Wise words!

[BFMF]

[Apex]

Just leave 'em in a motel room like I did once, long ago.  They'll get broken in allright, just not by you.

[ozzy72]

I'd rather no other bugger touched my boots. Last time someone did that they left a scorpion in it. Oddly enough Stan the Scorpion developed a serious addiction to fried Spam. He was lovely

[Fozzer]

I'd rather no other bugger touched my boots. Last time someone did that they left a scorpion in it. Oddly enough Stan the Scorpion developed a serious addiction to fried Spam. He was lovely

I have fond memories of zillions of shops, long ago, where you could purchase all manner of WW II ex-Army, etc, < 1945 equipment for very little money.
As well as clothes, boots, etc, I purchased all sorts of ex Military Radios/Transmitters and various electrical and test equipment.

A Garden shed full of it!

All first-class quality.

Paul.... ...!

[ozzy72]

The odd thing is Fozz that I still use '44 pattern water bottles and pouches on my webbing as the plastic '58 ones aren't as good IMHO

[H]

Ozzy, I know the term "bloody" is nigh a British trademark but, when told to leave tracks, the usual meaning is with imprints on the ground. Are you aching for another real long trek?

Did you not get a week or so at a processing unit to break in your boots before hitting basic training?

When I entered - quite some moons ago - we got our military attire at the end of the processing (scalping included); we marched in our rainbow accoutrements until then.

My favourite boots for my Motor-bike are my ex Dutch Army ankle boots, which I bought many years ago, and have had them re-soled since. They now fit me like a glove...

[color=#003300]Like a glove? Did the original owner have very small feet or is that all that's left of the boots? Ouch... now you can give someone a kick in the face --