boots: how to make sure nothings living in there

[halB]

well im gonna be going as a cowboy fer halloween, cause chicks dig cowboys and so i found some old cowboy boots in my garage. the problem is, scorpions, roaches, rats, and everything in between on the evolutionary scale lives in my garage, and odds are they also live in my boots. is there any way short of spraying raid down there or putting my hand in there to find out if anything living in there, and then how do i get the thangs out? im thinking of taking my co2 tank and old remote and just gassing the things to death.

[HoppysMag]

butane, lots of butane.

[magman007]

just turn em up side down and pound the heal... I ride, and stuff gets in there some times

if your that afraid, then well i dunno!

[yeahthatsme]

roll the top part as far down as you can the turn it upside down and shake. if that doesnt get anything out pound the heal for a while with the boot upside down. if nothing comes out then use a flash light to check it out. then use leather gloves(the thicker the better) and reach in there with a hand shovel and scrape it out. then run your hands through there(witht the gloves on) that should get it good and clean in a safe manner.

[Thordic]

CO2 sounds like more fun :)

As does Butane. It burns itself out too quick to damage the boot, or at least, it should :)

[MagMan5446]

CO2 sounds pretty awesome...

[845]

C4

[MagMan5446]

Originally posted by 845
C4

Because it won't damage your boots

[rhetor22]

yeah c4 is a good idea. Just get like 1-2 pounds and pack it in there then ignite.

I usually just smack the bottom of the boot too. If something is in there, its not gunna be holding on tight enough to stack in after you smack it around. Maybe you should put some mothballs in there next time

[cris8762]

WW2 "potato masher" grenade!!! that'll get'em out!

[-J�ker-]

heres what i do.... pick the boot up.... walk onto hard surface THROW the boot down as hard as you can repeat again and again then pick thr boot up and bang the heal against a wall then flip it uside down and get w/e it is out... then if you want to be really safe flood the boots let them sit there over night... next morning dump the water out and if theres still bad bugs in there burn the stupd things o btw all my boots are reeally worn heh heh

[Brak]

your afraid of bugs? man your a wuss.

[joeyjoe367]

Originally posted by Brak
your afraid of bugs? man your a wuss.

I don't care how "Manly" you are, but putting on a boot without checking the insides, especially if there's scorpions around, is just plain stupid.

If being careful is "wussy" then hand me a "Wuss" T-shirt.

[shartley]

[Brak]

man guys dont take it so seriously.. just put them in your closet with a box full of moth balls. that'll kill everything in the closet. just make sure you have no siblings/pets in the closet while you do it.