 I currently use a pair of MOAC leather walking boots, they have not let me down once in 8-9 years. Does anyone know what happened to MOAC footwear. I did look recently for a like for like replacement but with NO success.
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 They seem to have gone bust. Trailspace have an address, phone number etc. you could try those to see if you get any response.
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 big shame, my wifes worn a pair for years and she absolutly adores them. luckily there's plenty of miles left in them. shes tried other boots on but nothing comes close to her beloved moacs!
I don't know what she'll do when a replacement is heeded.
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If my MOAC Easy Track boots are anything to go by, they deserved to go bust. No more than six years old, worn only four or five times a year, I was out on a hike last weekend when the sole of one boot disintegrated. The layer of high density foam sandwiched between the sole proper and the boots upper had simple turned to dust like a three hundred year old brick, unfortunately without the compresive strength. Once I had limped back to my car and could inspect the boots, I could see that the other sole was about to do the same thing. Were the company still a going concern I would be demanding recompense. Due to the method of construction there is not even the possibility of having them repair.
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I agree with ben houghton above. I bought a pair of MOAC boots (model Mounty Trek) and exactly the same thing happened to me. Bought about 6 years ago and only worn about 6 times. Tops of boots in perfect condition but foam bondage of soles disintegrated and the sandwich sole fell away in chunks. It all came to notice within a single walk. If a claim is possible I will show my appreciation for any info.
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Well I am very disappointed that MOAC no longer exist. I have a pair of well hammered WTC boots which have served me well for about 15 years. They sadly need replacing and I have been trying boots since last November! I have returned about 6 pairs of various makes after wearing them at home for a bit but they all end up hurting my feet. Nothing seems as comfortable as my MOACs.
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I wore my (green leather!) MOAC boots for the first time in four years on a slow stroll around the local bird sanctuary (~3 miles). By the time I'd got back to the car park BOTH soles had parted company from the uppers, exactly as described by Ben Houghton. Very upsetting, especially as they'd been little worn in the past ten years.
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 Well, a pal of mine bought a pair of Koflach Ultras years ago for an expedition that never happened, and having discovered them in the loft took them along for our NW trip at new year. Where, much to general amusement of all around, the outers completely disintegrated within a few hundred meters. So, does that mean Koflach can't make boots, or the Ultra was a lemon? Since they've summited most (all?) of the world's major peaks and so dominated the early plastic mountaineering boot market that people referred to platics generally as "Koflachs" that's clearly not the case. It might be the case that they were bonded with adhesives that don't react well to sitting in storage for years in a manner that couldn't have been forseen when originally chosen and was not trumpeted by whoever who made it, in which case Koflach wouldn't really be to blame. And I would suggest perhaps MOAC shouldn't be condemned on the basis of the above either... As to what to do since they can't be directly replaced: if the uppers are okay get them resoled, if the boot as a whole has died then try on lots of alternatives to see what the next best thing for your feet are. And/or consider moving away from boots, joining the ever expanding number of folk who've discovered you don't need big, stiff and heavy footwear to go hillwalking, and that the lighter stuff tends to be much more comfortable. Pete. Pete.
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I absolutely love my Moac boots, I have had them for at least 7 years and do loads of walking, please do not condemn them. I have walked all over the world and yet they do just as well in UK. I would love another pair and if anyone can find them for me i would still buy them. I first bought them when in Exeter and wore them for the first time on a 20 mile walk and didn't want to take them off. I love them. Sandra
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 Welcome to the forum there, Sandra. 
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I got some moacs from a charity shop for a fiver, got them resoled for £25, new boots broken in by someone else.....total = £30 I love them!
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