http://www.mtnsoles.com Your source for outdoor gear and footwear repairs Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:39:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Interested in mailing us your repair? Click here. http://www.mtnsoles.com/?p=265 We have received our first batch of the new Vibram Stream Tread Fishing boot soles.  If you are interested in having your boots resoled with these soles, please contact us first to make sure that we have soles in stock (Now back in stock as of 6/16/2010). http://www.mtnsoles.com/?p=108 With the onset of the economic downturn, it seems like there are many news stories about how busy shoe repair shops are, and repairing things in general.  While we are not as busy as some of our friends with traditional shoe repair shops, we are starting to see more new ... http://www.mtnsoles.com/?p=100 Mountain Soles and Patagonia Footwear Offer Footwear Resoling Program, Ventura, Calif. Building on its best product, least harm brand goal, Patagonia Footwear partners exclusively with Mountain Soles to offer resoles and repairs on Patagonia’s popular footwear styles. For more information on resoling Patagonia Footwear, please visit www.mtnsoles.com. “Patagonia began with founder Yvon ... http://www.mtnsoles.com/?p=69 Need help walking in all this icy weather? Stop by and pick up some studded footwear traction made by Korkers. $20.00 We've been using and selling these for 6 years and we love them! If the weather is bad, give us a call to make sure that we are here. http://www.mtnsoles.com/?p=56 Usually this time of year the cold rain is pouring down in sheets and makes us wish we were someplace warm and dry.  We've had some rain thus far, but generally it has been a pretty mild fall so far.  As long as it is mild, you might want to ... http://www.mtnsoles.com/?p=51 I'm sure you have heard this already (unless you live in a cave), but the cost of everything is increasing like crazy! On July 1st we saw large price increases on everything from the materials we use, to the building we rent. As a result we are ... http://www.mtnsoles.com/?p=48 Last week my friend Jeff Mandel from Exit Shoes came by the shop after work and we made a do-it-yourself video on how to create an Xtracycle Snap-Deck pad. It’s basically a fabric slip cover over closed cell foam, with elastic straps to hold it onto the Xtracycle Snap-Deck. It ... http://www.mtnsoles.com/?p=45 Over the years of owning Mountain Soles we have seen and repaired many interesting things. Often times we work with customers who are trying to get a piece of gear or footwear to do something that it was not meant or designed to do. This kind of modification or custom ... http://www.mtnsoles.com/?p=39 Scott Rulander kayaking on the Sandy River. Photo: Matt Menely With rain on the horizon, the onset of whitewater season is here and the replacement of many gaskets on dry tops and suits at Mountain Soles is soon to follow. Here are a few tips to help make your latex gaskets ... http://www.mtnsoles.com/?p=30