Military Boots

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Oakley. SI boot isn't quite as nice as the "signature" military boot. I'm wearing SI boots all the time. No break-in required (12 miler the day I purchased), tough, flexible and good for a wide range of temp (wore mine the whole tour in AFG).

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I love my Adidas GSG9 boots. Feel like running shoes, and are light. Wear them to work every day for patrol and SWAT functions. Around $150.
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I've been rocking the Nike boots for a couple of years now - I think you have to order them directly from the website for ~$135. I used them for PT shoes during my last trip to Iraq. Yes, IMO, they are that good. And they weigh less than my New Balance running shoes.
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For black boots I recommend Haix version of the GSG9. I've had a pair I wear for work for the last year, great for running around after people or walking a beat. Light weight, waterproof, and your feet don't drown in sweat in the summertime.

And I'll second the oakley's for day to day use for the brown boots. I've got a pair that I bought in '07 for an Iraq deployment that I still wear around.
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Richard Cranium wrote:I tried those Nike boots out for a couple of hours when one of my NCO's got a new pair in. They did feel awesome, just didn't seem to be enough support for my feet?

How do they hold up to rucking and rough terrain?
You're right about support - they're modeled after the Nike "free" sole which follows in the barefoot running concept. They hold up really well if you can learn to live with them, and I am pretty hard on my boots.
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I wear these every day.

http://www.bootoutfitters.com/5074_just ... _boot.html
But I don't think they are what you are looking for
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Funny, I just picked up some Ariat cobalts, and I really like them, with about a one day break in. But I don't think that's what you are looking for either.
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