I bought a can of Track of the Wolf's mink oil which I used as a patch lube. It works all right, but it works better as a boot grease. The best patch lube I found is moosemilk. Since there is witch hazel and alcohol in the mixture the moose milk does not seem to freeze. I've used it in our winters with no problem and the accuracy with it is exceptional. It is cheaper to make and use then mink oil also. All the stuff can be purchased at your local Wal Mart.



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Liquid Lube - Moose Milk[/b]
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8 ounces of isopropyl alcohol
3 ounces of Castor Oil
4 ounces of Witch Hazel
16 ounces of tap water
1 ounce of Murphy’s Oil Soap

(make sure you mix the ingredients in the exact order they are listed)

I buy a yard of material of 100% cotton blue strip pillow tick at the local wal mart. I wash that in the washing machine. I then line dry the material. After that you can tear the strip real easy off that bolt of material. I like to tear off an inch and a half. Then you soak that strip in moose milk. Ring the excess moose milk out. Then I lay that on an old window screen in the sun and let it dry. This is a dry patch . If you like a more wet patch, you can spritz them with a spritzer bottle.