Footwear of Choice
Originally Posted by
RobertTheTexan
I'll look into them. I've really heard good stuff about almost all of REI's gear. I think Merrell's QC dropped after they were sold. At least that's my speculation. I have the Salomon 4D Quest GTX and they are great boots, but not for everyday in the world I live in. The best pair of tactical boots I've ever owned (so far) are Belleville Range Runners. They are unequivocally the most comfortable, lightweight tactical boot, my ol' Army-abused dawgs have had the pleasure of wearing. I can't speak to the durability yet as I've only had them about 2 months, but exaawwqqqqverything so far is outstanding. Fitment, arch support, ankle support, breathability, quick lace-up, and no break-in period. The sole is aggressive and it probably won't win any beauty awards, but I'm cool with that.
Here's a link to Shamazon where I bought them if you want to take a look.
Belleville Tactical Research Range Runner
Thought I’d update my boot sitchee-way-shun.
Merrill Moab Mids -literally falling to pieces. Will never buy another pair of Moab’s.
Belleville Tactical Research - These boots have given me a good run for the money, but are finally separating at the toe of one boot. The other boot is holding up. Tread has held up well, although the bulk of wear had been off/asphalt. The sticky, gooey calchi clay is tough to contend with and hard on boots I think.
Salomon Forces Quest 4D GTX
“The best damn tactical boot I have ever owned.” I think of three more as “winter boots”. I’ve worn them comfortably in some pretty cool wx, down in the teens and in icy sleet while it shooting for several hours. I’ve also worn them in some of the hottest Texas summer days for 12-14 hours and my feet have done ok, but there are other boots I prefer wearing in the summer. These boots are worth every penny, especially if you can pick up during one of Salomon’s or TacticalGear.com’s sales. US Elite will also run some pretty good sales on Salomon’s. If I needed to be in a boot all day in a crappy environment - rocky, muddy, uneven terrain, and cold/wet - I would want be in these boots.
[B]Salomon Speed Assault[/ ] If I had to pick a boot to sleep on, shower in, spend the rest of my life in - it would probably be in Salomon Speed Assaults. These boots are super comfortable, very breathable and for boots are ridiculously light, wear great on your foot and have a pretty amazing sole, excellent traction grip-wise. They have speed laces with some kind of super strong lace (Kevlar?) that has an discrete pocket on the tongue and allows you to tuck the remaining boot lace inside so that’s it’s out of the way. I’ve worn these out in the field training, and I’ve worn them 16-20 hours a day stomping through airports across the country with a 50+lb ruck and my feet/ankles/knees not raise complete and utter hell with me They dry super quickly, and as mentioned are very breathable and lightweight so that bears some consideration in cold weather environments. As far as my experience these make for a great summer weight boot, but that said, I have worn these through Texas winters (which ain’t saying much) and through a winter in Arkansas and Boston. They are not going to keep your feet “gore-Tex dry”, nor are they meant to, because they are extremely breathable boots, but my feet did manage to do ok in those cold environments, because I kept them dry, and was careful in the snow so I didn’t get them soaked And I practiced safe socks. (Changing socks when wet etc)
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Last edited by RobertTheTexan; 07-13-19 at 03:09.
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