Farmer Palmer
Registered user
After buying a new pair of Altbergs Hoggs 'over the phone' in my normal size 12 and finding them a wee bit tight over the top of my foot I thought i'd see what I could do to stretch them a bit.
Internet search suggested sending them back to the manufacturer or a local cobblers and they could stretch them a half size.
Another search suggested putting a bag of water in each boot then putting them in the freezer and the expanding ice would stretch the boot............I didn't like this idea incase the boot stitching split and the cold temperature wouldn't help the leather either and I couldn't find any bags that didn't leak!
Then I had a brainwave............What would stretch the boot in a way that you could control and see what was happening at the same time.
Easy.............Just shoved a folded mountain bike inner tube into the front of the boot and gently inflated it with a bicycle pump and it worked a treat. You could see the boot leather expanding a bit and you could also feel the pressure inside the boot and after an hour or two my boots fit much better.
FP.
Internet search suggested sending them back to the manufacturer or a local cobblers and they could stretch them a half size.
Another search suggested putting a bag of water in each boot then putting them in the freezer and the expanding ice would stretch the boot............I didn't like this idea incase the boot stitching split and the cold temperature wouldn't help the leather either and I couldn't find any bags that didn't leak!
Then I had a brainwave............What would stretch the boot in a way that you could control and see what was happening at the same time.
Easy.............Just shoved a folded mountain bike inner tube into the front of the boot and gently inflated it with a bicycle pump and it worked a treat. You could see the boot leather expanding a bit and you could also feel the pressure inside the boot and after an hour or two my boots fit much better.
FP.