Seeking advice on footgear

[kruger]

Hello, i am currently seeking some combat style boots(jungle preferred). I have several questions however.

1. I do not want to spend anymore then 60$. However i realize you get what you pay for. Can someone please tell me if i can get any decent boots around this price range? If not can you suggest some of the better bargain brands?

2. Which retail store would you suggest buying from? I would prefer to buy local as i want these boots before Saturday. I live in Portage and Kalamazoo and will be traveling through to the Bangor area before Saturday.

3. Finally any advice, suggestions, or random facts about boots that could help a nubblet out.

Thank you for your time!

[littlecyclone]

I bought a pair of Brahma boots from Wal-Mart years ago for about $40, and they still serve me well.

[Moop]

You'll find a lot of reasonably priced boots here:

www.armynavydeals.com/asp/

[Thor]

I believe Young's in Kalamazoo carries Jungle boots if that's what you want. But bear in mind that most jungle boots will have minimal comfort, as the design hasn't really changed since the 70's.

Now, if you were looking for tan desert boots, we could give you volumes of advice.

I just bought a pair of Rocky waterproof desert boots off Botach Tactical for 50 bucks, and so far I like them. They'll really get tested out at Bangor this weekend though. ;D

[OnSlaught]

You can get a pair at Young's for thirty dollars.

[kruger]

Okay, scratch the jungle boots. I'd like to know more about the dessert boots however.

@onslaught, I'm looking for a bit more quality then the 30$ boots I've read about. Obviously for 50-60$ you can't get top of the line but i want something that's going to last. Also I've found Young's to be overpriced so i doubt ill show up there looking for boots.

[Thor]

These are the boots that I bought:

www.botachtactical.com/ro10me8stsm.html

In fact, you may want to take a look at some of the other boots on there that are clearanced: www.botachtactical.com/fc.html I see some Altama Jungle boots on there for ridiculously cheap, and Altama is a good brand.

Bear in mind that not all of them may be available in the size you want.

If you look around and have questions about a specific brand or type of boot just ask, but know that there may not necessarily be someone here who owns that particular boot.

I believe Botach Tactical has a retailer review on here. I've ordered from them a few times without any trouble, but others have run into issues with out of stock items taking a long time to arrive. Just something to think about.

[cqbr]

Get these if you want a comfortable and long lasting boot....

Danner Desert TFX Rough Out (I have the Hot's since they're more practical for Florida)

www.uscav.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=16615&utm_medium=shoppingengine&utm_source=googlebase&cm_mmc=Google%20Base-_-Products-_-SF-_-V1





I've had mine going on 2 1/2 yrs. now and they're still going. No rips, tears, or any external/internal damage.

[Thor]

I have nothing else to say, those are a little more than twice what he was looking to spend Cqbr.

However, Cqbr does make a good point. Boots like that are an investment of sorts. You may pay $145 up front, but if you stretch that out to consider how long you can expect to own those boots for, and it ends up being a lot less in the long run.

[kruger]

Yes, i MUCH prefer to spend a bit more since i am a quality maniac. Unfortunately as a high school student who just recently got a job and purchased his whole airsoft rig last week (camo, gun ect. ect.) i literally do not have the money to purchase boots like that. I still appreciate cqbr's feedback however.

Thor, those boots look like a GREAT bargain. Thanks for the find. The only problem i have is i wanted to get some boots before flash fire so i wasn't running around in tennis shoes. Might just have to suck it up.

[Melson]

I was actually heavily considering purchasing some Merrell's Moab Low this friday, anyone have any experience with them before I make the splurge?

[Thor]

Kruger, I'm not sure where you're at but 2 day shipping from Botach to my place came in at about 30 bucks. A bit steep, but if you really wanted something before the game, then you could do it.

I priced out those Altama Jungle boots, and with 2 day shipping and the 10% off coupon code (use the word stimulus), it came out to be just under 50 bucks. For a pair of boots that's normally $100+, that's not too bad. Especially for getting them shipped in two days. To guarantee that they were here by Friday though, you'd have to order either tonight or very early tomorrow morning. In fact if you wanted to be sure your order got processed that day, I'd call them Wednesday with your order number just to be safe.

[K_MAN]

I had my uncle who is a recruiter in the army send me some Bates tan boots, they are the comfiest boot I have ever put on. They have gortex in them, but they breathe very nice and I even wear them to work a lot so they have to be comfy and good for hours at a time. Here is a link to the same exact kind. cgi.ebay.com/Goretex-BATES-ACU-DESERT-TAN-US-Combat-Boots-10-5R-NEW_W0QQitemZ280410225269QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Men_s_Shoes?hash=item4149c07a75#ht_2807wt_1165