Footwear? - Page 3

Deadfall · 04-26-2006, 06:11 PM

Yeah, zippers would be nice. I might pick up a set of those zippers that you thread your laces into.

SR_matt · 04-26-2006, 08:32 PM

I have the magnium "stealth zippered" boots, very nice, i just broke the string on one of them ~sad face~... then again i have used them for hard paintball play for 2 years and yard work so o well.
-matt

Stechele · 04-26-2006, 10:49 PM

Thanks for all the input, unfortunatly I havent made it out to check out the magnums.
Hopefully soon....

afultz075 · 04-27-2006, 12:19 AM

I'm currently enjoying a pair of Original S.W.A.T's as my paintball footwear. Very comfy, but a bit pricy at around $80 a pair.

Schmitti · 04-27-2006, 08:31 AM

"i just broke the string on one of them".... you mean the boot lace?

Man what is this world coming to when I man doesn't even know the proper term for a boot lace?

ScrapIron · 04-27-2006, 10:37 AM

Jungle boots all the way baby!

Deadfall · 04-27-2006, 10:54 AM

I had a pair of 'Nam-style jungle boots that served me well for quite a few years. One thing I never understood about them, though- Why was the heel so narrow? I almost twisted my ankle a number of times because of this, but thankfully, I always managed to correct my footing in time to prevent it.

Azzy · 04-27-2006, 10:56 AM

those jungle boots ghave great traction, but NO ankle support. I did worse than twist my ankle in them, snapped one bone in 2 and cracked the other.

Schmitti · 04-27-2006, 11:00 AM

Yeah I wore a pair for a while when we played on a farm...luckily I outgrew them quickly.. god only knows what kind of damage I could of done to myself wearing them.

Honestly they are probably the worst designed boots I've ever seen when it comes to support. Now some of the re-designs seem a little better... but if you have any sort of ankle trouble stay the hell away from them and get some thing stiffer as it will support your ankles better. Put it this way: If the boot stands up when it's off your foot... it's good for you....If the boot falls over while the tread is still flat on the floor...BAD!!!!!

SR_matt · 04-27-2006, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schmitti

"i just broke the string on one of them".... you mean the boot lace?

Man what is this world coming to when I man doesn't even know the proper term for a boot lace?

lace string, all the same thing just differant names, like gun, marker, "muppet mower", "gat" (which is really a 30's term for a hand gun), etc

-matt

04-26-2006, 08:32 PM	#22 (permalink)
SR_matt Rec Poster Join Date: Apr 2006	I have the magnium "stealth zippered" boots, very nice, i just broke the string on one of them ~sad face~... then again i have used them for hard paintball play for 2 years and yard work so o well. -matt __________________ Matt Athayde Co-Captain Santa's Rejects Scenario Paintball Team

04-26-2006, 10:49 PM	#23 (permalink)
Stechele MCB Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Williamsburg, VA	Thanks for all the input, unfortunatly I havent made it out to check out the magnums. Hopefully soon.... __________________ Are you classified as human? Negative, I am a meat popsicle.

04-27-2006, 08:31 AM	#25 (permalink)
Schmitti Out and about Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Schen. NY	"i just broke the string on one of them".... you mean the boot lace? Man what is this world coming to when I man doesn't even know the proper term for a boot lace? __________________ Gone fishing

04-27-2006, 10:56 AM	#28 (permalink)
Azzy Mod-O-Rator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA	those jungle boots ghave great traction, but NO ankle support. I did worse than twist my ankle in them, snapped one bone in 2 and cracked the other. __________________ Bryan "Azzy" Spiegel Riverside Renegade Paintball / C.C. S.V.S. Plankowner - LPPC#6 "It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, “This I have done.” - Dean Alfange

04-27-2006, 11:00 AM	#29 (permalink)
Schmitti Out and about Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Schen. NY	Yeah I wore a pair for a while when we played on a farm...luckily I outgrew them quickly.. god only knows what kind of damage I could of done to myself wearing them. Honestly they are probably the worst designed boots I've ever seen when it comes to support. Now some of the re-designs seem a little better... but if you have any sort of ankle trouble stay the hell away from them and get some thing stiffer as it will support your ankles better. Put it this way: If the boot stands up when it's off your foot... it's good for you....If the boot falls over while the tread is still flat on the floor...BAD!!!!! __________________ Gone fishing

04-26-2006, 06:11 PM	#21 (permalink)
Deadfall Seasoned Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Yeah, zippers would be nice. I might pick up a set of those zippers that you thread your laces into.

04-27-2006, 12:19 AM	#24 (permalink)
afultz075 Rec Poster Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lewistown, PA	I'm currently enjoying a pair of Original S.W.A.T's as my paintball footwear. Very comfy, but a bit pricy at around $80 a pair.

04-27-2006, 10:37 AM	#26 (permalink)
ScrapIron Cobra Paintball Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central Iowa	Jungle boots all the way baby!

04-27-2006, 10:54 AM	#27 (permalink)
Deadfall Seasoned Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	I had a pair of 'Nam-style jungle boots that served me well for quite a few years. One thing I never understood about them, though- Why was the heel so narrow? I almost twisted my ankle a number of times because of this, but thankfully, I always managed to correct my footing in time to prevent it.

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