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Boots / shoes to wear with your flight jacket s...
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jeremiah
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wow, those are purrrrr-Tee!
BTW, I went to a small college in North East GA and did plenty of rock climbing and rappelling off Currahee MT made known from Band of Brothers.
B-Man2
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Been to Currahee and the small town railroad station where at the troopers from the 101 st arrived at the beginning of training. It’s now been turned into a museum. Some pretty cool stuff.
tjoenn
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So I decided to try to antique some boots from ATF, using the receipe from this site: http://thelandlessgentry.blogspot.com/2018/02/diy-antiquing-corcoran-brown-jump-boots.html
Ordered the boots while in Florida and bought all the ingredients. Missed that I bought black parade gloss and tried to find neutral, but only found it in the UK. Therefore had to wait until vacation was over to finish the boots. Very happy with the result, there are so many shades of brown, depending on the light and I think it's neat that the boots look like they've been through some stuff even though I still haven't worn them outside. Not sure which laces I like the most, leather or the NOS that came with the boots. It really was a fun project, easy to do. Here's a bunch of photos of the boots throughout the process. I think they will have to come in at least a couple of posts.
Ordered the boots while in Florida and bought all the ingredients. Missed that I bought black parade gloss and tried to find neutral, but only found it in the UK. Therefore had to wait until vacation was over to finish the boots. Very happy with the result, there are so many shades of brown, depending on the light and I think it's neat that the boots look like they've been through some stuff even though I still haven't worn them outside. Not sure which laces I like the most, leather or the NOS that came with the boots. It really was a fun project, easy to do. Here's a bunch of photos of the boots throughout the process. I think they will have to come in at least a couple of posts.
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tjoenn
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They are great! In addition to these, I also have their jump boots. They do run large, so I would order at least one size smaller than normal. Fantastic quality!!
tjoenn
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I don't own red wing or white's, but they run large compared with other shoes/boots I have.
ties70
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Guys,
if you think that Desert Boots are a good match to your denim and flight jacket outfit BUT find the original Clark's made boots to wide....then I could definitely recommend these beauties from Astorflex.
They come in mid and hi versions, are very well-made, with fully leather-lined interior.
The boots are made in Italy instead of Vietnam. The fit is narrower than the classic Clarks' Desert Boot, which makes them a perfect fit for me.
Best regards,
Ties
if you think that Desert Boots are a good match to your denim and flight jacket outfit BUT find the original Clark's made boots to wide....then I could definitely recommend these beauties from Astorflex.
They come in mid and hi versions, are very well-made, with fully leather-lined interior.
The boots are made in Italy instead of Vietnam. The fit is narrower than the classic Clarks' Desert Boot, which makes them a perfect fit for me.
Best regards,
Ties
Thomas Koehle
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They look really great after the treatment - just I do not dare to stress my footwear like this - but maybe I should????
I also own the ATF service boots and always found they run really wide
Thomas Koehle
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Guys,
if you think that Desert Boots are a good match to your denim and flight jacket outfit BUT find the original Clark's made boots to wide....then I could definitely recommend these beauties from Astorflex.
They come in mid and hi versions, are very well-made, with fully leather-lined interior.
The boots are made in Italy instead of Vietnam. The fit is narrower than the classic Clarks' Desert Boot, which makes them a perfect fit for me.
Best regards,
Ties
Ties,
these are nice looking shoes.
Would you mind to post a link for a source?
