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What’s This?

 

Coming soon from Bates.

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25 Responses to “What’s This?”

  1. PNW_Tree_Octopus says:
    April 8, 2015 at 19:19

    AOR mid-tops?

  2. That Blue Falcon says:
    April 8, 2015 at 19:21

    I thought UCP was dead. Long live UCP?

  3. straps says:
    April 8, 2015 at 19:21

    It’s a UCP boot.

    For SMA Dailey to douse in JP8, then burn on 14 JUN 15.

  4. T.H says:
    April 8, 2015 at 19:59

    If that in fact is a Bates boot in UCP that is being brought to market “soon”, I would hate to be on the product development team at Bates. They are going to have some real explaining to do!
    But similarly, I was shocked to meet with a material vendor yesterday (from one of the largest domestic material companies in the country) and he had no idea that UCP was being phased out. Which explains why he is the only vendor that currently has Berry Compliant UCP and Foliage Green materials…

  5. Easy E says:
    April 8, 2015 at 20:28

    That’s a picture.

  6. elliot says:
    April 8, 2015 at 20:41

    Could it be AOR or MARPAT, but the picture is just black and white?

    • straps says:
      April 8, 2015 at 21:28

      Pretty sure your AOR guess is right.

      Just getting in some UCP jokes while it’s still a thing.

  7. John says:
    April 8, 2015 at 21:13

    It’s got no discernable tread pattern and the lace holes aren’t reinforced, so I’m guessing they’re hi-topped sneakers, maybe it’s the only way to get rid of all that nasty digital pattern they have on the shelves

    • Justin M. says:
      April 8, 2015 at 21:19

      +1 on the sneakers

    • straps says:
      April 8, 2015 at 21:31

      LoL Timbuk2 and Inside Line Design are doing hipster bags in UCP Cordura they no doubt sourced for a nickel on the dollar.

      If Bates is actually using surplus UCP, I hope they aren’t hoping to sell that crap as “weekend wear” to anyone in uniform…

  8. Stefan S. says:
    April 8, 2015 at 21:43

    Looks like Shiite!

  9. Disco says:
    April 8, 2015 at 21:44

    As Roger the Alien famously sings ‘Nooo!’

  10. bob says:
    April 8, 2015 at 21:49

    AOR1 OTB boot.

  11. SGT Rock says:
    April 8, 2015 at 22:00

    Hmm… I smell Photoshop.

  12. Strike-Hold says:
    April 8, 2015 at 22:19

    I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess that its an AOR2 Jungle Boot.

  13. Darrel says:
    April 8, 2015 at 23:10

    AOR1 boot. Kind of a product for a niche that doesn’t exist, considering most people who are authorized to wear AOR1 are using COTS products

  14. Ghost says:
    April 9, 2015 at 02:07

    Those are real boots made by Bates, but they are made for a very specific market and they should already be released or released very shortly.

  15. Crusty says:
    April 9, 2015 at 11:46

    Canada definitely had this beat with the all CADPAT trial boot.

    https://soldiersystems.net/2010/05/18/polish-by-the-numbers/

  16. james says:
    April 9, 2015 at 12:30

    With the Army testing Marpat, a Marpat jungle boot would be my guess, but it’ s hard to get the orientation of the pattern from the pics.