Coming July 2014 is a Jungle Boot from 5.11 Tactical’s Skyweight line, The Skyweight RD (rapid dry) was designed as a breathable, quick dry boot featuring a full PU microfiber combined with 1200D nylon upper. They’ve also integrated 4 drain holes (2 per side). The Skyweight RD weighs in at 14.7 oz for a size 9 boot.
Here are some product shots of the upcoming LALO tactical footwear line we showed you a few weeks ago.
LALO (pronounced lah-low) stands for Light Assault Lowviz Operator. This entirely new line of footwear is the brainchild of Navy SEAL Veteran Nathanael Roberti who was inspired by the memory of comrades lost in Operation Red Wings to provide purpose built footwear for the special operator. This video gives you a great introduction to what’s behind the brand and a few glimpses of what’s to come. Look for exclusive content from SSD soon featuring this new line of footwear.
So maybe Murdered Out Black isn’t your color? So how about a pair of Salomon Quest 4D in Absolute Brown?
This is the boot I have turned to for years when I am looking for something to deal with serious terrain. They are extremely lightweight and require little to no breaking time. The Quest 4D offers a great deal of ankle support and incorporates a Gore-Tex liner.
Previously only available from a TLS vendor for unit and agency orders the Absolute Brown color is now an exclusive from TD for commercial sales. It goes great with AOR, MARPAT, and OCP camouflage.
In May we gave you your first glimpse of the All Black variant of the popular Salomon XA Pro 3D MID GTX. This limited “Murdered Out” color is is now available from Tactical Distributors and US Elite Gear.
Combat Flip Flops is currently hosting a crowdfunding effort on Indiegogo. They are looking to raise enough dough to build and set up their Expeditionary Production Facility in Afghanistan. The Expeditionary Production Facility, or EPF, is a flip flop factory in a 40′ shipping container that can be delivered and set up to quickly establish a manufacturing facility in an area. The total cost for building the facility, shipping it to and constructing it in Afghanistan, hiring and training workers, purchasing raw materials for one year of production, and other expenditures is $500,000. They’ve even outlined the distribution of their funding requirements:
Fully funded, Combat Flip Flops’ EPF will provide:
Additionally, if this comes off, Combat Flip Flops will become the #1 footwear and #1 textile exporter of Afghanistan. Donate and/or spread the word, if you can and get in on some cool rewards.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/flip-flops-for-afghanistan
