Boots for Selection

[Red_Roberts]

Hello all

It's a personal thing I guess, but does anyone have any advice on the best boots for Sel.

Who rates Lowa Seekers?

[adj125]

Go for the Lowa mountain boot they have more ankle support than the seekers The seekers are good for normal use and tabs along roads but you need the extra ankle support for when you are going over the hills

[WEBSTERS]

Karrimoor KSB's

[Red_Roberts]

Cheers for replies.

Lowa Mountains - not bad but have tried them and felt they could do with being lighter etc. Good for the ankle suport though. Not so good if you need to reach 6k an hour.

Karrimor KSBs - Interesting Websters - is that first hand experience? Take it these are availabl in black..

[adj125]

[WEBSTERS]

you have pm

[Artist]

Don't know if you can still get hold of them but German Para Boots are the dogs bollox.

Artist

[anglo-saxon]

Don't know if you can still get hold of them but German Para Boots are the dogs bollox.

Artist

Seconded. Had mine for a few years until for some inexplicable reason the leather started hardening, after which they were crap and I binned 'em. They were the first boots I ever had with the speed lace idea. Back then a lot of the lads wore Lundhags, too.

These days it's Danners for me. Acadia and Fort Lewis models.

[CptStabbo]

Afternoon Roberts,

Following on from adj.

Seekers are the boot of kings on a summer course - Mountain/Combat boots for the naughty areas (Elan in particular) are a must during the dark months.

Anything goes on the tracked routes - danners, gsg-9's, gay jump boots aplenty.

Wear what feels comfortable - if you have mongy ankles - strap em up and choose the boots accordingly.

CS.

[Red_Roberts]

Cheers all.

Think I'll stick with the seekers with mountains as back up for the cheeky bits.

Websters - Cheers for messages - muchos appreciated.

RR

[Red_Roberts]

ps. A-S - Your signature made me lol

[sneaky beaky]

I might be out of date, but I have a funny feeling that you will have to wear issue boots.
Of course, if some of the Mod. lads want to argue, go for it.
Sneaky

[CptStabbo]

Morning SB,

'Issue boots only' was canned a good while back.

Double edged sword in my opinion as although lads get alot less tootsie trauma now, you do get lads (264 i'm looking at you) who extract the Michael.

Karrimor fabric boots sprayed/polished black not only look ridiculous, i'm sure if someone wearing them folded their leg in half falling down a reentrant and didnt get found till the following course, Health & Safety man would come down like a ton of the brown stuff.

Save your best pair of jump boots for kicking embassy doors down

Stick to leather/Goretex MILITARY STYLE boots with a decent heel.

Stilletos don't count.

CS

[SiD]

Boots? Boots ? Pah !!

Barefeet mate thats what you need, paint abit of road tar on them if you really must and then grit yer teeth and get on with it...

[SiD]

Actually pondered my above comment while out for a stroll in the woods today and thought it might come over as sarcastic, the point i was trying to make is that i think to many people get hung up on what boots?what kit etc... really i would say just get on with it.
Once saw a member of the 'staff' who took us on a run, running with a pair of trainers that were so full of holes his toes were nearly poking out, didnt slow him down....get what i mean? huh ah forget it ! And no i dont spend all day thinking about what i may have written on MFAT, was just one of many randomthoughts that popped into my head throughout the day.