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Dark brown flight boots? When did that happen?
- Thread starter mad dog
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Got it...thanks, SynixMan.
Those 2233 Red Wings (1st pic below) look fantabulous...old school like my old flight boots (2nd pic below)...not "busy" looking on the side. I bet the Red Wings look even more fantabulous when fully broken-in.
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I'll also throw out a vote for the 2233s. Look great and feel fantastic; they're probably one of the most comfortable pair of shoes I've ever owned.
Yes, you are!
And that's good...tons of information in your post #15...and that old version of the flight clothing pub is pretty cool...all the stuff is in there!
Thanks for all the information.
My Red Wings (circa 2002) were great at the time, but the next two sets of Bellvilles I got I found to be more comfortable, so much so that I even had one set resoled. I'm on my third set of Bellevilles now and I'm not finding it to be as comfortable, so I end up switching between my second set and my new ones. Maybe I should break out my Red Wings again, although having just looked at them, the soles are pretty much gone and the leather has some cuts from boat life. I wonder if it's worth sending them off to boot FRC and getting a rework.
That was one thing I found to be an issue with the Red Wings...they were pretty slick on the ship's non-skid, especially if there was a remote trace of some sort of POL mixed into the water, which was pretty much always.
That was one thing I found to be an issue with the Red Wings...they were pretty slick on the ship's non-skid, especially if there was a remote trace of some sort of POL mixed into the water, which was pretty much always.
I have only worn the Redwing 2233's since June of 2001. The issued boots look like crap And I bet are hot!
Nah, I tried to take a closeup of the boots one time, but the emanating aromatic vapors fogged (and damaged) the camera lens!
So I bought a new camera, and concentrated on flight jackets & steins.
BzB
Nah, I tried to take a closeup of the boots one time, but the emanating aromatic vapors fogged (and damaged) the camera lens!
So I bought a new camera, and concentrated on flight jackets & steins.
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BzB
Nah, don't believe him. I know Hughie and my bet is they were never shined.
Hope you're doing well BzB.
Shined boots are a fire hazard. I'm sticking to that.
I got a pair of these after my last 'deployment', I like them a lot better than the 2233's.
Pretty sure any Redwing store location can get them. I picked up mine a couple weeks ago at their Virginia Beach store. Dude already had a bunch in stock and gave a nice military discount along with a handful of brown laces, if you aren't into the bright yellow ones.
Thanks! I'll head over there and pick up a pair for myself. My heels and arches just aren't liking the Belleviles anymore.