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G'DAY MY NAME'S BERNIE
WELCOME TO THE WORKWEAR DISCOUNTS WEBSTORE
TODAY WE'RE LOOKING AT REDBACK BOOTS
THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT REDBACK BOOTS IS THEIR SUPPLE LEATHERS
REDBACK USE HEAVY DUTY 2.7 MILLIMETRE FULL GRAIN LOCAL COWHIDES TO MAKE THEIR UPPERS
OTHERS ONLY MAKE THEIR BOOTS TO THE MINIMUM STANDARD USING A 2.1 MILLIMETRE IMPORTED LEATHER
REDBACK UPPERS ARE AMONGST THE BEST WE'VE EVER SEEN IN THE INDUSTRY
ALL REDBACKS HAVE A 2 PIECE SOLE THIS TRANSLUCENT OUTER LAYER IS FLEXIBLE AND HARDWEARING WHILE
THE MIDSOLE WEDGE IS A LIGHTWEIGHT CUSHIONING POLYURETHANE
REDBACKS HAVE THEIR HEEL COUNTER SEWN ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT COVERED WITH A LEATHER
BACKSTRAP
THIS ADDS TO THE COSTS OF MAKING THE BOOTS BUT IT ALLOWS REDBACK TO ELIMINATE THE ROW
OF STITCHING AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE HEEL TO HOLD THE COUNTER
THAT ROW OF STITCHING IS A COMMON CAUSE OF CUT SOCKS AND BLISTERED HEELS WITH OTHER BRANDS
BUT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE HEEL COUNTER DESIGN IN REDBACKS
THIS 3 LAYER HEEL COUNTER CAN BE STIFF WHEN NEW BUT THAT STIFFNESS DISAPPEARS WHEN YOU
CRACK THE HEEL
CRACKING WILL FLEX THE COUNTER AND BACK STRAP SO THAT THEY RAPIDLY MOULD TO THE SHAPE OF
YOUR FOOT
TO MEET EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS THE SOLES ON POLYURETHANE BOOTS DISINTERGRATE
WHEN THEY GO INTO LANDFILL
WHEN YOU BURY OLD BOOTS, MOISTURE ALLOWS MICROBES TO BREAK DOWN THE POLYURETHANE THIS PROCESS
IS KNOWN IN THE TRADE AS HYDROLYSIS
THIS IS A GOOD THING WHEN OLD BOOTS GO TO THE TIP BUT NOT GOOD IF YOUR NEW BOOTS HAVE
BEEN STORED IN A SHED
STORING BOOTS FOR LONG PERIODS IN HUMID CONDITIONS ALLOWS HYDROLYSIS TO START EVEN BEFORE YOU
WEAR THEM
BUT HYDROLYSIS IS NOT A PROBLEM FOR RETAILERS WITH GOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SO WE KEEP
ALL OUR BOOTS IN AIRCONDITIONED PREMISES TO KEEP THE AIR DRY AND MINIMIZE MOISTURE TAKE
UP AND WE ONLY KEEP ENOUGH BOOTS IN STOCK TO LAST US 8 WEEKS
OUR STAFF CHECK WEEKLY THAT ALL STOCK IS ROTATED SO BOOTS DON'T AGE INSTORE
SOMETIMES WE MAY RUN OUT OF A SIZE AND HAVE TO WAIT A FEW DAYS FOR THE NEXT SHIPMENT TO
COME IN
THIS MAY LEAD TO A DELIVERY DELAY BUT IT ALWAYS MEANS YOU GET NEW STOCK BOOTS WITH A FULL
WARRANTY
POLYURETHANE IS UNUSUAL STUFF IF YOU BUY A PAIR OF BOOTS AND WEAR THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS
YOU WILL GET MANY YEARS OF WEAR WITHOUT ANY HYDROLYSIS AT ALL
BUT STORE THEM ON THE QUEENSLAND COAST FOR 2 YEARS AND THE SOLES WILL PROBABLY START
TO CRUMBLE AS SOON AS YOU WEAR THEM
IF YOU OWN 2 PAIRS OF BOOTS ALTERNATE THEM WEEK ABOUT SO THAT THEY GET USED AND FLEXED
THIS WILL STOP THE HYDROLYSIS OCCURING
MAKE SURE YOU ONLY BUY BOOTS FROM COMPANIES THAT HAVE A HIGH TURNOVER OF BOOTS
THIS REDUCES YOUR RISK OF BEING JAMMED WITH OLD OR ROTTEN STOCK AND ALWAYS AVOID BUYING
BOOTS NO MATTER WHAT THE BRAND FROM A SHED WITHOUT AIRCONDITIONING
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TODAY TO WATCH OUR VIDEO