Quote Originally Posted by shotwell1234 View Post
I hike a lot and end up conditioning a fair number of leather boots. Personally, I won't use Neat's Foot on them because it softens the leather and lowers the support the boot offers. Something like a Nikwax boot treatment is probably the best option for boots.

Exactly! This is part of why I suggest guys use on of my strops a few weeks first. Over time the draw will develop, then, if one still wants it to have more friction of be more supple, then apply Neat's Foot Oil. Once soft it is not going back to being as firm as when new.

I do nothing to my own strops here at home, no dressing, just a rub with my hands.

Tony