Holy Tactical Snowboot

[Goldendog]

Here is a gotta have just 'cause they are so darn ugly.

MF

[Mylhouse]

Hmmm...they look pretty nice to me.

[Skunkabilly]

I think they look pretty :cool:

[Schuey2002]

Hmmmm?

I wonder if I can get a pair in Desert Tan?? :uhoh:

[Skunkabilly]

Schuey, yes you should be able to, soon,....I think... :uhoh: ;)

[threeseven]

I've heard the Oakley combat boots are actually of high quality construction and extremely comfortable. I'd probably buy a pair for myself if they didn't have a big red stamp on them that says 'OAKLEY SPECIAL FORCES STANDARD ISSUE ASSAULT BOOT' :rolleyes:

[Skunkabilly]

Hey at least it doesn't say 'tactical elite' on it anywhere....

[Schuey2002]

So, um.. how much are they going to retail for? :o

[Goldendog]

Two hundred and twenty five dollars.

[David]

Here's a photo of the Oakley boot in "tactical black":

:D :p :D

[Dr.Who]

For our friends in the U P (upper Peninsula Michigan)

Thm sum good luk'n swamppers, AAA....

[Jaywalker]

threeseven: I'd probably buy a pair for myself if they didn't have a big red stamp on them You can say that twice. I won't wear logos for free. If they want me to advertise for them, they should pay me. And pay me extra for extra-gaudy logos. Logos feel like one of those sandwich signs that says, "Eat at Joe's."

Jaywalker

[Erik Jensen]

To Dr. Who:

Ya dats right, youbetcha.

[Dr.Who]

Beretta,
Fur surea fur sur...... Merry Merry and Happy Happy.....

[Dr.Rob]

Snow boots? In smooth leather?

Even Sorels wear out after a while.. smooth leather freezing/unfreezing.. suede is better for a winter boot and can still be water proofed. Also is the liner removeable? Does it even have liners?

[sm]

Snow Boots?
IN the South? Nope we don't walk...it's offically "bumper car season" ! :D I'm not kidding, you see how some folks drive. Oh it's prone to ice more than snow
Me, still have a pair of 25 y/o Danners and LL Beans...usually use the LL's. I slip in ice equally well in both however...

[Skunkabilly]

sm, what do you do when you send your Danners in to get rebuilt, do you have a spare pair? The Oakleys are cool but a little too over the top for me....

[sm]

Skunk,
Not had to be rebuilt yet; seriously.

I wore them often and hard for a number of years hunting, in mud, snow and exposed to the elements. Mine have the old style lug soles, before the newer "bobbed" soles came out. I guess between getting really tired of the lugs filling up with mud and getting really heavy , having double knee surgery and just getting older, I wore my various LLBean boots more.

Chain tread soles ( or whatever LL calls them) don't pick up mud,lighter, the traction is good, feet stay warm, and one pair has the removable liner. My Danners can get too warm with the Thinsulate being so whatever tey are rated.

I had a pair of Kangaroo bird boots that were stolen , I really like those for bird hunting. I swore if I ever became rich I'd get a pair of Russell's handmade...some day perhaps.

In my environs here in the south we get snow, biggest has been 8" a few years ago. Ours is usually a 'wet" snow which means ice . Somewhere I have shoe tread chains. Once in awhile we get the "dry powder" type snow, no ice, so easier to get around.

For most folks around here the chain tread or bobbed is all they need. Walk 10 miles in mud with heavy boots, and it wears on you...do it with bad knees and you sound like a big bowl of Rice Krispy's . Bird dog kinda looks at you funny. Quail flush a bit earlier too. :p

Real active growing up, since dbl knee surgery back in '93 I'm better than ever, but I learned a lot more about good footwear and the effects on knees. Learned from some classes/rotation/ people and patients the imprtance of good footwear in regards to hip, back and spine as well. Diabetics and those with circulatory problems get a stern lesson too.