20 POOR MAN'S Cowboy Boot and Leather Tricks That Make $150 Care Kits Look Like a Scam

In 1879, a man named H. J. Justin started making boots in a tiny Texas town, and every pair he sold was built to be oiled, patched, and resoled for decades instead of thrown away. Today a good pair of boots costs three hundred dollars, and the shelf right beside them sells a hundred and fifty dollar care kit that promises to keep them alive. These are the 20 poor man's cowboy boot and leather tricks that make a hundred and fifty dollar care kit look like a scam: the neatsfoot rub, the saddle soap lather, the awl and waxed thread, the second owner boots, and more, all done with fat, a brush, a rag, and a little attention. New episodes every 2 days. Subscribe for more forgotten American skills the modern world left behind.