NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Rocky Boots, a leading manufacturer of commercial military footwear, is now offering its new United States Marine Corps jungle boots online at rockyboots.com. The tropical weather boot is Berry compliant, GSA approved, made in the U.S.A. and certified for use by the USMC, all while meeting the unique footwear needs of Marines operating in tropical climates.
“Rocky has a proud history of serving members of the U.S. military, and in recent years we have developed a number of specialized footwear styles for specific branches,” said Mark Dean, VP of Rocky’s commercial military division. “The jungle boot was built side-by-side with the Marine Corps to serve those who are deployed to tropical or warm weather locations.”
Designed for rugged performance and durability, the USMC Tropic Weather boot is constructed with flash- and water-resistant, flesh-out leather and 1000 Denier Cordura®. An aggressive Panama Vibram® Cupped outsole delivers unmatched stability and traction while shedding debris and providing shock absorption. The Rocky Air-Port™ footbed with Aegis microbe shield delivers comfort, while a puncture-resistant plate in the midsole provides protection under the foot.
USMC Tropic Weather Boot
Specifications:
• Made in the USA, Berry compliant
• GSA compliant
• Removable Rocky Air-port™ footbed
• Panama Vibram® Cupped Outsole
• Full-grain, flesh out leather with 1000 Denier nylon
• Flash- and water-resistant leather
• Extremely breathable and durable
• Padded collar for added comfort
• Certified with the USMC: April 2019
Available in men’s and women’s sizes 4-13, 14 and 15, the Tropic Weather boot has a suggested retail price of $250.
For more information on the Tropic Weather boots or other Rocky products, visit rockyboots.com.
I will never understand why these boot makers keep making jungle boots in desert colors.
Because that the color the military specifies. It’s not that far off from the boots our forces wore during WWII.
The local environment of dust, mud, standing water, and whatnot tends to give footwear an appropriate coloring anyhow.
What makes this a USMC boot vs an AR 670-1 boot?
It was made from the Marines and they don’t care if it’s 670-1 compliant.
If you look closely enough you can see the USMC stamp of approval (EGA)…
I just got a pair. Quite comfortable, very flexible, lots of grip, and the lightest offered in the USMC.
As a former Grunt, I think back fondly to when our Platoon Commander authorized us to purchase and wear Army issued boots. Most of us purchased Rocky S2V’s. Those things were rad. Hope these ones hold up as well as mine did.
As anal as the Corps usually is about wearing authorized boots I’m not sure which Infantry unit would ever give a Platoon Commander the power to allow unauthorized boots, especially one as eccentric looking As the S2Vs?
A Plt Cdr barely has enough authority to use a compass on his own.
Now why ever would someone stretch truth to make an anecdotal point on the internet? 😉
Well, it happened.
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Second guy in has a pair. ?
Im not sure what ‘Jungle’ these boots are intended for, but anyone that has worked in a real jungle with suede boots, knows that suede boots wont last 6 months in an actual jungle environment! The moisture and the jungle silt, no matter how much effort you waist on trying to proof your boot, will break those bad boys up!
Suede is for desert/savannah/dryer torrid regions, not swamps and actual jungles.
No “jungle” boots lasts 6 months of continuous operations in actual jungle. The environment attacks everything.
I was going to comment the exact same thing. Been there, done that.