Fahim skills molds blue-tape boots around flip-flop soles
A removable wooden support gives the homemade footwear its shape as the September tutorial draws a fresh burst of views.
Why this story? The video is running at 79,582 views a day, 18 times its usual pace (4,521).
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The flip-flops get stuck in mud before the crafting begins. On Fahim skills, the response is not simply to retrieve them: an unnamed man washes the pink sandals, removes a sole's straps and starts fastening it to his foot with blue adhesive tape.
The September upload has added roughly 80,000 views in a day, far beyond its usual pace. As we reported here, viewers have been asking practical questions about the homemade gumboot. The construction itself offers another detail worth a look: a stick taped behind the calf acts as a temporary support, not a permanent part of the boot.
A red fabric cover goes over the foot and lower leg, followed by more blue tape. Once the shape is formed, the man pulls out the stick and slides his leg free. The finished pair gets a brief demonstration walking through deep mud.
The tutorial's lift comes alongside a much broader surge: daily views across Fahim skills are nearly eight times their usual level. Improvised footwear is a recurring project here, with another survival-gumboot upload posted earlier in September alongside the channel's forest baskets and bucket-making videos.
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What viewers say
Why not just avoid the mud?
@j5_4lyfeSee it on YouTubeDude, where did you even get the sandals?
@JohnAcosta-r6qSee it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- Fahim skills
- Subscribers
- 540,000 ▲ 14,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 16,396,832
- Channel views, pace per day
- 9,327,047 (on a normal day: 1,191,033)
- Video published
- September 21, 2026
- Video views so far
- 285,565 (24 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 79,582 (on a normal day: 4,521)
The numbers
The gumboot tutorial is gaining views much faster than usual, while the channel is also having a sharply busier day overall.
💡 Test your knowledge
What temporarily supports the calf while Fahim skills' blue-tape boot is being shaped?
A wooden stick is taped behind the calf, then removed once the boot has been molded.



