Things I have learnt.

[benoloughlin]

Never trust a fart

[north-north-west]

There are some peaks that no amount of points can make worthwhile.

[Tortoise]

There are some peaks that no amount of points can make worthwhile.

Strahan?

[north-north-west]

Microspikes and fresh snow don't mix.

[Lostsoul]

Not to pull tent pegs all the way out by the bungy cord!

[north-north-west]

When mending boots at hoome, make sure that you don't inadvertentally glue the laces to the leather.

[Lophophaps]

On a river crossing, if at all possible lash the boots to the pack. One stumble and boots around the neck can clobber the face and/or nearly knock off the glasses.

[oldpiscator]

Not to pull tent pegs all the way out by the bungy cord!

[rcaffin]

On a river crossing, if at all possible lash the boots to the pack. One stumble and boots around the neck can clobber the face and/or nearly knock off the glasses.

Or fall off your neck and float away down the river?

Cheers
Roger

[Lophophaps]

Or fall off your neck and float away down the river?

I was more at risk of strangulation than boot floaties.

A true story. We had just done the Walls, Ducane Gap and finished on the Overland Track. One person had bad blisters and decided that he would get rid of his boots, At a bridge on the Lyell Highway he went to the upstream side, took his boots off, tied them together to keep them upright, filled them with shellite, threw in a match and let them float away. A minute or two later we saw tourists on the bridge downstream side taking pictures of the burning boots floating away, much puzzled, jabbering in Foreign. We fell about laughing. The boot owner walked barefoot into a Hobart shoe shop and bought some shoes.

[north-north-west]

Never trust the South Esk River.

[TentPeg]

Waterproof treating leather boots.
After a good clean and dry I use a paint stripper gun to warm the boot. Apply the waterproofing and gently reheat the boot. It will suck the goo in. A second coat focussing on the seams and cuts and areas that soaked up the goo easily. I then leave the boots in a nice warm place for a day and repeat until it won't take any more. Brings the leather back to a really good condition.
Beats putting them in the oven to warm them like the instructions suggested!

[Lostsoul]

Waterproof treating leather boots.
After a good clean and dry I use a paint stripper gun to warm the boot. Apply the waterproofing and gently reheat the boot. It will suck the goo in. A second coat focussing on the seams and cuts and areas that soaked up the goo easily. I then leave the boots in a nice warm place for a day and repeat until it won't take any more. Brings the leather back to a really good condition.
Beats putting them in the oven to warm them like the instructions suggested!

I do a similar thing re heating,but I just put mine in the oven on low for 10 minutes along with the tin of beeswax to soften it up.