scotty2306 37 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 im after some allround boots have to be 100% waterproof will be used for lamping beating and general ratching around ive read a few topics on here and ive seen some lowa combat gtx for £140 or meindl burma pro mfs for £110 if im spending this much i want a good boot what will last and keep my feet dry anyone any advise on these boots or which one would best suit me thanks Quote Link to post
Silvertip 1 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 LOWA's are great if you want to spend the money, lowa "seekers" are fully waterproof and last ages, ive had mine for 5 years now and they even survived a tour in Afghanistan. The lowa "mountain" ones are heavier and probly even sturdier. i dont rate mendels at all, we had them issued for the summer in Afghan and the stitching didnt hold very well and was placed so we all had blisters on our ankles after a few miles - not sure what model they were tho... they are out in the shead held together by superglue. Quote Link to post
DEERMAN 1,016 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 my mendels lasted 5 years in iraq Quote Link to post
Sighthound 49 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I use these for work they are the dogs http://www.engelbert-strauss.co.uk/show/activeSITE.asp?p=%3CRubrikName%3ESUCHE%3C%2FRubrikName%3E%3Cfolder%20%20id%3D%22854F6CFA-3E6B-44ED-9004-B5AB953A379E%22%2F%3E%3Cslot%20name%3D%22content%22%3E%3Cco%20id%3D%222601671F-B60A-4B23-80D3-616CBCC9C096%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fslot%3E%3Cat%3E%3Cmillieu%3ED7BCB2A2-EB63-4707-A286-C4A75D42EB8D%3C%2Fmillieu%3E%3CArtikelid%3EA0863060-9126-4061-A765-7A528BF97682%3C%2FArtikelid%3E%3Cpage%3E1%3C%2Fpage%3E%3C%2Fat%3E&sid=8893daa59cf94f1a86a5b4efac1e6b14b0db926b Quote Link to post
scotty2306 37 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 LOWA's are great if you want to spend the money, lowa "seekers" are fully waterproof and last ages, ive had mine for 5 years now and they even survived a tour in Afghanistan. The lowa "mountain" ones are heavier and probly even sturdier. i dont rate mendels at all, we had them issued for the summer in Afghan and the stitching didnt hold very well and was placed so we all had blisters on our ankles after a few miles - not sure what model they were tho... they are out in the shead held together by superglue. do the seekers do ok with heavy use ive found them on ebay for £90 Quote Link to post
jayjay 264 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 i wear lowa's, rate them highly excellent sturdy boot,and well worth the money. Quote Link to post
Silvertip 1 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 LOWA's are great if you want to spend the money, lowa "seekers" are fully waterproof and last ages, ive had mine for 5 years now and they even survived a tour in Afghanistan. The lowa "mountain" ones are heavier and probly even sturdier. i dont rate mendels at all, we had them issued for the summer in Afghan and the stitching didnt hold very well and was placed so we all had blisters on our ankles after a few miles - not sure what model they were tho... they are out in the shead held together by superglue. do the seekers do ok with heavy use ive found them on ebay for £90 Mine have, still using them now, and they are almost as light as trainers, i havent tried the other models but id guess the heavier mountain ones would be even sturdier. my next choice would be a pair of Altbergs - when they wear down you can send them back to the factory get re-soled. Quote Link to post
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