Resoling meindl army boots

[Mike8472]

I have a pair of meindl army goretex boots. The soles have finally warn through after 9 years of faithfull service.
The uppers are still in excellent condition and the boot lining is still in top condition. Im loath to chuck them away. Does anyone know if these are capable of being resoled? Is it worth it or would it be cheaper to buy a new pair of boots?

 

[Uilleachan]

Contact meindl, it's more than likely.

 

[johnnytheboy]

Do you have a picture of your sole, this is an interesting topic!

 

[woof]

There's a great cobbler in York, not sure how near for you that is.

Rob

 

[resnikov]

There's a great cobbler in York, not sure how near for you that is.

Rob

Where? I would love to get my blundstones resolved.

 

[woof]

Near the castle, trying to think of the name.

Rob

 

[woof]

Gillygate cobbler-01904 632763.

Rob

 

[shaggystu]

I've used this company before, no affiliation just a satisfied customer.

http://www.feetfirst.resoles.co.uk/walking-boot-repairs/

HTH

Stuart.

 

[Mike8472]

Its the outer edge of each heal thats gone, one boot has half of the dales lodged in it. You can hear the grit moving about as you step

 

[Chiseller]

How far are you from horbury nr Wakefield ? My mate is a cobbler and often achieves what is considered undoable due to skill needed or over pricing. He's always busy .....which is a good sign.

eggs shouldn't dance with stones.....

 

[craeg]

Quality boot makers Altberg my be worth a shot? I cant remember if they resole other manufacturers but worth a shot maybe?

http://www.altberg.co.uk

 

[Mike8472]

I emailed meindl this evening so hopefully should get an answer soon

 

[Mike8472]

I got a reply from meindl tonight here it is.

"We organise resoles through us, carried out at Meindl's factory. You can return them to us through the shop from which they were bought, though if this is not possible you can send them to us direct.


They can only be resoled as long as the uppers are in a good condition, supple and free from cracks, particularly near the sole.


Sent direct to us, resole would be around £75.50 GBP, inclusive of return post to you, new footbeds & laces. Resole of some models may cost a little less, a few more technical boots or those with a very high rand slightly more. (If the laces and footbeds are still good it is a good idea to remove these before returning the boots so you can keep them as spares as Meindl would replace them and discard the old ones).


I have attached details of how to get the boots to us.


Regards
Heather Palmer


Bramwell International Ltd
Hincaster Hall - Milnthorpe LA7 7ND - UK (Registered No:7198286)
T: 015395-60214 F: 015395-61744 E: heather@bramwell-int.com W: www.bramwell-int.com "

 

[craeg]

That seems a good price if they are like slippers, which they probably are to get them fixed?

 

[woof]

seems a bit steep to me. I payed £40 at the gillygate cobbler to re-sole my matterhorn boots, & altberg charge a similar price.

Rob

 

[Bluffer]

Mike, might be worth getting a quote from militarybootrepairs.co.uk as they specialise in all military boot repairs and I think they can do yours for around £50 which includes DPD courier service.