Raven2k360
New in Town
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I tried the "you should never condition leather" with one of my first pairs of Frye boots, guess what happened?
They stiffened, dried and cracked, and then it was too late to save them, they are now dead.
Seconded. I never conditioned my boots before and they all began cracking after two or three years tops while showing signs of drying after one year of extensive wear. They'd literally develop holes at the creases after a while.
Strange, both pairs of my flight deck boots from the Navy haven't dried/cracked. Never conditioned either pair, just the occasional coat of polish, usually only on the toe to re-blacken them. One pair is nearly 20yrs old, the other ~15yrs old. Same with the leather on my jungle boots, which are ~20yrs old too.
My Doc Martens are fine too -- and they haven't even seen polish. 2 pair of regular leather, ~10yrs old and one of those saw HEAVY restaurant duty as a server in a BBQ joint, and the 3rd pair is more of a patent leather and those are nearly 20yrs old.
I'm not sure why your guys' boots have dried out without conditioning, and I surely can't explain why none of mine have....but thought I'd share my experience.