Post by: Rob Allen on February 20, 2016, 10:14:24 PM
not sure what model that are,, or rather were they looked as though they might have been worn one time no wear on the soles at all... well i wore them for about an hour and took them off.. then put them on this morning and tightened the laces a little more within a minute the soft rubber compound and glue attaching the soles to the uppers completely disintegrated
and the soles peeled off they would have fallen off if i had kept walking..
I am only out 15 bucks so i am not worried about that i am just curious what the heck happened!!!??? I know by reputation that Lowa makes great boots so something is up!
I was thinking maybe a wildland firefighter wore them once as a backup and the retardant chemicals destroyed the foam rubber parts and they simply came apart after i tightened the laces..
now when she picked these boots up they looked great!! nearly new! but 12 hours later they fell apart
anyone have any ideas???
Post by: X-Force on February 20, 2016, 10:58:35 PM
Post by: Rob Allen on February 21, 2016, 07:02:34 PM
(https://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a6dc00b3127cceeb3e74b9ba0d00000030O08QYtHDluxbg9vPgY/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00007170984120160222030039284.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)
sorry not much a photographer but here you see the boot which just a few hours before seemed to be in near perfect condition appeared to be worn a few times maybe.. notice though that the sole is peeling away from the upper..
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here you see the massive failure of the lamination between the upper and the sole... i could literally peel the sole off the boot with nearly no effort...
again I know Lowa has a great reputation as a boot maker.. I don't think they are to blame i think something happened to these boots that was not visible some kind of chemical contamination leading to the corrosion of the rubber is the only thing that make sense to me but if others have theories i am very curious.. I just don't believe that lowa would put out a boot that did this...