Buckshot
03-02-2007, 04:35 AM
.............I was cruising the Sportsmans Guide online the other day and ran across a couple nifty items and thought I'd pass them on.
1st thing that cought my eye was a listing for 2 pair of Swedish military surplus cold weather boots. It said new and un-issued for $18 for 2 pair. I figured for that I could gamble and ordered them.
http://www.fototime.com/8E21F0C977FE12E/standard.jpg
The 2 pairs of boots were of the same design and construction type with mild differences. The other pair of boots had a dark green canvas, and a darker brown leather.
http://www.fototime.com/9EB45F0B3AF384F/standard.jpg
The other pair of boots (which I was wearing) have rubber soles stitched to leather............er, upper soles. I'm not a cobbler so I don't know what you call it but the boot upper part is stitched to leather and then that is stitched to the rubber soles.
http://www.fototime.com/E72F9845F2C2603/standard.jpg
The Swedish crown and a 1942 date.
The boots are felt lined up to just below your ankle. I got these last Friday and have been wearing a pair since then. They're nice boots and the catalog says if you wear a half size to get the next larger. I wear a 9-1/2 like maybe 80% of guys, so I ordered a 10. There is just a bit more room and if you wear a 10 I'd get a 10.
They are all quality and smell like leather, duh! If you wear white socks the underside of the tongue will stain them, but it washes. They've kept my feet nice and warm whle tromping around and standing in the shop on cold concrete. With the canvas I don't think they're meant to go wading in.
Anyway, at $18 for two freaking pair of'em, I figured I had to pass it on. The other was 3 Swedish military surplus work shirts. They're more like light jackets as they're a heavy cotton (almost like canvas) green military shirt with one inside pocket and re-inforced elbows. They were 3 for $9. I had to wash then 4 times to get rid of the fungicide smell :-) If you need a rough duty, heavy duty chore shirt/ lite jacket you can't beat them.
.................Buckshot
1st thing that cought my eye was a listing for 2 pair of Swedish military surplus cold weather boots. It said new and un-issued for $18 for 2 pair. I figured for that I could gamble and ordered them.
http://www.fototime.com/8E21F0C977FE12E/standard.jpg
The 2 pairs of boots were of the same design and construction type with mild differences. The other pair of boots had a dark green canvas, and a darker brown leather.
http://www.fototime.com/9EB45F0B3AF384F/standard.jpg
The other pair of boots (which I was wearing) have rubber soles stitched to leather............er, upper soles. I'm not a cobbler so I don't know what you call it but the boot upper part is stitched to leather and then that is stitched to the rubber soles.
http://www.fototime.com/E72F9845F2C2603/standard.jpg
The Swedish crown and a 1942 date.
The boots are felt lined up to just below your ankle. I got these last Friday and have been wearing a pair since then. They're nice boots and the catalog says if you wear a half size to get the next larger. I wear a 9-1/2 like maybe 80% of guys, so I ordered a 10. There is just a bit more room and if you wear a 10 I'd get a 10.
They are all quality and smell like leather, duh! If you wear white socks the underside of the tongue will stain them, but it washes. They've kept my feet nice and warm whle tromping around and standing in the shop on cold concrete. With the canvas I don't think they're meant to go wading in.
Anyway, at $18 for two freaking pair of'em, I figured I had to pass it on. The other was 3 Swedish military surplus work shirts. They're more like light jackets as they're a heavy cotton (almost like canvas) green military shirt with one inside pocket and re-inforced elbows. They were 3 for $9. I had to wash then 4 times to get rid of the fungicide smell :-) If you need a rough duty, heavy duty chore shirt/ lite jacket you can't beat them.
.................Buckshot