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Posted: 5/12/2015 9:07:44 AM EDT
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I would look To the Detroit from Keen. They make an LE model.
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Posted: 5/12/2015 9:26:12 AM EDT
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I've had good luck with the 5.11 ATAC boots. held up well for more than a year.
Do not get the 5.11 speed 2.0 . I've had the zipper on 2 pairs break in 5 months. |
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Posted: 5/12/2015 10:07:04 AM EDT
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13 years on a pair of Bates side zipper, my 13 years are like 20 for most. They are retired by a new pair of Bates Paratrooper side zipper
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Posted: 5/13/2015 5:49:22 AM EDT
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I've had good luck with the 5.11 ATAC boots. held up well for more than a year. Do not get the 5.11 speed 2.0 . I've had the zipper on 2 pairs break in 5 months. Not a CO, but PD on mostly a foot post. 5.11s are a good boot. Comfortable and light. Mine seem to get uncomfortable at just over the year mark. Tried on a buddies Oakley boots recently. We're not side zip, but we're lighter than the 5.11. May try them as my next pair. |
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Posted: 5/13/2015 5:59:58 AM EDT
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Not a CO, but PD on mostly a foot post. 5.11s are a good boot. Comfortable and light. Mine seem to get uncomfortable at just over the year mark. Tried on a buddies Oakley boots recently. We're not side zip, but we're lighter than the 5.11. May try them as my next pair. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've had good luck with the 5.11 ATAC boots. held up well for more than a year. Do not get the 5.11 speed 2.0 . I've had the zipper on 2 pairs break in 5 months. Not a CO, but PD on mostly a foot post. 5.11s are a good boot. Comfortable and light. Mine seem to get uncomfortable at just over the year mark. Tried on a buddies Oakley boots recently. We're not side zip, but we're lighter than the 5.11. May try them as my next pair. The atacs lasted about 18 months before I wore the sole down. The speed 2s are lite and very cool (temp wise) but the damn zipper is a piece a shit. I'll be sure to check out the oakleys. |
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Posted: 5/13/2015 1:21:30 PM EDT
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I've had great luck with my Danner Ft. Lewis, but I think they're a bit more than what you're looking for. It's about time to send these back and get them resoled. I'm thinking about picking up a pair of Nike SFB's in the meantime to see how I like a lightweight boot.
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Posted: 5/13/2015 3:24:32 PM EDT
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Thanks guys. I was looking at the 5.11 atac and it has mixed reviews. Anyone try the 5.11 taclite?
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Posted: 5/13/2015 7:26:25 PM EDT
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bates ICS I think that's what they are. Well don't bother they last a year and then garbage.
I'm going 5.11's next time. |
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Posted: 5/14/2015 3:52:04 AM EDT
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bates ICS I think that's what they are. Well don't bother they last a year and then garbage. I'm going 5.11's next time. no wonder, the Bates I have have a Goodyear welt, they can be resoled. I had my last pair resoled 3 times before the uppers went |
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Posted: 5/14/2015 11:36:55 AM EDT
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Thanks guys. I was looking at the 5.11 atac and it has mixed reviews. Anyone try the 5.11 taclite? I have the taclites,not the ATAC. |
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Posted: 5/17/2015 1:57:06 AM EDT
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I wore Danner Acadias when I walked a tier and still do on the street. The tennis shoe style boots just weren't as comfortable as the Acadia with a good insole and wool or merino wool socks. The only negative is breaking them in sucks big time and they don't polish without a lot of work. The soles wear like iron and the boots last darn near forever if you take care of the leather.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 6:52:40 PM EDT
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Go waterproof, the aholes love flooding their cells. The bates gx4 are comfortable and waterproof.
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