tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post7039592366520108546..comments2024-03-26T08:18:42.915-04:00Comments on Cob Jockey: Bathtub Method for Tall BootsJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-3962798210307211272015-08-19T13:07:44.513-04:002015-08-19T13:07:44.513-04:00I can totally fix all of your ruined pictures wit...I can totally fix all of your ruined pictures with Photoshop. Just sayin'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567094702344719852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-6460402902241297382015-08-18T07:37:09.730-04:002015-08-18T07:37:09.730-04:00I've used the bathtub method before. Also had ...I've used the bathtub method before. Also had my my la mundials sprayed down with a hose to create the same effect! They've all survived :)Wilbur, Ellie, and Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620148609694352994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-45967962111880038902015-08-13T22:57:48.477-04:002015-08-13T22:57:48.477-04:00Haha, I sort of kneeled one leg at a time into the...Haha, I sort of kneeled one leg at a time into the tub, so it was from the knee down, but yes breeches and socks got wet under the boots. It was not something I'd recommend doing in the winter!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-15663732086773899022015-08-13T22:57:15.604-04:002015-08-13T22:57:15.604-04:00Whew, you and me both. Not having a stove (and wo...Whew, you and me both. Not having a stove (and won't have one for months yet) I'm eating like entirely freezer meals in the microwave or walking to the bar. Blah.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-70487566935551740002015-08-13T22:56:20.864-04:002015-08-13T22:56:20.864-04:00I didn't notice it in the footbed, honestly. ...I didn't notice it in the footbed, honestly. I can see only wanting to do the uppers, maybe less sag in the ankle area?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-81686324477988451892015-08-13T22:55:18.450-04:002015-08-13T22:55:18.450-04:00Hopefully yours fit better than mine!Hopefully yours fit better than mine!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-3306820533420585512015-08-13T22:54:50.791-04:002015-08-13T22:54:50.791-04:00Lol. Well, I should've done it with my half c...Lol. Well, I should've done it with my half chaps too, but instead suffered through many a lesson with numb legs.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-68486067039305924342015-08-13T22:54:19.827-04:002015-08-13T22:54:19.827-04:00Yeah, I was too, but I had nothing to lose except ...Yeah, I was too, but I had nothing to lose except $50!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-88972052053162966972015-08-13T22:54:05.923-04:002015-08-13T22:54:05.923-04:00Interesting, how have I never heard of this?Interesting, how have I never heard of this?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-4174492643867143772015-08-13T22:53:54.965-04:002015-08-13T22:53:54.965-04:00Huh, I have not heard of that one. Good to know.Huh, I have not heard of that one. Good to know.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-62223929030952480842015-08-13T22:53:42.942-04:002015-08-13T22:53:42.942-04:00Good, thanks for that. I forgot to condition them...Good, thanks for that. I forgot to condition them but will do it this weekend!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-1763496855556442572015-08-13T22:53:26.848-04:002015-08-13T22:53:26.848-04:00Oh I'd be a freaking basketcase doing it in th...Oh I'd be a freaking basketcase doing it in those boots! The LaMundials?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-61763883123349439232015-08-13T22:53:02.670-04:002015-08-13T22:53:02.670-04:00It freaked me out too! I thought about the black ...It freaked me out too! I thought about the black sock thing, but I hate hate hate socks over breeches vs. under, and I had so little room in there I have to wear sheer socks (Ovation Slimliner) anyway, so it wouldn't have helped. Good thought though!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-85449969984985544272015-08-13T17:56:41.349-04:002015-08-13T17:56:41.349-04:00Good know it works!! Was the whole boot submerged ...Good know it works!! Was the whole boot submerged when you tried to zip it the first time? (ie do you get your breeches and socks wet too? Lol)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411599470246102708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-62367042678230001912015-08-13T15:29:07.468-04:002015-08-13T15:29:07.468-04:00I might need to do these with mine. Or you know, l...I might need to do these with mine. Or you know, lose 10 lbs. that too.SheMovedtoTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062200290148658096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-5634560460843556062015-08-13T14:35:50.573-04:002015-08-13T14:35:50.573-04:00glad it worked! i had a pair of boots that i consi...glad it worked! i had a pair of boots that i considered doing this to when i couldn't initially sell them... but actually my local saddler recommended just wetting from the ankle up (ie, dunking the boot upside down in a bucket or something), not the footbed. not sure it makes a huge difference thoemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-78459861158143281432015-08-13T14:09:48.770-04:002015-08-13T14:09:48.770-04:00I'll have to try this when I get new tall boot...I'll have to try this when I get new tall boots.Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-2031888114091326922015-08-13T13:04:02.726-04:002015-08-13T13:04:02.726-04:00I think I'd actually have to buy tall boots to...I think I'd actually have to buy tall boots to start worrying about this.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-58916707681008272362015-08-13T12:47:01.597-04:002015-08-13T12:47:01.597-04:00I have heard about the bathtub method, but was ske...I have heard about the bathtub method, but was skeptical. Sounds good, though.Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624374504547832814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-51336574839511515862015-08-13T11:00:27.673-04:002015-08-13T11:00:27.673-04:00I second niamh with the isopropyl alcohol method!I second niamh with the isopropyl alcohol method!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092098198949213494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-50706522451330665252015-08-13T10:09:51.679-04:002015-08-13T10:09:51.679-04:00I've done the method where you spray the insid...I've done the method where you spray the insides (until they are soaked) with rubbing alcohol and do the same thing (thick socks/britches) and it works too!Niamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445287419135378606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-73132612777810524702015-08-13T08:46:26.943-04:002015-08-13T08:46:26.943-04:00As long as you condition them a little afterward, ...As long as you condition them a little afterward, there aren't any long term effects that I've ever noticed. I've been doing the bathtub method forever and never had a problem. It works!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-18342206736225024642015-08-13T08:23:20.594-04:002015-08-13T08:23:20.594-04:00I'm still nervous to try this with my "cu...I'm still nervous to try this with my "custom" boots that make my feet go numb but I might have to bite the bullet and try it. Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884053627728391449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-90737774307123590282015-08-13T07:44:27.006-04:002015-08-13T07:44:27.006-04:00Glad the bathtub method seems to have worked for y...Glad the bathtub method seems to have worked for you, although submerging tall boots in water freaks me out a bit! Also, if you ever have to wear them unzipped at a show again, you can wear tall black socks and no one will be able to tell :)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297192461648201907noreply@blogger.com