Let’s see your combat boots!

[Prodigal_Jess]

Let’s see ‘em. Military issue, mil-spec, punk fashion.


Mods, feel free to move if this isn’t the right forum. I’m still kind of new here.

 

[Pandemic]

These were one of the issued pairs of GP (General Purpose) boots I got in the Australian Army prior to the black leather being replaced with ‘baby **** mustard’ coloured leather. A couple years after that, we moved to a fabric style boot like they use now. 35 years old and hardly worn.

 

[Leathergato]

William Lennon Steel Toe Mark V Canadian Combat Boots

 

[3.14nche]

Got these at a surplus store while I was still in high school, so late 90's.
Not wearing them much these days.

 

[Harris HTM]

Custom William Lennon

 

[TLW '90]

These were my dad's last issued pair of RO-SEARCH black combat boots , he gave them to me as a teenager and they were my go-to lawn mowing boots for a long time.

 

[TLW '90]

Here is a pair of " historic brown " Corcoran jump boots I bought about 5 years ago.
I thought they'd make a decent dressy boot if I stripped the brown paint finish off, re-dye, then Polish them up, but I just never ended up liking them much.
I ended up just using them as yardwork/ mowing beater boots, and on top of getting more comfortable they also started looking better.
They're still just beaters for me though.

 

[TLW '90]

These USGI BELLVIEW ICW boots were available for $30 from just about every surplus dealers website here in the US about 2 years ago and I ordered a couple pairs.

One pair I wore a couple times then put away for later.



This pair I added the kilties to in an effort to civilian them up a bit because I don't really like the black combat boot look.
Then I beat the snot out of them trail hopping on my minibike before experimenting with adding some brown color to the wear.

 

[Prodigal_Jess]

These were my dad's last issued pair of RO-SEARCH black combat boots , he gave them to me as a teenager and they were my go-to lawn mowing boots for a long time.

Family heirloom!

 

[Prodigal_Jess]

Here is a pair of " historic brown " Corcoran jump boots I bought about 5 years ago.
I thought they'd make a decent dressy boot if I stripped the brown paint finish off, re-dye, then Polish them up, but I just never ended up liking them much.
I ended up just using them as yardwork/ mowing beater boots, and on top of getting more comfortable they also started looking better.
They're still just beaters for me though.

I owned some Corcorans about 10 years ago and they were exceptional boots. Haven’t purchased any recently though.

 

[TLW '90]

I owned some Corcorans about 10 years ago and they were exceptional boots. Haven’t purchased any recently though.

They discontinued these I believe, but the black and some others are still offered.

 

[Pandemic]

These were my dad's last issued pair of RO-SEARCH black combat boots , he gave them to me as a teenager and they were my go-to lawn mowing boots for a long time.

That’s awesome! You reminded me of my dad’s ‘Vietnam’ jungle boots that I used to borrow for school camps. I think he actually bought them soon after returning from Vietnam in ‘69 along with a field jacket, helmet and some other stuff. But I’ll always remember as his Vietnam boots. I need to make sure I get them in his will!

 

[TLW '90]

That’s awesome! You reminded me of my dad’s ‘Vietnam’ jungle boots that I used to borrow for school camps. I think he actually bought them soon after returning from Vietnam in ‘69 along with a field jacket, helmet and some other stuff. But I’ll always remember as his Vietnam boots. I need to make sure I get them in his will!

At one point during his 12 years with the US ARMY they actually had him assigned as a boot tester, and he owned a number of prototype / experimental combat boots that would be cool to own.
He accidentally left a bunch of his stuff behind in his off base house near ft Benning after a divorce and no longer has any of the boots, but apparently there were some pretty cool ones like a pair of the hot weather " jungle boots " in a russet brown rough out.
He also had a pair of black Corcorans jump boots with toe taps that he lost, those were a BX purchase item that I'm surprised he was allowed to wear considering that he wasn't airborne or anything.
I guess some bases and units are different, and had different rules for base wear during peacetime.

I have thought about getting him a pair of black Corcorans as a gift, but he just doesn't like wearing boots anymore.