Curious,  what are the (Army) recruits wearing for boots these days?  I saw a couple of young man in the airport the other day, Army, looked like the ol' 10 inch high all leather boot - looked like a Corcoran field boot. I remember the leather and nylon upper combo from the '70's .... and I thought I saw something different looking on the Gulf War vets when they came back.  I haven't kept up.   Did the Pentagon finally standardize the foot gear or are they still different? Hiking and walking in PA. tc

Last time I checked, you could wear : Standard Issue Boots The new Marine Corps Boots Ft. Lewis Go Devil Boots (Danners) Jungle Boots (black Cordura uppers) Corcoran Jump Boots. Desert Boots. And given a choice, which one(s) would Geoff wear?

Last time I checked, you could wear : Standard Issue Boots The new Marine Corps Boots Ft. Lewis Go Devil Boots (Danners) Jungle Boots (black Cordura uppers) Corcoran Jump Boots. Desert Boots. And given a choice, which one(s) would Geoff wear? Here in the desert, in the summer, I go with the Desert boots, but I do like the Danners for utility the rest of the time. ...when Im not wearing Luchese cowboy boots or Redwings Gunner ************************************************** *               PLONKED 'n PROUD                 * *                                                * *      This Certificate of Merit is issued to    * *     The Rapidly Increasing Few and the Proud,  * *      who, in their need to practice freedom    * *         of thought and speech, have been       * *                 relegated to:                  * *           The Miles Jaffe Trash Bin            * *           of Intolerance (tm reg.)             * *                                                * *     (and yet survived the experience with      * *  no effort, scarring, guilt, remorse, or any   * *        sense of alienation whatsoever, and     * *       despite the non-event, went on to        * *          continue being productive             * *         members of society at large)           * **************************************************

Last time I checked, you could wear : Standard Issue Boots The new Marine Corps Boots Ft. Lewis Go Devil Boots (Danners) Jungle Boots (black Cordura uppers) Corcoran Jump Boots. Desert Boots. And given a choice, which one(s) would Geoff wear? It depends upon the situation.  My standard boot is the mil-spec regular issue boot.  I do have a couple of pair of the old-_style_ (OD upper) Jungle Boots.  If it were really cold, I'd wear the Go-Devils or one of the few pair of German winter boots I obtained way back when. But. . .I am now looking at several commercial versions of boots. I'm quite interested in the use of Cordura as an external material for boots.  Cordura is damned tough, more so in many cases than regular leather (blasphemy!).  Rocky makes some boots where everything but the strips and edges are made from cordura.  These come in brown, olive and even several versions of camoflage. These have Goretex liners to keep your feet dry.  These are the *stalker versions.  They come in various levels of insulation. The really bad part of all this is that I prefer to pick and choose my gear _base_d upon extensive experience with it.  I have pairs of military issue boots with literally thousands of miles walked in them. Some have been with me under the absolute worst conditions and they never failed. THAT's why I choose what I do. I no longer have the opportunity to put my gear to such extreme tests, so I have to make educated guesses _base_d upon much shorter uses of the equipment. Ah well. Geoffrey L. Hardin, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The really bad part of all this is that I prefer to pick and choose my gear _base_d upon extensive experience with it.  I have pairs of military issue boots with literally thousands of miles walked in them. Some have been with me under the absolute worst conditions and they never failed. THAT's why I choose what I do. I no longer have the opportunity to put my gear to such extreme tests, so I have to make educated guesses _base_d upon much shorter uses of the equipment. Of course, as many readers have likely already noticed, your educated guesses are better than most people's facts...  (especially in regards to equipment) My experience has been pretty much limited to commerically available equipment, much of which is lacking in quality and strength. (hey, I'm a big guy, and when I decide to _move_right_now_, then I _move_right_now_