Well the composite toe may prevent a dropped round from breaking your toe, but won't stop a chainsaw cut.
The trick with working with the least energy in powder snow is a smooth rubber boot surface like the shiny Nokia or Viking [with regular lug sole]........ what a difference over leather or...
Henry ,it just might be my old age .......but those boots would wear me down quick working in foot deep or deeper snow. Would be nice and toasty warm for stump grinding or feeding the chipper...........or riding a snowmobile though:D
I left in 1982. I see your using the FN C2 in your pic...nice. I was always stuck with the C2 as a machine gunner but loved it, lot's of fully auto fire power with that 7.62/.308 rifle.
Good points RD,
A trick I found for me to keep my feet warm and dry is at the start of the day I put Mitchum underarm roll on antiperspirant on my feet .
RajE, are those old mukluks still army issue?
Mine with the heavy duty double wool liners and the 3 tier felt, air mesh, felt insoles couldn't be beat for warmth and comfort and still be super lightweight.
I pulled many a aluminum toboggan on snow shoes with them on weeklong winter exercises...
Henry, walking in dry snow a foot deep at -20 below with caulks doesn't offer good traction, you'll be slipping and sliding. You're better off with regular cleat rubber soles. I've been there ,done that.
Here's my 1980's Finland made Nokia logging boots [ now a days called Vikings cheaply made...
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