And I am IN LOVE!
I can’t believe I resisted the purchase for this long. Why did I not listen to all of you who kept raving about them? But I digress.
I noticed that Dubarry sells their own leather care products. Do people use and like them on your boots? Or do you use what is already in the tack room. I have some Akene and Higher Standards products, would you use those?
I just use Oakwood Leather conditioner on mine. It’s the exact same ingredient list as the conditioner that Dubarry sells.
I have the Longford and use it only on the smooth leather part, never the suede. The toes on the Dubarry’s get really scuffed so I have to condition them often. For $500/pair, I really expected them not to scuff so easily.
I am the tack cleaning queen. I bought the official DuBarry conditioning cream a few years after I got my boots. I use regular saddlesoap (Bensmom’s soap) and condition with the official stuff. Only the leather part, not the suede.
Enjoy your boots. I’ve had mine for about 5 years and loff them. Will definitely replace when I need to.
I use Higher Standards on mine. Works great.
I used Higher Standards. I soap the whole boots (as needed) and then condition it all…even the suede.
I got the Longfords too! So in love. I think I will stick to the HS stuff I have. For those that use it on the nubuck portion, did it change the look much?
Clean and condition them frequently, especially if you plan on actually using them at the barn. Mine started falling apart at the seams after less than a year of use. They do not hold up to real abuse.
My Dubarry Galways lasted 9 years of nearly daily wear at the barn (mostly muck work and barn work, though I did ride in them, occasionally), gardening at home, wearing out to concerts, and just about any other outing. I literally wore them like sneakers, 24/7. I originally started using the Dubarry products on them, but eventually used Effex products, with no problem. I would wipe them down after use, conditioning the break in the foot. I used leder balsam on the entire boot, with no problem.
The stitching around the heal eventually wore out in the 8th year of wear, making them no longer waterproof–but after 8 years of near-daily use, I can’t complain. I certainly got my money out of them. What made me finally retire them was I wore them over the winter, shoveling snow. One day the sole came apart. I plan to use Gorilla glue to glue the sole back together, but again, due to the seam, they will no longer be waterproof, but still good for the barn. I didn’t have $500 to get a new pair, but in the meantime I picked up a pair of Dublin River Boots (all black), off Amazon.com, using a gift card, for a final price of $150. They are not a bad substitute, but they are also not as tall as the Dubarry’s. They are waterproof, I wore them to Rolex, and in a stream on a school field trip day to a park.
When the Dublins retire, I’ll most likely get another pair of Dubarrys. My only concern is that in the 8 years since I purchased my original pair, I’ve heard they’ve changed their manufacturing site, and the quality of the current Dubarrys is not the same as those made, previously. Hence part of my decision to go with the Dublins, for now, in addition to cost being an issue. Hope they last you as long as mine did!
My current pair lasted 4 years of hard wear before I wore holes in them (I interfere when I walk). The new pair I just got still seem very well made.
I have two pairs of Galways, one that I bought used, just to see if I really liked them. I DO. I use glycerin soap to clean, and I frequently condition/waterproof with the beeswax stuff LeatherSeal that the guy sells outside the Outback booth at Rolex every year. I am in the washstall a lot (white horse) and have no issues with staying waterproof. The stitches have loosened on the older pair, but the beauty of a quality pair of boots is you can take to the cobbler and get that fixed for $10! Mine are at 3 years+ and going strong.
Y’all are making me want to breakdown and get some Dubarrys. I have had several pairs of Dublins over the years and while I quite like them, they are not water proof enough to walk through a water jump. I need to practice cleaning and conditioning them so when I get the Dubarrys I’ll be in practice. The one thing I HATE about the Dublins is the lining. That is almost always what fails first for me. Hopefully the linings in the Dubarry’s is sturdier.
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Y’all are making me want to breakdown and get some Dubarrys. I have had several pairs of Dublins over the years and while I quite like them, they are not water proof enough to walk through a water jump. I need to practice cleaning and conditioning them so when I get the Dubarrys I’ll be in practice. The one thing I HATE about the Dublins is the lining. That is almost always what fails first for me. Hopefully the linings in the Dubarry’s is sturdier.[/QUOTE]
I rubbed holes in the leather of my Dubarry’s (from my interfering when I walk) but the lining is still good and water proof.
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