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Take care of a good leather strap and it will last longer than you will. This one is from Circle C. Saddle Shop, Lake Charles, La. It is over 20 years old and looks as good as the day that I first got it. Jack

I've got one of the duckstraps that I got for Christmas but I don't ever take it with me. I'm always afraid I'll lose it. I got a bad habit of misplacing stuff. I'm just going to use it in a dead mount.

Would you recommend getting the 6 duck loop or the 6 hunker hauler. I do alot of walking in and out to holes and it looks like the goose strap has a better strap to throw over my shoulder for walking out? Anyone have either one if these?

I got a goose heavy hauler as well but YOU haven't helped me kill anything to put on it yet. I'll let you know Friday morning.

i had one and loved it... it was a wedding gift (sidenote;;; got love wedding gifts that only benefit one in the wedding party)

anyway mine was a wedding gift and it even had my initials on it....

think it made 1 season with me and then ???? i aint got a clue what happened to it.. lost it; left it.. someone lifted it.. no clue...

but i can safely say that its the coolest lookin duck tote around...

p.s. any of ya'll come across one of these with the initials MCW on it.. get it back 4me..

The Waterfowler wrote:We have ours custom made and soak them in mineral oil in a gallon ziplock over the summer. Not neatsfoot, 30 weight or any of the other oils around, but Mineral Oil. I rertreat mine every year and have had them since the 70's. It keeps them soft, supple and water resistant.

Will the brass react to the mineral oil?

The Waterfowler wrote:We have ours custom made and soak them in mineral oil in a gallon ziplock over the summer. Not neatsfoot, 30 weight or any of the other oils around, but Mineral Oil. I rertreat mine every year and have had them since the 70's. It keeps them soft, supple and water resistant.

Mineral oil will dissolve a plastic zip lock bag...

Double R 2 wrote:Mineral oil. I've got the "Callie Special", one of 12 heavy bridle leather "DuckStraps" made by the original owner to commemorate a favorite retreiver that had recently died. A good strap should last forever.

It would be nice to get the strap that I was promised like 6 months ago...........................

DUCKAHOLIC wrote:

Double R 2 wrote:Mineral oil. I've got the "Callie Special", one of 12 heavy bridle leather "DuckStraps" made by the original owner to commemorate a favorite retreiver that had recently died. A good strap should last forever.

It would be nice to get the strap that I was promised like 6 months ago...........................

you too?? thought i was the only one. He told me mine would have GETDUCKS.COM stamped or branded into the leather.

I know several people that have ordered them recently... received them in about a week....

Assuming your talking about getting your strap from the duckstrap people. I ordered mine on a monday and received it on a saturday....

MemphisStockBroker wrote:

The Waterfowler wrote:We have ours custom made and soak them in mineral oil in a gallon ziplock over the summer. Not neatsfoot, 30 weight or any of the other oils around, but Mineral Oil. I rertreat mine every year and have had them since the 70's. It keeps them soft, supple and water resistant.

Mineral oil will dissolve a plastic zip lock bag...

Mineral *OIL* not "spirits".

JMc: KMA

MemphisStockBroker wrote:Mineral oil will dissolve a plastic zip lock bag...

Never done it for us, and we've oiled them multiple times over the years, always in a ziplock bag. May need to refer to Ramsey's post above.

DUCKAHOLIC wrote:

Double R 2 wrote:Mineral oil. I've got the "Callie Special", one of 12 heavy bridle leather "DuckStraps" made by the original owner to commemorate a favorite retreiver that had recently died. A good strap should last forever.

It would be nice to get the strap that I was promised like 6 months ago...........................

awe man, he's just too busy for the little folks......you KNOW that.

gator

arduckslayer wrote:

MemphisStockBroker wrote:Mineral oil will dissolve a plastic zip lock bag...

Never done it for us, and we've oiled them multiple times over the years, always in a ziplock bag. May need to refer to Ramsey's post above.

R2 - thanks, but i do know the difference... I use mineral oil also. normally put it in a hard plastic container, but this year - per DS suggestion - put it in two zip lock bags on top of my refrigerator.
The oil came through the bag, and my wife was not pleased with the slick spot on top of her refrigerator.

Put in in a third zip lock bag in the garage, and it came through that one also.
yep, they were cheap Wal-Mart, zip-lock freezer bags - but I promise you the oil will react to the
petroleum in that bag, and it will make a mess...