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Originally Posted by Sledgehammer427
August, any suggestions?
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About what? Breaking in jump boots?
Soak them in water, apply a generous coat of saddle soap, rinse them off good then put them on wet, lace them up (all the way) and wear them until they mostly dry out. Make sure you keep checking that it isn't cutting off the blood flow to your feet. That means you'll be taking the boots off at least once every half hour or so.
After 8-10 hours of this take them off, put shoe trees into them and put them aside until they are completely dry.
Once they are apply a thick coat of polish and buff until you get a high shine. It's a pain I know but you'll end up with a pair of boots that fit you perfectly and will be far less likely to give you blisters.
Oh and BTW I was at the Army/Navy store in Attleboro the other day and they had WW2 style jump boots for sale. Pretty cheap too.