I bought a pair of these in 84. Excellent but heavy compared to modern boots. 3/4 steel shank so good for strap on crampons and well sprung for walking. I still have mine but they need resoled again.
Sandals are more waterproof than DMS,even from new in camp they didn't last long.Only thing was they broke in easily if you soaked them and wore them wet for an afternoon.Wish these were available in 80's on issue.
No boots are 100% waterproof unless they are made of rubber in which case sweat causes as much problem as water ingress. I wore goretex lined boots and found they just caused my feet to sweat. In the end I preferred leather boots which could be polished or treated with snow seal.
42 got issued with the boots while on the Canberra, yomped round Ascension wearing them...Ditched them and did the FI in my ski march boots, no problem and no trench foot....
Good to know, cheers. I have seen photos of RM mountaineering instructors up in Scotland in the early '70s wearing something similar, from what you're saying they were probably one and the same.
I was 40 Commando down south. Still have mine. Good bits of kit. Issued on Canberra. BTW your videos are brilliant.
I bought a pair of these in 84. Excellent but heavy compared to modern boots. 3/4 steel shank so good for strap on crampons and well sprung for walking.
I still have mine but they need resoled again.
Had to empty a locker of a bloke who went AWOL in 45 Cdo in '87 and he'd left a pair of these in his locker.
Sandals are more waterproof than DMS,even from new in camp they didn't last long.Only thing was they broke in easily if you soaked them and wore them wet for an afternoon.Wish these were available in 80's on issue.
No boots are 100% waterproof unless they are made of rubber in which case sweat causes as much problem as water ingress. I wore goretex lined boots and found they just caused my feet to sweat. In the end I preferred leather boots which could be polished or treated with snow seal.
42 got issued with the boots while on the Canberra, yomped round Ascension wearing them...Ditched them and did the FI in my ski march boots, no problem and no trench foot....
You going to the 40th?
@@chrissheppard5068 , yes m8 the gods willing, lol
@@44reaver See you in 4 weeks negative boots wearing flip flops and a towel for a quite run..
it was issued to any of the commando unit that did mountain and artic warfare training and issued well before the Falklands Conflict
Good to know, cheers. I have seen photos of RM mountaineering instructors up in Scotland in the early '70s wearing something similar, from what you're saying they were probably one and the same.
Основательные ботинки...про такие говорят - ,,хозяина переживут,,.
The same Paul Hannon, the illustrator? Think he did artwork for Osprey books on the Royal Marines and Argentine forces in the Falklands.
Could well be!
If you spend 24/7 yomping across a giant bog there's no boot made that'll keep you dry, better boots just delay the inevitable
Quite so.
Great video . Red laces?
Indeed so. Something shared with the Galibier boots which might have added to the confusion.
Laces seems pink in my screen. It distracted me throughout the entire video.
They're definitely red!
They are red in the photos of the war.