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Dont bother.They are crap as far as the britsh army (who were issued them in iraq on recent trips) are concerned.Better bet is the meindl desert boot.Now replacing said boot in b.a use.
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
Dont bother.They are crap as far as the britsh army (who were issued them in iraq on recent trips) are concerned.Better bet is the meindl desert boot.Now replacing said boot in b.a use.
Not very impressed with the Meindl Desert Fox... the sole wears down VERY quickly. Inside the sole is not more rubber but sponge which soaks water into the heel. It is a good boot but not ideal.
Was also looking at the Lowa boot but I have been impressed with the issue Magnums so thought the Desert version would be similiar.
The Meindl desert fox was designed for DESERT conditions i.e dry sandy areas.Soles WILL wear down quicker if worn all the time on concrete.Also they arent designed as a wet weather boot so what do you expect?:confused:
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
The Meindl desert fox was designed for DESERT conditions i.e dry sandy areas.Soles WILL wear down quicker if worn all the time on concrete.Also they arent designed as a wet weather boot so what do you expect?:confused:
Interesting.They should go well with the normal dpm uniform as at the mo thats all the lads will have :redface:
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
The Meindl desert fox was designed for DESERT conditions i.e dry sandy areas.Soles WILL wear down quicker if worn all the time on concrete.Also they arent designed as a wet weather boot so what do you expect?:confused:
They are for personal use - as said already
Originally posted by Goldie fish
When are you off to the desert Docman?
I'm going to the desert in August, but I wouldn't buy them just for that, so I am looking for something that will deal with a very simple desert walk and personal use after that. Desert boots are very comfortable and, being boots, keep you used to boots.
I'm just looking for a simple answer, a little less of the smart alec comments would be nice.
Thank you for that Docman, because, I have never worn desert boots in my life. In fact I have never worn boots either. When we were young our parents painted our feet and tied our toes together. You ask a question like that you gotta expect a wide range of smartalec responses. I just got there first.
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
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