Boots on the ground.
Have you ever spent hours and hours, days upon days, in the same pair of boots? (Make sure you remember to change your socks, in the heat and the cold...or your piggies will freeze / rot.)
For Christmas, my wife bought me a set of boots. They are light weight, for spring/summer/fall use. They also are Multicam, and I am a devoted Multicam junkie.
They're called "Tactical Research Multicam Khyber Boots
". You can use that link to buy or look at them on Amazon, (or anything else you want, after clicking on the link) from Amazon, and at the same time contribute to my "preps" (at no cost to you). ;-) Yeah, that was a shameless plug. It's a win-win though. You get "stuff", and I get a tiny fraction of your purchase to spend at Amazon, at no cost to you...Anyway...
I have worn these boots almost nonstop since getting them, and my non-field observations are that they have Vibram soles with very aggressive tread (good both for traction and for bringing snow and mud into your wife's newly-cleaned kitchen...), and require zero break in. When I was in the Army, we used to send off boots to be re-soled with Vibrams. They're that good.
Come warm weather, they'll be getting run through the paces with cardio (running, rucking, and
Seriously, these boots are very solidly built, but they feel like a pair of slippers. No break-in required, and they can be worn for long stretches at a time without being uncomfortable. I wish boots like this were authorized when I was putting miles and miles on my LPCs.
Taking and holding ground requires boots on the ground. If you're in the market for a good set of combat boots (or even just a good set of boots or shoes), these are a great choice...
My own personal preference is the Danner Acadia.
ReplyDeleteI now just need another pair so I can swap them out every day.
Also use a Peet boot dryer.
Bob
III
So wth is 'combat lunar lining'?
ReplyDeleteI don't know what exactly that means. I know my feet don't seem to sweat so bad in these as opposed to other boots.
ReplyDeleteAP
Peet boot dryer= +10 rating!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a Peet boot dryer that has been on continuously for 19 yrs. I have White's loggers, Packers, and shoepacs, Meindl hunting and hiking boots, Blackhawk tactical boots, Keen hikers and others, all which go on that dryer every night after I take them off. Or get washed and rinsed inside to remove sweat, then dried on the Peet. There is nothing that works as well as a Peet, and is the best $29 I EVER spent.
If you want to extend the life of your boots and have dry healthy feet, invest in a Peet boot dryer.
Yes, to anyone paying attention, I deleted an onerous and slightly off-topic discussion thread here in this comment section.
ReplyDeleteI don't usually do this, but I did in this case.
It's my blog, that's why.
When the gentleman involved answers several of my (repeated) questions, perhaps the discussion can be resumed.
These are good boots. They are made in China.
If you do not like that, do not buy them.
If you do not like that I am endorsing them, feel free to ask me for a refund of the money you paid to read this. Or, you can just go away. We can debate, too. But...in addition to being called a communist, I would appreciate two way interaction, and an occasional answer to (any) of my questions.
A debate in which two-way interaction is not forthcoming is not a debate or even a productive argument (which I am ok with).
It's a poo-flinging contest.
These are good boots, though... whether they're made in Red China, or in its subsidiary, Red USA.
Question...are "Red China" flags made in China or the USA?
;-)
AP
AP,
ReplyDeleteI don't want to stir the pot because I see you removed the stings, but I just wanted to weigh in on your back and forth with Dan III. Personally, I understand both of your points of view.
I think the emotion of this subject sometimes gets people a bit volcanic when they otherwise wouldn't be. What I believe and maybe what he was saying was, that despite being inundated with Chinese products and not having many alternatives, he wishes you wouldn't have embraced that fact. I literally recoil everytime I have to send money to Red China and I would think that most people should.
At the same token, if it's a good product, I can understand why you would like it, despite it being from China and especially if it's a gift from your wife. Jmho...
gwmcklintock-
ReplyDeleteI understand what you're saying.
I cannot stand being beat about the head and shoulders with the China thing though, when the reality is that there's very little "made in the USA" in truth.
The nation's decline has do do with several issues, more than I can list here. Here are a few as I see them.
1.) Our government has made the manufacturing business here in the US prohibitively expensive. The market has reacted, and hence, we are not a producing economy. Rather than blaming consumers, one would be better off pointing the finger at the janitor making $25/hour, his union bosses, and their .gov bedfellows.
2.) Rather than blame the consumer for following the simple law of economics, one should get off one's duff and try to start a manufacturing business in this nation that has pricing that is competitive with China. Ain't gonna happen. After doing so, and being driven into the ground, maybe things will be more clear.
3.) "Freedom" implies a free market. Free markets do not rely on protectionism, rather they work and thrive on competitive advantages, supply/demand, and other such forces.
4.) Attacking me and my patriotism, and flat out saying that I am a communist for my choice in boots is a really, really good way to escalate what could otherwise be a good discussion.
He didn't come here to discuss though, he came here to fling poo, as evidenced by his first comment, letting go with both barrels, blaming my attitude for the nation's downfall. He also failed to answer my questions about the origins of his consumer products. The last straw was when he called me "irresponsible" for having preferring to have -and support- six children over wasting my money funding American companies' compliance with a myriad of ridiculous laws.
That's just wrong.
We're well past the point where buying "USA made" boots and IFAKS will save this nation. Our nation is already enslaved to PRC, through bond slavery.
Anyway, I took the bait, and there we were.
I recoil every time I fund Red USA almost as much as I do when I fund Red China.
If someone is going to bludgeon me over my choice of boots, they'd better be living in a handmade log cabin, with no car, and wearing animal skins. Either that, or they're ridiculously rich. Or a hypocrite.
AP
There are several pending comments on the "China" question.
DeleteI will create a new place (a new post or page) for that discussion and move them there.
Please be patient; I am very busy tonight.
I am not ignoring you, and would like to re-engage on the subject, just not on this comment thread. It is a somewhat important subject we may all take something away from.
Thanks.
AP
http://arcticpatriot.blogspot.com/2012/01/made-in-china-discussion-area.html
ReplyDeleteHere is the new area for the "Made in China" topic.
AP