How To Clean And Care For Hiking Boots

Our top five tips to give your hiking boots a ‘glow up’

Feature type Video

Read time 2 mins

Published Jun 02, 2023

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They’re subject to some pretty rough treatment, so how do you keep your hiking boots clean, fresh and in top condition for taking on the mountains?

Hiker and BASE man-about-the-hill Ian Townshend guides you through our super-simple method to give an old pair of hiking boots a new lease of life and a real transformation. Leather hiking boots are some of the most resilient and hard-wearing bits of kit for adventurers everywhere, and can even last a lifetime – if you look after them properly!

Check out the video below for our BASE hiking boot glow up – and don’t forget to subscribe to the BASE YouTube channel for all the best adventure content, how-to’s and gear reviews.

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