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JEB:
I have a year old pair of 10" Bean boots and I having a time of it softening up the leather uppers.  I have applied boot grease to the leather several times and used a heat gun to help soak it in. The leather just seems to stay stiff. Any and every idea to soften the leather will be appreciated.

Ryan Jacob:
I find hard leather needs some hard use. Walk up a hill or two a day and those should be softened up in a week or two. On a side note, anyone else notice the closer a boot or shoe is to breaking the better it gets?

Pat B:
Jon, I've worn LL Bean Maine hunting boots for many years, probably 50  (A)   and like Ryan said you just have to wear them to break them in. Once you do that they are very comfortable.

bjrogg:
I never had LLbean boots but I've broken in plenty of work boots. I always like to start out only wearing them a couple hours a day until they get more broke in. Jeb I know they sell some spray can stuff for breaking in baseball gloves, might help I really don't know. It seems like the harder they break in the longer they last. Yes Ryan I agree, the more broke in the more comfortable until the soles give up or the leather cracks or wears out.
Bjrogg

Pat B:
Once the rubber bottoms wear out you can send them back to LL Bean and they will resole them once. I've done it a few times and my pair now needs it soon.

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