Bushwalk Australia

I've had problems with 2 sets or new Scarpa boots delaminating in the last 6 months. Has anyone else experienced problems with Scarpas? My first set of Scarpa Nangpa La boots lost the soul of the right boot in Nepal. I glued it up with McNett Field Repair and made it throught the trek okay. My replacement Scarpas let water in at the toe of the right boot on a recent Overland Track walk. We had snow. Nice but cold toes! Don't yet know whether Scarpa will do the honourable thing.... What's going on? I am very much aware of how you treat boots properly so they don't have problems and I adhere to best practice. But Scarpas don't appear to be very good quality anymore. Your thoughts, especially on what my next purchase of (non-Scarpa) boots should be?

I've never had any problems with mine but earlier in the year a guy in my bushwalking club had a pair (both shoes) that on their second walk the soles were coming away. I told him to take them straight back as neither walk had been challenging (they still looked pretty new). I figured they had a glue fault

Theres a thread here.

I reckon you're right, its a glue problem. I'll know in the New Year whether Scarpa Australia will replace, repair or just return mine. Anyway I've gone off the brand.

Buy the "Shoe Goo". It happens to more than just the scarpa brand.

I have seen this a lot - on scarpas and others, from about 20yrs ago onwards. When i had full leather boots i searched for the old style norwegian welt specifically because of this issue.

The newer 'dry' treated leather / leather composites don't seem* as prone (*qualified by limited sample).

Someone told me once that snowseal causes issues with the modern glues - anyone able to further that as b@#$!#%t or not?

nq111 wrote:Someone told me once that snowseal causes issues with the modern glues - anyone able to further that as b@#$!#%t or not?

My old Asolos have absorbed so much snoseal they weight about 200g more than the new ones. Each. The soles have worn out - they seriously need a retread - but there's no delamination.

north-north-west wrote: My old Asolos have absorbed so much snoseal they weight about 200g more than the new ones. Each. The soles have worn out - they seriously need a retread - but there's no delamination.

Ok - so we have unsubstantiated rumour vs sample of one

Waddayawant NQ? Scholarly discussion on bushwalk.com? Unsubstantiated rumour and opinion is the stuff of this forum.

slparker wrote:Waddayawant NQ? Scholarly discussion on bushwalk.com? Unsubstantiated rumour and opinion is the stuff of this forum.

True - maybe I sounded a bit harsh.

I remain unconvinced by the rumour and by north-north-west's experience (though i don't discount it). At least now I have some further evidence to add to considerations.

I guess I am tough to convince

Fair enough...
I've never had scarpas fall to bits but i had a pair of Raichles not exactly delaminate, more crumble, earlier this year, I reckon it was a heat related issue destroying the softer midsole, same thing happened to aair of rossi's in the mid 90s. The cushioning between footbed and rubber sole just crumbled away. I think boots are almost disposable now (after a couple of years in a hot summer) unless you get Norwegian welted jobs or something really substantial, like scarpas or something similar.