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Oakley ESF Assault Boots: Anyone tried \'em yet?
Anyone here have experience with the new Oakley Elite Special Forces Standard-Issue Assault Boots ("Oakley Assault Boots" for short)? There's also an "Assault Shoe" (low-ankle version). MSRP is in the $195-225 range.
They're an "assault boot", like an "improved" version of the Adidas GSG-9 "assault boots", which are meant for stealth and urban environment--combining the support and weatherproofness of a combat boot with the suppleness of an athletic shoe. But, they are NOT meant for a 14 mi. hump in the backwoods with a full load--so let's not go there comparing.
I've been doing some research, and the consensus at USN.net and even over at Tacticalforums.com are that they're very good (for what they're designed for).
Most comments indicated "no break-in period", "comfortable", "durable", "good support", "better than GSG-9's", etc.
Problem is most of those who've reviewed them are all Military or LEO's. I was curious if any regular Joe's like us here at CPF have tried them out yet? (By the way, the Military/LEO versions don't have the cheesy red-triangle, but I'm told a black permanent marker can fix that).
Anyone here have experience with the new Oakley Elite Special Forces Standard-Issue Assault Boots ("Oakley Assault Boots" for short)? There's also an "Assault Shoe" (low-ankle version). MSRP is in the $195-225 range.
They're an "assault boot", like an "improved" version of the Adidas GSG-9 "assault boots", which are meant for stealth and urban environment--combining the support and weatherproofness of a combat boot with the suppleness of an athletic shoe. But, they are NOT meant for a 14 mi. hump in the backwoods with a full load--so let's not go there comparing.
I've been doing some research, and the consensus at USN.net and even over at Tacticalforums.com are that they're very good (for what they're designed for).
Most comments indicated "no break-in period", "comfortable", "durable", "good support", "better than GSG-9's", etc.
Problem is most of those who've reviewed them are all Military or LEO's. I was curious if any regular Joe's like us here at CPF have tried them out yet? (By the way, the Military/LEO versions don't have the cheesy red-triangle, but I'm told a black permanent marker can fix that).