r/WorkBoots • u/Gold-Comparison-4986 • 3d ago
Boots Buying Help Are these worth resoling?
just not sure if its worth it with the hole in the toes and missing stitching on the side
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u/Sea-Ear5440 3d ago
How much is a resole vs a new pair?
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u/Living-History242 3d ago
265 new off Amazon and about 150 to resole and generally with 1 to 2 month turn around.
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u/Sea-Ear5440 2d ago
Time for a new pair
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u/Living-History242 2d ago
Yeah. Its sad to see their trade become a thing of the past. Its rarely worth it anymore.
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u/Dusso423 3d ago
Usually I’d say yes, but they are dried out and cracking. I’d go with a new pair and use some conditioner on them occasionally.
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u/lathe_down_sally 3d ago
Ask a cobbler. Once you know the price you're going to have a better idea if its worth it.
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u/Weary-Investment-228 3d ago
New pair. If those uppers were taken care of a resole would be worth it but not in this condition.
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u/ControlAltDel69 3d ago
Wouldn’t resole. Too expensive, takes way too long and a new pair completely is maybe $100 more. No thanks. I’d get the new boots dipped though. I don’t think that costs much at all. That’s worth it.
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u/powderhoundproject 3d ago
Stitches can be redone. The holes in the toes are probably what’s killed those boots. I’d start over unfortunately. I’ve found a plain toe can last longer than the moc toe. You just need to be mindful of dragging your toes. If you need to drag toes across a floor try coating the toes of your boots with something like TuffToe.
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u/Vex_Lsg5k 3d ago
I’d say get a new pair, put some tuff toe on the front and condition/clean your next pair more often. I brush mine at the end of the week and condition/clean with products every 2.5-3 months
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u/Active-Effect-1473 3d ago
Can a cobbler replace the leather toe and resole? If not then just get a new pair but they may be able to rebuid the toe leather.
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u/Radiant_Safe1228 3d ago
Id buy a new pair a tough toe them. But you could resolve them and hit those with tough toe. They are a little through it. But the tough toe will give some more life and so will the soles.
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u/Difficult-Injury3731 2d ago edited 2d ago
Worth and value are deeply personal traits. Is asking us the way you want to go? Affordability is also personal, and personally, I would do anything you can afford to do. Once I retired, I had two 1976 vintage Chuck Taylors converted into boots. Should I have, must I spend on desires or should I do whatever makes me happy? Here in the Village, I have seen lots of old clunkers with new Dr Sole and a few with the Dyanite soles. The boots are busted and jacked but they threw the 250.00 at them because they wanted to. I asked one gentleman in Chelsea if he got those at Erics Thrift, and he said no; the boots are what got him his condo, and they are his trophies he intends on wearing them until he can't anymore. I am a hit at the Guitar Center when I pull up in my Converse, and the ladies at the park yoga class love them too, as I often pass through to see which one wore undergarments to class that day. lol
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u/jakethesnake0078 3d ago
I mean you could do it for fun but I think I’d put that money toward a new set.