Boot Shrunk by Campfire Help

[cbond3318]

Talking to my co-worker this morning, he said he had a Romeo curl up on him pretty bad after a night of partying on the river. He ended up just tossing them.

[cbond3318]

Update: left boot is half dry, feels stiff.

[cbond3318]

Just talked to a lady at the Stop -N- Go , she thought maybe it was drying too fast in this heat and it could  shrink back down to a size 10 or worse!!

Thoughts?

[Timberstalker]

What about that 2x4 stretcher that you always use?

[cbond3318]

What about that 2x4 stretcher that you always use?

Possibly, or that Beaver Fur Puller I keep laying around. Bout' to give up on it, shame too, really is the best boot I've ever worn. I was always a naysayer about expensive boots but took the plunge and never looked back. Wish I would have looked back at least once while it was drying by the fire. 

[cbond3318]

UPdate: it's over, the sole has left the boot.

[HntnFsh]

Bummer! I did the same thing with a pair of Zamberlans.  The repair shop said they have plastic insert in the toe to hold the shape. No way to stretch them back out. I paid dearly for that mistake. But my brother in law wore a couple sizes smaller boot and he loved them!