Bougth a new pair of OTB

PayetteRucker said:
We had the same issues with the Oakley and Converse tactical boots, great, extremely comfortable and durable for stateside use, as soon as you get em in the sandbox the hot sand melts the soles. Total wakeup call after dropping 160 dollars on combat boots that weigh as much as a pair of light runners...
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:eek: Yep, "assault" boots indeed no substitute for jungle walks or arid climates.

That's another thing why RAT rocks: you can't get any more real-world than the environments they get into! :thumbup:
 
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to bad ,i was going to try the otb jungle boots here in hawaiis jungle hunting pigs,the best jungle boots are japanese spiked tubis,i just wont give them up,always looking for new boots but the tabis are hard to beat,you should try a pair on your next jungle trip,,aloha
 
to bad ,i was going to try the otb jungle boots here in hawaiis jungle hunting pigs,the best jungle boots are japanese spiked tubis,i just wont give them up,always looking for new boots but the tabis are hard to beat,you should try a pair on your next jungle trip,,aloha
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Hey Kalama, do you do any rifle hunting up there in Waianae? I've been wanting to hunt some Hawaiian Hellporkers for years, but I don't know anybody who hunts or where to start.
 
TheQuest said:
Hey, Jeff, if you're really displeased with them, have you emailed their Customer Service? They seem to work really hard at making people happy. One of the guys on the other forum had a pair fail on him, and they worked really hard to make it right. It's worth a shot.
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Haven't done that but will give them a chance to respond to my review once I write it. These are GREAT boots. I love 'em for Stateside wear and use but they're NOT a jungle boot. Altama's blow them away in that environment.
 
aloha jeff never tried the altamas are they lite an easy to break-in,thats why i wanted to try the otb they seem very lite in the specs.i always get the military issue but dam there hard to break in,.to beaverballs i like your screen name,yes i hunt pigs,gun ,dogs,bow,trap,snare,,,ill give you a P.M
 
Altama jungle boots were originally made right on the Altamaha River in Darien, GA. In 1967 I went to Thailand with the AF. I could not believe I travelled 12,000 miles to get issued boots made a few miles from my house. Your feet are going to get wet anyway so might as well have drain holes in the botttom. They work well in the Altamaha, too.
 
kalama said:
i always get the military issue but dam there hard to break in
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I might be teaching my grandmother to suck eggs, but...

At El Cid, when I brought back a new pair, I was told to take them to the shower, fill them up with hot water, then walk 'em in a bit.. Then, stuffed with newspaper and let sit overnight. Worked pretty well.

Anyway, just trying to help.
 
thanks the quest,learn something new everyday ,got to try that,hell i was runing it over with my truck,a army guy told me that some years ago,,aloha
 
No problem, when the guy told me, I was like "No way."

Happened again at Basic, did an obstacle course, got washed down with the water hose, and all that wonderful water filled up the brand new GI Winter boots I was wearing. Then I sloshed all the way back to the barracks. Boots got broken in though. :P
 
"That ragged-ass pair of jungle boots he keeps wearing to Peru is embarrassing!"

Yeah but those ragged ass Altamas don't hold mud and palm thorns won't poke through the brass drain ports.:) I have been wearing them for nearly 10 years down in Central and South AMerica. They still have life.
 
I am of the thinking that if you are goign to get wet, and stay wet, wear wet freaking shoes. Sealskin or NRS water socks with a pair of water shoes. I spent a week in the 40 dollar NRS ATB's along Hell's canyon and they held up to constant abuse. They wear like a pair of wool socks yet are as durable as any hikers, and are made to take the wet abuse.
 
I know performance has nothing to do with looks. However, I hate the rubber toe and rubber bumperettes look. Just get some damn sorrels. However, my drivels aside, decent choice. Much better out there for the price, though.

Gibby
 
I was pretty happy with my pair down there. (remember, I haven't taken Altimas down there at all, this was a first trip in real South American Jungle for me) They drained well and were extremely light and comfortable. Didn't bother me on the plane ride back either. I didn't get the black palm thorn through the drain hole like Jeff did. I imagine that may change my mind up on these boots real quick. The Altima panama soles have the reputation of being timeless. Now Agular, the instructor who lives down there hardly had anymore sole on his Altimas left, and he did fine. His additional drain holes were cracks in the leather though.
 
Aguilar's boots were Altama knock offs made in Korea. The Peruvians cannot afford the real deal . But even the knock offs with the panama sole pattern work better for shedding mud and wet sand than the OTB sole pattern.
 
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