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I've been using jungle boots as a civvie for 2 years now and i swear by them, and will be issued a pair when i start basic in 3 days.
Jungle boots are the shit for warm climates.
for colder climates, get the bundeswehr boots, i don't know what they're called

>>32785842
>bundeswehr boots
Yeah, I had a pair of the 2005 model so far and now I'm getting the older model (OP pic). I love them, perfect for every time of the year here except mid summer in which case I go with sandals or barefoot most of the time anyway.

>>32785842
cont.
the stitching in one of my boots slightly came apart in the spot you're talking about, but taking a flame to a pair of boots, especially leather ones, is never a good idea.
just use electrical tape if they ever come apart, but 6 years seems like a pretty good life span desu

>>32785875
I think I didn't explain the part with the lighter very well.
The idea is to put a lot of shoe polish around the sole, then melt it using the lighter which leads to the polish filling up tiny gaps and supposedly makes them more water resistant.

>>32785905
you don't really want your boots to be sealed that tightly because you want moisture to escape in order to avoid fungus and blisters and such, which is why jungle boots have humidity vents to remove water.
let your feet breathe as much as you can.

>>32785812
>>32785842
>>32785866
>>32785875
>>32785905


>Military boots

Are you even trying?

They're mass produced garbage. Buy backpacking boots. Anything by Salomon. Merrells are shit in my experience and opinion but still better than fucking bundeswehr trash.

Jungle boots are absolute shit, I don't even know how people actually walk around and exist in them. Literally can't think of a bigger hunk of shit than them.

>>32785941
> backpacking boots
opinion disregarded

>>32785941
>(((Salomon)))

>>32785955

>I've never left the suburbs/city and my fashion "combat" boots are awsum!/I was some ground pounder and these were issued - did I mention they destroyed my back and knees?

>>32785959

>I'm poor and gay. I also don't know shit

Keep it coming guys this is fun

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>>32786028
>>Not understanding the echos meme

I found the one guy on /k/ who doesn't browse /pol/

>>32786028
nigga i've climbed a mountain with those boots and they didn't leave one blister on my feet so go fuck yourself and your sissy hippie boots

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>>32786072

I get it retard it doesn't change the fact that you're poor lol

>>32786098
Fuck off CXC

>>32786098
Not him. I'm not poor. I'm Jewish. Try harder.

>>32786090

A nice hike through a state park on trails isn't a mountain, champ. If you want to wear supbar trash be my guest but those of us with taste and knowledge cringe at your poor life choices

>>32786116
>>32786090
>>32786072
Stop feeding the troll.

>>32786121

Whatever master of lies

>>32786132
>implying
believe what you wanna believe man
as long as they do me good i'll keep wearing them, bitch boy stay mad

>>32786140
good point

>>32786151

You replied I win

Stay poor and stay dumb dipshit

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>>32785812
Duluth Military Jacket.

Ripstop fabric, double and triple stitch on all seams, 14 pockets 4 of which I can fit 2 30 round ak mags in each. Doesn't make me look like a an opr8tr

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>>32786140
>someone who knows that modern hikers are better than 90% of mil issue boots
TROLL
>retards who think old issued boots are goat and that hikers are for sissies
NOT TROLLS

tfw the 75th Ranger Regiment gave up on issued boots altogether and made a list of approved civilian hikers (Salomon, Asolo, Merrells, Danners).

tfw nobody in SF wears AR670 compliant army boots unless forced to

tfw UKSF favors Salomon, Aku, Scarpa

>>32786198
>Doesn't make me look like a an opr8tr
no, if you're young you just look like someone with no social skills
and if you're old and over the hill you look like a slob

>>32786264
Nobody ever said military issue boots were GOAT, just that claiming the opposite is retarded.
Not my fault if Murrikans can't make boots.

>>32786264
Yeah cuz wearing old russian surplus shit and camo in anywhere but the woods makes you look like a functional fucking human being.

Recommendation on insoles I can use to replace the normal insoles in my boots?

>>32786198
Does anyone know of any other field coat? Just looked that one up and it doesnt come in my size

>>32786350
>Yeah cuz wearing old russian surplus shit and camo in anywhere but the woods makes you look like a functional fucking human being.
where did i say that? I don't even own any russhit, nor do I wear surplus stuff out in public.

the point im making is that you don't look nearly as discreet as you think you do, and in something like that you look socially retarded. If you really want to be "greyman" there's very little call to carry around fucking AK mags on your person.

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>>32785842
>>32785812
I've been wearing in these new hiking boots. A 15 mile walk and farm work has been very comfortable. Strong stuff.

Would like some Corcoran jump boots at some point though.
>>32786198
I wear my wax shooting jacket on shorter walks. Comfy/warm, waterproof and full of pockets

>>32786420
Did you think I was carrying around 4 ak mags in public all the time?

>>32785812
I normally wear the bates my dept. issued to me.

But if you have the money, get the boots under armor makes. I've had the same pair for two years and they've held up really well.

>>32786532
then why do you dress like shit if you aren't even getting any utility out of it?

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zWvi3yzimZ4
Jungles are trash. Most mil boots are trash. You're not mil, buy good boots.

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>>32785941
>salomon
>good

>>32786750
what's your experience with salomons? pretty much the only complaint i hear about them is "wahhhhh why don't they make wide sizes / size 15s"

i cant afford redwings but thats what id buy if i stole your wallet

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>>32786750
>namefag

They used to have one that looked just like the market garden field jackets but made out of their firehose fabric. They stopped selling that one too.

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>>32786750

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>>32786770
Shitty rubber around toe area peeling away and ruining waterproofing after 6 months. They were comfortable though.
Overall 4/10 , I won't be buying another pair.
>>32786834
>poorfriend

>>32786892

Did you routinely clean them after use?

Mine are still going along fine. Then again, I never put kit away (including boots) that hasn't been checked over. Learned habits die hard.

>>32786834
the salomon shill was a namefag aswell

>>32786992
>Did you routinely clean them after use?
Yes, I stopped after they started leaking.

>>32786381
>They used to have one that looked just like the market garden field jackets but made out of their firehose fabric. They stopped selling that one too

>>32786892
that sucks
i haven't used mine too much yet but i'll keep an eye out

otoh i didn't buy the GTX kind cause my hands and feet generate sweat like mad

>>32786995

>He likes shit that I don't like and listens to SoF and hardcore athletes on what the best footwear is in general but I like to larp in absolute trash-tier grunt boots becuz if infantry wears it it's good enough for me!

Stay poor mang

>>32786892

Buy boots that fit retard

>>32787326
They fit perfectly and were extremely comfortable, material quality was lacking.

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>kitchen-shit non-slip tread
>water-resistant
>non-metallic composite safety toe
>puncture-resistant footbed
>electrical Hazard Rated
>removable insole
>fiberglass shank
>everything still fine and intact after 5 years of everyday abuse

I don't see what the hubub is on overpriced boutique tacticool boots.

>>32787702
if you spend a lot of time carrying heavy things on your back over long distances having appropriate boots pays off

>>32787702
monica, wish they had those where i live

>>32785955
You're a fucking retard if you don't think that all military personnel don't try to use backpacking boots. Anyone that can, does.

>>32788391
we literally just used what we were issued.

only gear queer try hard faggots went out of their way to waste their paycheck on anything but booze, hookers, and whatever their hobby is.