Jimbo wrote on Aug 15^th, 2023 at 4:12pm:


  I had a pair of the originals issued to me when I was in the Army 68-70 because I was set to go to Vietnam. Last minute orders came while home on leave and I ended up in Germany.

IF these boot are any where close to the originals, they would be a good buy. I wore mine for outdoor camping trips for years till they finally tore out.

Review said they were better for people with wide feet. The originals were like all the military boots in those days, a D width.

  If they'll hold up in the heat/humidity in Fla like they did in Vietnam, they'll hold-up to a canoe trip.

Of course with your footwear history Jimbo, they might meet their match? 

Marten,

I might consider them IF they had "drainage ports" AND, especially, IF they offered ANY kind of warranty at all.  When I click on the link to your earlier post, it indicates the boots are from an outlet and there is no guarantee.  I ran into extraordinarily poor luck with my last pair of boots, buying them from a low price provider with a poor return policy.

Jimbo   

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  I carry a tube of this in my pack repair kit.
I've used on work boots for years to extend the life.
Apply liberally and CLAMP overnight. Big flat rock would work on canoe trip. It will get the job done, maybe save a trip.

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  Once opened if you don't use it for long time it can dry out. I found a piece of Saran Wrap type plastic over the tip then screw the cap on solves that problem,

  Jimbo,

  If your still looking at the Vietnam style jungle boots, you might want to compare them against ones still made by the contractor that made the original boots for Vietnam.

You'll notice a substantial difference in price.
That tells me one of two things. They are charging to much for the original re-make or the lower price ones are not up to the military standards they used for the military issue boot.

  If I were buying them, I'd order both, compare them and send back one.

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Marten wrote on Aug 14^th, 2023 at 11:16pm:


I have been wearing these boots for another month while working at my cabin and all good to report. Used them some before the month long canoe trip too and so really have a lot of hard hours in them.