NICKS Boots water testing leather

[@rickc4317]

Good info, thank you. I'm surprised the drop of water didn't just evaporate long before 4 hours or so.

[@nafis6668]

Thanks for the test! I'm having Nick's Officer in brown waxed flesh. Never had my feet wet , even when washing of mud by water :)

[@567jmr6]

Great little experiment. Thanks. Others have already commented on measuring water absorbed with weight, but another follow-up would be a dip test or roll off after 5 seconds or so. One of the way to protect from water is moving it away. Kind of like how some tires keep traction better by channeling or "removing" the water from between it and the road. The logic being water can get "stuck" on, say roughout thus it has time to absorb than smooth. It would be interesting if the waxed flesh performs more like a waxed surface or roughout.

[@thesharpercoder]

I wish I knew which leather/kiltie was which that you were talking about. Over time you can connect the dots.

[@kokifreedom3563]

Great video! Thank you.

[@michaeldulmage8449]

I have predator orange in urban drifter. I dont see that leather as a dressier leather. Too me a dressier leather you dan polish and make it shine. Just my thought. Honestly i would like 3 more pair of Nicks in different leathers i love mine!!

[@John-viheavyequipment]

I'm wondering if it would be possible to weight the leathers then suberg the leathers for 5 hours then wipe them off and weigh them if that would give some good data almost seems like preditor orange is the most water resistant which is very interesting i have water shield leather thought it was the best for water

[@757OMG]

I was thinking the same thing about weighing them. It would be a test that you would have to have an initial weight. Then every hour and see how it changes. I will consider doing that and getting back. Weathershield is a much tougher leather and would be a better choices for the elements.

[@seedubhuntx]

predator leather has a wax layer on top, that probably helped the test

[@TheREALMuad-dib]

If you want a waterproof boot, get some swampers. Idk why everyone expects animal skin to be waterproof tbh. Its a semi permeable membrane evolved over billions of years to sweat and release/absorb moisture. Waterproof is a myth with outdoor/work gear. I would really appreciate if industry leaders would keep it honest and say water resistant instead of leading people on with absolutes like "waterproof". You're better off just accepting that leather is leather and accepting its not going to be a rubber boot rather than trying to change it into something it isn't in the tanning process. Personally, I'm only going to buy veg tan boots or products in the future for the history factor (because its cool wearing a traditional piece of technology and appreciating the design and development of hundreds of years) , sustainability in terms of polluting our ecosystem, looks/aesthetics, and maximizing the advantages of leather without trying to turn it into a homogeneous and bland material with no soul in the name of durability when in reality veg tan leather is tougher than anyone will ever really need if you don't care about babying it. Just my opinion, but I'd rather accept that any one thing can't do EVERYTHING super well and maximize what it does do well. Great test though and information, thank you for your work. Thoughts?

[@howardp924]

Thank you for doing this.