Boots / shoes to wear with your flight jacket s...

[Grant]

I've posted these before, but here's my old Iron Ranger 8083 muleskinners after a resole back in Red Wing, MN. They've also been dubbed a couple times so are darker than when new.

 

[Dany McDonald]

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They really can take a beating

They should clean-up ok... Looks like when I get stuck in a trail after some rain!

Dany

 

[Smithy]

They really can take a beating

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They look like you stepped on a landmine

 

[P-47 thunderbolt]

You should take better care of your shoes
Looks like the dog chew on them....
But you are right, they are (almost) undestructable.

Pretty sure they're factory seconds as the tongue on that boot is thin and ragged, i picked them up cheap, these are my work boots, about 4 years old now. I have my amber harness ones and a pair of munson rangers for nice.

 

[Chandler]

Pretty sure they're factory seconds...

As are mine, but I've yet to be able to tell why they were labeled as such.

 

[B-Man2]

As are mine, but I've yet to be able to tell why they were labeled as such.

Check the stitching . Sometimes if that’s a bit wonky, they get put into the seconds bin .

 

[Chandler]

Check the stitching . Sometimes if that’s a bit wonky, they get put into the seconds bin .

I've heard that, and possibly a bad fit to a toe cap, but I haven't seen anything overtly out of line.

Probably just don't know what to look for. Besides, it wouldn't make a difference now.

 

[B-Man2]

I've heard that, and possibly a bad fit to a toe cap, but I haven't seen anything overtly out of line.

Probably just don't know what to look for. Besides, it wouldn't make a difference now.

I’ve had a pair of seconds for a while now and there’s no noticeable difference in looks or performance.

 

[Boyscout]

I often go out into the woods and put on British army boots for the desert. I have been wearing them for over 10 years, they are indestructible. Corduna upper, rubber sole. Freezes in frost, only in summer. Sole perfectly withstands walking on stones, branches, roots, dirt.

 

[Cyril]

have not owned/ worn these, but they are interesting (and much cheaper than Iron Rangers). Does any of you have them and could give a review?
It's RED WING Model "Supersole 2233", a work shoe that apparently has also been worn by USN (USAF?) pilots. I read that they are no longer accepted by USN/USAF due to petroleum-based soles that seem to catch fire quite fast and therefore should not be in a cockpit...

 

[Wholenineyards]

have not owned/ worn these, but they are interesting (and much cheaper than Iron Rangers). Does any of you have them and could give a review?
It's RED WING Model "Supersole 2233", a work shoe that apparently has also been worn by USN (USAF?) pilots. I read that they are no longer accepted by USN/USAF due to petroleum-based soles that seem to catch fire quite fast and therefore should not be in a cockpit...
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Check out the comments also. Attached are NAVAIR approved flight deck boots, worn by officers and khakis with a naval aviation designator.

 

[Cyril]

Check out the comments also. Attached are NAVAIR approved flight deck boots, worn by officers and khakis with a naval aviation designator.View attachment 87689

Yes, i saw the video before posting the pics. Totally understandable that pilots should not wear them. I just thought they look good and i would not be too much at risk as a civilian

 

[FlakMagnet]

 

[Chandler]

Damn, haven't gotten a notification yet.

Scheduled for bedtime viewing!

If these are the current manufacture, they're probably going to take a hit.

 

[FlakMagnet]

Damn, haven't gotten a notification yet.

Scheduled for bedtime viewing!

If these are the current manufacture, they're probably going to take a hit.

Not to worry, mate. I won't spoil it for you.

 

[Chandler]

Not to worry, mate. I won't spoil it for you.

Yeah -- pretty much what I figured based on what Rollin at ATF has said about the Corcorans and all of the modern corner cutting.

Be interesting for Rose to get a pair of original jump boots to compare.

 

[Kermit3D]

 

[Chandler]

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Triple-stitched, well-tanned leather, (mostly) hand-made in the USA -- under a grand.

 

[Chandler]

Trenton & Heath take apart a pair of ATF service shoes.

No telling what vintage the boots are -- there's a minor attempt to research ATF, but they obviously haven't followed ATF over the years. Owner claims these were made in Mexico, but I don't remember ATF ever sourcing through there.

 

[Chandler]

On closer inspection on my desktop screen, the heels of these boots look identical to those on my earlier (6 years old?*) ATF rough-out service shoes -- made in China.

The newer, made in USA, service shoes have a Goodyear logo on the heels.

*8 years.