I would contact Simms directly. Tony --- Rene Zillmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gang, > > I own wading shoes from Simms. I think it is a pair > of their 'Freestone' > series. Till last friday I was very satisfied with > them. Here is the > problem: > > When I left the Ahr after some 4 or 5 hours of > wading, I discovered that > the felt soles peeled away from the shoes. Not > completely, but on one > shoe the sole peeled away from to tip till approx. > the middle of the > shoe (Could hardly walk in them) and from the heel > ca. 25%. Only 25 % > were basically connected with the shoe. > On the 2nd shoe it was not so much, but a large > amount of the sole is > peeled away as well. > > What's really strange is, that the surface of the > shoe is 'clean'. I > mean, there is nothing of the felt left on the shoe. > It is like if the > glue had stopped holding them. > > The shoes are 5 or 6 years old, I wear them 5 to 10 > times a year. The > felt is still 3 mm thick, definitely not worn out. > If the felt sole > would have been peeled way completely while I was > wading, I would not > only have lost the sole, wating on slippery stones > it would have been > become dangerous as well. > > I was always thinking that Simms is a good quality > brand, and right now > I'm condidering to buy a pair of new waders. Maybe I > should refude to > buy one from Simms. > > Has anybody similar experiences? Any idea, why this > happened? How would > you fix the problem? What is the best glue to repair > the shoes? > > The dealer, where I bought the shoes, went out of > business, a couple of > years ago. No chance for warrenty. > > Rene > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
