJ7]

http://www.nushoe.com/altama-shoe-repair.html

Don't know anything about them, but they popped up first in the Google search.

[Exploriment]

Have you taken them to a cobbler to see what they have to say about the matter?

[m249saw]

no i have not taken them to a cobbler yet but i am planning to as soon as i have time

[ninja-elbow]

Right off the bat I'd say no on them kind of jungle boots.

But... Macon's link looks like something to look at and Exploriment makes a great suggestion too. Take them to a shoe repair shop... something we all should do before buying new boots... and see what they have to say about it.

[ninja-elbow]

IN GENERAL:

Boots like this can be recrafted or re soled.


Boots like this cannot be recrafted or re soled.


I have seen recraftable boots not be recraftable though and I've seen welded soles get repaired by a spectrum of elbow-grease, ingenuity, and products though. The general rule above applies though.

[Rawles' rejects]

Hey not sure if you have gone to the Cobbler yet but yes those can be done! I have had mine redone with the Vibram soles that are more like the early Vietnam sole!