How poorly made are these jungle boots?

A little better constructed than this thread

Mr Green Jeans?

Tanker boots > Jungle boots



Still have mine to this day.

Rothco is crap, buy Altama Jungles, I have a pair that must be 15 years old,,,,wore them daily, resoled them 2/3 times

You going to the Ho Chi Minh trail?

Can smell the chemical smell they will forever be caked in from that picture alone

Rose Anvil deconstructs old jungle boots nicely

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The Vietnam era jungle boot was insanely perfect and simple

I will tell ya, ETA Fix Link Go Ruck MACV-1 boots and shoes like the MACV-1 are unbelievably light and comfortable. No kidding, the MACV-1 weigh less than half of what I was used to in terms of boots.

They have more expensive "heritage" lines, but I took some mid-top MACV-1s ($99) to England, and they were unbelievably awesome. 10-15 miles a day, most comfortable footwear I put on. With GoRuck socks, of course. Darn Tough socks I tested gave me a blister I had to drain of blood, but that was the socks, not the boots.

If you want to go cheaper (maybe), you can try Palladium, although a lot of the line is fashion oriented. Some is still IL Army worthy, but then there is weirdness like no eyelets which makes them harder to lace and unlace.

GoRuck. You can beat them to hell, the tread sticks around. Just be wary on tile that is wet, the sole is designed to be in dirt or on concrete, not smooth surfaces.

The steel plate helps your feet freeze, I know...

Second pair maybe doesn't fit because we weighed ... somewhat less than we do now?

The MACV-1s don't have the steel plate, and are like sneakers. I don't know what kind of footwear you wear now, but you might like them. I had to get use to a wee bit of "bounce" which I was not used to, but it felt good enough I actually wore them back on a trans-Atlantic flight rather than my shorts/compression socks/sneakers routine. (Anyone that isn't over the age of 50 ignore what I just said.)

I still have my original (did nothing, anywhere) boots too.

Wore that style as a construction laborer during the summer back in the 1980s.

Probably Vietnam War leftovers at the time.

Worked well in the Florida summer heat....