Boots and ruck marches

lindy · Nov 28, 2011

Not a SF guy but I do have a pair of the Zephyr GTX. Wore them on FOBs all over AF and elsewhere. Very comfortable, lightweight, and very well made. I've heard tale that there is a unit out there that gets 'em issued.

cybersniper · Mar 19, 2012

Fully agree with you, my OAKLEYS ended up on the same place: the boot closet, which by the way is getting huge. Now I use 5.11 HRT.
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Marauder06 said: ↑

$500 for a pair of boots? Wow. I hope that was an exaggeration.

My unit used to issue Oakley boots. I hated them. I guess enough people in my unit hated them too because now they're issuing BlackHawk boots. With the Oakely model we had, there was not enough lower leg/ankle support and the top of the boots were too low; everytime I sat down my pants popped out of the tops of the boots. I felt that the only reason people liked them is because they were Oakley and came in a box that said "Special Forces Issue." I wore them a couple of times and put them in the closet. Tell you what- bargain price for you, send me $300 and I'll send them to you

On a serious note, when I was doing my footmarch training, I used a pair of plain, black leather "leg" boots. If you get them broken in correctly they will fit your feet like a glove. Leg boots and two pairs of green wool socks. I never liked the idea of carrying bricks or other heavy objects in your rucksack if you could avoid it. I recommend you carry water- it's cheap, useful, form-fitting (if you use flexible containers) and if you get smoked and need to dump it, no drama. I had a couple of five-quart canteens I used to use.

JustAnotherJ · Mar 20, 2012

From now on I will only buy Lowa Upland GTX's. Once I put them on, they were broken in. Best boots ever. Oakleys blow

Red-Dot · Jul 19, 2012

The best fitting/feeling boots I ever wore have been Meindls. They are very well built which is common for German products. I would suggest the Ibex non-insulated model, I have had a pair for 5 years and they are still going strong...

http://reviews.cabelas.com/8815/810614/cabelas-ibex-hunting-boots-by-meindl-reviews/reviews.htm

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