Is this bad?

[Mongoose]

Is this bad? For some reason the rubber part on the front of my Koflach Arcti Expe boot broke a few weeks ago. I went hiking with it last week and it seemed fine. I don't know if it's holding something that may come loose soon though?

 

[Jay H]

The rubber piece may be used as a weld for a step-in crampon. If you use a strap-on crampon, then probably doesn't make a difference...

Jay

 

[Chip]

The rubber boot rand "provides additional abrasion resistance" but also tends to crack and peel. I don't believe there is any actual function. Cosmetically it can be repaired http://mcnett.baron-co.com/page.cfm?pageID=3554 (scroll down for rand repair) but it may just occur again.

 

[Mongoose]

I put a piece of duct tape over it to keep it from flapping around. I'll glue it on with some Barge cement when I get back from trip Sat.

 

[sierra]

This could be true still or maybe not, but about 10 yrs ago, Koflach had a shop in nashua off 101a and they did a repair for me, not sure on the status of the shop.

 

[Kevin Rooney]

I put a piece of duct tape over it to keep it from flapping around. I'll glue it on with some Barge cement when I get back from trip Sat.

If you really want it to 'stay stuck' then use a polyurethane glue like Gorilla Glue or Ultimate Glue from Elmers.

 

[DougPaul]

If you really want it to 'stay stuck' then use a polyurethane glue like Gorilla Glue or Ultimate Glue from Elmers.

Make sure that you will never want to remove any of the above glues before using them (for instance to fix a new problem or refix an old problem).

Barge cement is used on boots because it can be released by heat.

Doug

 

[the starchild]

i believe that problem is not uncommon with the boots. i have a few friends who had thw same thing happen.