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Salomon Forces – Trade Compliant Quest Boots Now Available

Wednesday, June 26th, 2019

The Salomon Forces Quest has been manufactured for the past few years in China. The quality has been great, but the country of origin makes them difficult for US military units to purchase. Consequently, Salomon embarked on a project to introduce a Trade Act Compliant version, made in Cambodia.

Why does Trade Compliance matter to you? It matters because it is now easier for unit supply to purchase the footwear. Rather than you having to spend your own money on the boots you prefer, your unit can order them legally.

Salomon has also added several features to the Quest:
·        Anti Static
·        Anti Puncture
·        Anti Slip

These features will help make the boot more attractive to European militaries and law enforcement agencies, but North American customers benefit as well. In particular, the antistatic feature may be of interest to EOD.

Otherwise, these are the same boots you’ve been wearing for years. Lightweight, yet robust for wear in rough terrain, while carrying heavy loads.

Available in US sizes 4-6 (whole), 7 – 12, and 13-15 (whole). Colors are Coyote, Black, Slate Black and Ranger Green in a Gore-Tex lined variant and Coyote and Black for a nonlined version.

Available through your favorite Salomon Forces dealer.

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OR Summer Market 19 – Skinners Barefoot Shoes

Friday, June 21st, 2019

Skinners are socks that can be worn in lieu of shoes. These Barefoot Shoes combine knit construction with a 2mm layer of polymer adhered to the sole to protect the foot from sharp rocks and such.

While there’s a whole argument to be made that we aren’t created to wear shoes on our feet and doing so actually weakens them, I love the idea of Skinners because I can walk from my tent to take a leak at 3AM without having to put boots on.

Available now in multiple colors (olive shown) and sizes from skinners.cc as well as Amazon.

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OR Summer Market 19 – Bedrock Sandals Introduces New Backstrap To Cairn Pro Models

Thursday, June 20th, 2019

The Cairn Pro models from Bedrock Sandals will be getting a facelift for Spring 20.

They are replacing the Velcro backstrap with a new hook system which they say has undergone extensive testing with multiple guides and will stay secure.

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OR Summer Market 19 – Adidas x FiveTen Trailcross

Thursday, June 20th, 2019

Adidas bough Five Ten a few years ago but this is a collaboration between the two.

The Trailcross incorporates FiveTen’s famous sticky rubber soles.

Additionally, the Trailcross incorporates D3O shock absorbing material.

Coming Spring 2020 from Adidas.

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Now available for Pre-Order: Exclusive OPT-Altama OTB Maritime Assault Boots in Ranger Green!

Thursday, June 20th, 2019

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You asked, we made it happen. This is an exclusive collaboration with Altama to produce their popular OTB Maritime Assault Mid-Cut Boots in Ranger Green color! AND, for the first time ever Half Sizes are available! Pre-Order Special Pricing, boots will be ready to ship in early July. Reserve your pair today!

Link for Pre-Order: www.optactical.com/opmaasmidrag

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OR Summer Market 19 – Salomon Cross / Pro

Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

The upcoming Salomon Cross / Pro features a sock-like knit upper construction paired with an aggressive Contragrip TA sole. They weigh just 290g for a Men’s size 9. They will be offered in 7-13 and 14 in Men’s. This Black on Black is the Men’s color.

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Coming Spring 20 from www.salomon.com.

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Viktos – Ruck Recovery Sandals

Thursday, June 6th, 2019

Who’s feet don’t ache after a long ruck? Well Viktos has just the thing for you with their Ruck Recovery Sandals.

The secret is in the heat activated footbed designed to relieve and revitalize your strained ligaments and tendons. Just pop it in the oven for a few minutes, step into the sandal and it custom molds to your individual foot shape. They also feature a slightly dropped heel to gently stretch out your achilles.

www.viktos.com/collections/sandals/products/ruck-recovery

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CANSEC 19 – Millbrook Tactical To Introduce Two New Winter Boots From Lowa

Friday, May 31st, 2019

Millbrook Tactical is Lowa Footwear’s number one Retailer in Canada and for good reason. Millbrook works with Lowa to provide special versions of their boots, specifically for the needs of Canada’s uniformed professionals.

This year, they are introducing two new Lowa Task Force models. Both are cold weather boots.

The first is the Elite Patrol GTX Thermo TF. This mountaineering-style boot features a full grain leather upper with a 4-layer Gore-Tex performance comfort liner and 400 gr Primaloft insulation. The sole is Single injection DURA PU monowrap (support frame) combined with the grippy-on-ice Vibram Arctic Grip sole.

The boots seen are prototypes, but the brown final boots will feature a brown rubber rand, rather than the black seen here. The final production boot will also incorporate closed hook lacing. I fully expect demand for these in the UK.

The second boot is the R-8 GTX Thermo TF. This is more of a duty boot with a full grain leather polishable toe.

Like the Elite Patrol, the R-8 features a 4-layer Gore-Tex performance comfort liner and 400 gr Primaloft insulation as well as the Vibram Mottarone Arctic Grip sole. The final boot will feature closed lacing hooks.

Lowa Task Force boots are available in Canada from Millbrook Tactical.

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