Nike has added the popular SF boot to their Nike iD program. While you’re sitting around waiting for the big game to start head over to nikeid.nike.com and try out a few combos.
With color and material options including synthetic suede and full grain leather lowers and leather or canvas uppers, including solids and camo prints you can build exactly the boot you need.
Nothing like dishonoring the term “Warrior” by equating it with a child’s game. I’m pretty much sick of people playing games that last an hour or two equating it combat and being warriors. It gets even better when they use terms like “honor” and “sacrifice.” It’s hard to believe that the Naval Academy played right into the hands of Nike. They should know better, both Nike and the Navy. But don’t feel bad Navy, Nike did it with USMA as well. Let Nike take that crap to schools that don’t produce real Warriors and they sit around and tell each other how tough it is to play at it.
Don’t know what I’m referring to? Nike’s “Pro Combat System of Dress.” It’s not made for the battlefield. Nope, instead, it’s built for a game, and they’re using the good name of our most respected institutions to sell it.
I guess the only redeeming factor in this is that Air Force beat Navy yesterday in “combat.”
Extreme Outfitters is offering a great deal on Black Nike SF Boots through 15 September. They are smooth leather and will take a shine. The SF Boot is very comfortable and built on the Nike Free sole which means they weigh ounces per boot. They make a great boot for LE and first responders who require a Black boot.
This is an unadvertised special price. They are going for for $89.99 and this offer is restricted to the Black version. To order, select the boots and then use code NIKE89 during checkout.
For those of you jonesing for a modern M65, Nike offers their version. Manufactured from Gore-tex with modern embellishments, it retains the classic four pocket styling as well as tuck-in-the collar hood. Yes, the cuff says “NSW”. Available in White, Black, and Golden Harvest.
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Last Summer we broke the story about the Nike SF Boot and the Editor has been wearing a pair in Tan off and on since then. It is an excellent ultra lightweight boot built on the Nike Free sole.
Previously, the boots in Tan and Black could only be purchased through a special website but they are now available to everyone. They can be purchased at Nike Town. However, a word of caution. Nike is notorious for changing their web content on a regular basis so the link may not be valid for long.
We say “reenters” because Nike has dipped their toe into the pool a couple of times in the past, most recently developing a line of tactical watches based on their Oregon series. Initially produced in Black they transitioned to Coyote and eventually a digital print was offered. But now Nike has come back with their most ambitious project yet; the Special Field Boot.
Nike’s co-founder, Bill Bowerman served as a Major in the Army’s 10th Mountain Division during WWII. As a track coach he applied lessons learned on the battlefield to shoe design, making them lighter while maintaining stability and strength. As Nike researched the SFB they realized a fact that most of us have always known, that America’s Warriors are athletes and deserve the same consideration in their equipment as their contemporaries who take to the playing field rather than the battle field.
This isn’t some cheap knock off boot, it is seriously engineered footwear. Looking like someone mated a pair of desert boots with the natural motion of Nike Free running shoes, the Nike Special Field Boot is the brainchild of Nike’s Innovation Kitchen. Although Nike has integrated their latest technology into the SFB, they kept the requirements of AR 670-1 in mind so that it would be accepted for wear by military personnel. But please don’t feel that the SFB is intended solely for the military. Public service professionals, whether Law Enforcement or Fire/Rescue will appreciate the design as well. The boot has been in development since 2004 and undergone intensive testing by US Special Operations Forces. Weighing in at only 15.9 oz (size 10), the SFB is available in both Desert Tan and Black.
Available to qualified US purchasers exclusively from Niketown.
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