Brill
SOF Support
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.
Boots and ruck marches
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cybersniper
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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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$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.
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
Verified Military
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
http://reviews.cabelas.com/8815/810614/cabelas-ibex-hunting-boots-by-meindl-reviews/reviews.htm
the_enforcer
Verified Military
I used a certain pair of bellville boots for my whole tour in Afghanistan, I would ruck a few miles to the motor pool before most missions and I would be fine. I came home with a brand new pair and start doing longer rucks which tore my feet up. I think a long ruck is the best way to tell if the boots are good or not. I am currently in the market for a new boot.
swimr235
Verified Military
I was told by a co-worker/SF guy that the Garmont T8 NFS worked well, he said he did something with the soles before SFAS, not sure what it was. Also, I do some rucks on my own and have done a GORUCK Challenge and I used the Bates 922's. They are pretty good but I have to replace the insoles with superfeet copper insoles. Those things are great.
pardus
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I love the Garmont T8's. I use em for hiking, hunting, and ruck runs. They've held up pretty good so far.
the_enforcer
Verified Military
Have you done any rucks over 10 miles in them? If so, how did your feet feel after, as opposed to other boots? My danner boots that we're issued with the multicam are awesome but I don't think I can wear them with the ACU's.
Tan Suede is tan suede. Worst case, blouse low using the ties versus tucking in, if that's how you wear them normally.
I've used the T8 tactical/regular ones for long ruck runs just fine, and have lasted me awhile.
A quarter of my team and I just left the store with the T8 NFS's and will use them soon.
They will fit tight at first, but they break in and form to your feet really great, and will hold that fit for awhile.
No prob, I have scubafin feets also.
