The best hiking and walking boots anywhere renewed for long term comfort
Bootking are passionate about caring for the environment by providing reconditioned boots in great usable condition for sale instead of them ending up dumped in landfill.
Boots made for the British MOD, European and US defense forces are made to a very high standard for tactical warfare and extreme missions in the field.The build quality of these boots are very high and they are often longer lasting and more comfortable than may commercially available hiking and walking boots.
After short service use in the field or training these boots are changed for new for the user, but often they are in good usable condition, albeit soiled, the uppers can be worn and due to the nature of use in tough conditions eylets and rands need repair. The boots classed as surplus inventory are then disposed of worldwide through government disposal.
Bootking buy new and used boots from many sources and undertake a unique process of refurbishment, described here:
Refurbishment.
How we recondition our boots - Description of our unique refurbishment process:
The condition of the boot is assessed for work needed
Laces are removed
Boot soles scrubbed with soap and water
Leather washed and cleaned as necessary with saddle soap and air dried for 24-48 hours
Insoles removed and washed or replaced
Insides cleaned
Insides steamed to kill bacteria and sprayed with Detol Antibacterial spray
Any repairs to eyelets or rand undertaken
Scuffs removed and colour refreshed with leather cream
If it is deemed necessary the leather is recoloured with Fiebings leather dye to either original colour or darker colour to create a natural patina and sealed
Altberg leder gris is applied if necessary on dry leather and left for 24 hours to soak into leather then buffed
Boot cream is applied for finish so leather can breath
Insoles re-installed
New original or coloured laces installed
Final clean and brush
Condition accurately assessed for sale notes
We can also recondition your own boots, we work on most makes which are leather, not fabric, to the level we do in house. Base cost is £35 including all the work listed above. Return Postage extra.
Buying these types of new and used boots from us have many advantages:
- Huge cost saving over new
- Buying some of the best boots available anywhere
- Accurate descriptions
- Fit guaranteed or change for different size
- No quibble returns
- Saving thousands of boots from landfill and doing our little bit to help the environment
- Bootking have over 2000 boots in stock at any time so will always try and find a pair that suit your needs and budget
And to enhance the look of the boots we make high quality laces to fit any shoe or boot in great colour options with plastic or metal aglets (ends) guaranteed to fit.
We hope you find buying from Bootking a great experience, we want you to get the best quality boots at the best price and enjoy them wherever life takes you.
The Bootking Team
For wholesale enquiries or renting boots for a production or event please contact us.
We also undertake contract work refurbishing large quantities of boots for resale
info@bootking.co.uk
