Boot Questions

[Contractor]

Not to mention that boots look bloody awful with zips in.

Probably cost the people who had the boots modified a few quid when they went to the stores for exchange/dekit.

[RobT]

As I saw my boots only this very day - I looked at 'em ....

I can't believe that I'm doing this - but here goes -

Start with the bottom pair of eyelets.
Insert the lace into the eyelets – yes, both ends….
On the left boot the lace going into the right eyelet is led up and out through the left upper eyelet.
(from the inside ,of course). Job finished for that lace….
For the right boot it would be the lace going into the left eyelet that
would go up and out of the right upper eyelet - on the 'inside'...

The lace entered into the left eyelet is sent over on the inside and out of the first (bottom) hole on right.
Then over and in to the second hole on the left – then inside to come out second hole on right –
Over and in to next hole on left – back inside and out of the next hole on right –
This lace moves, in other words, in a sort of spiral – up the boot.

This should give straight lacing at the front of the boot – the ‘crossing’ being hidden behind the closed boot face.
The tongue of the boot will protect against chafing from the crossing lace…

Before finishing off the lacing in a knot – the whole effect can be eased by ‘measuring’ and finding the natural
Centre for tying knots – ( equal lengths of lace at both top eyelets )

This method is still best for enabling the cutting off of the boot in case
of emergency. Ask me what you do with the long underwear with the escape hatch at the rear and I'll try to relive that one for you too.....

Cheers....I finally managed it. I locked myself in my room and made sure i didnt leave untill i had properly laced up boots. I made a moderations to the style you said in the above but it worked well.

I think boot lacing should be an artform with the amount of arse'ing about it takes!

[wildfire213]

does ne1 know what the biggest size of boot the RM can supply?

[Jordiman]

They'll be able to get any size boot for you maybe it might have to be ordered specially.

On my PRMC they didnt have all of the sizes. I wanted 11 Med but they gave me 11 Small but it fits perfectly .

[wildfire213]

do you think i should take my own boots in case they have to order them?

[fodd]

when i got issued my boots of prmc they were really uncomftable but all i did was walk in them and every nte for bout 4 days was coat them in dubbing and iv been running in them on a salt marsh getting them abslolutly covered in mud then cleaning them now their fine! dead comfy

[Pilgrim Norway]

Whatever happened to using yesterdays beer ?