Altama OTB Maritime Assault Fin Friendly Mid Cut Operators Boots - Multicam, Size 11W

So I love Chuck Taylors. I wear red high tops every day. However, I work in an office and the shoes are good for sitting and periodic standing. Anything more and my feet need more support.I always wanted Converse to make tactical chucks, but the closest I was able to get were Converse combat boots.Apparently the guys at Altama had seen the pictures of Special Forces soldiers in Vietnam sporting Chucks, ranger panties, and an XM177 carbine. Or perhaps they realized that Chucks are still in use as approach shoes and lightweight sneakers when combat boots might raise suspicions.While Nike hinted at more hardcore Chucks at the end of last year, they do not hold a candle to these suckers.Most of the stuff you can see from the pictures, but here's some highlights I liked.1. The outsoles are made of the same plastic that my climbing shoes are, and are grippy even when wet.2. The design flaws seen on original chucks have been remedied. The banding around the outsole and upper have been sewn on to prevent premature separation. They have also cut the banding at the flex point to prevent the typical tearing (although it is supposedly actually to allow your foot to push water out of the shoe.So how do the shoes perform? Pretty good. They are light. They have more padding on the tongue and upper than chucks; something I'm not the biggest fan of, but helps. They do well in the water, and they do in fact work well with fins. I'm no high speed low drag UTD diver, but I do like the idea of a shoe that I can wear into the water, slap fins on, and then walk out of the water later. No need to stop and take off wet suit boots after a dive, you just walk ashore and keep going like a boss. The cut on the back of the high tops allow for full flex of the ankle with fins on. They worked well in my dive and I didn't have to change shoes at all that day.Good to finally see tactical Chuck Taylors. Would highly recommend.

My first impression of these shoes is that they feel a little cheaper than I expected. I definitely think $90 was a little high for the materials involved but the craftsmanship is pretty nice. They also took a few days of all day wearing to loosen up and not feel so stiff. Even still , bending the toe as if your on your knees, the top part of the shoe digs into the top of your foot a bit but I expect that to soften over time as well. If you plan to wear this shoe as a daily item, be advised the water "drain holes" will also let water inside of the shoe. I didn't get my feet wet by wearing them on rainy days but I also didnt step in any deep puddles.4 of 5 stars simply because of the stiffness and the discomfort while bending the toes.Update on my review. These things do not last. The souls nearly wore down flat within a couple of months. Using them hiking and climbing, the drainage hole material ripped very easily. I even got a stick through one of them that ripped the shoe material trying to get it out. I would not recommend these shoes at this price point. Grunt Style and several other retailers have been he exact same shoe with different branding and half the price.If you work or hike in these, they will wear down quickly.

I actually use these boots downrange while deployed and can attest that they are pretty good...the only complaints I have for them after using them downrange for a couple months now are that unless you are going to be using these in an aquatic sense ditch the water friendly insoles, they suck if you're not using them for water operations, they will still drain if they get submerged if you have different insoles in them. Personally I use memory foam insoles in all my combat boots/shoes and they make these shoes awesome, I personally hate the gel insoles but that's just my take on them. Also durability...the soles of these and the treads of them wear out rather quickly...now I am using these in the desert and on walking around on base in these so maybe they are really meant for mostly water ops but the soles have lost a good bit of their traction after a couple months downrange. Hopefully they will play with the rubber compound and toughen them up in later iterations of the shoe. Also the high tops are kinda hard to slip on and off, the low tops which are my favorite can slip right on and off but the high tops have to be almost fully laced up and down to put on and off. I do like that they have them in multicam and multicam black now, I have both in the low tops and black and multicam in the high tops. Besides these small issues they are great shoes, plus I feel like I'm getting to rock tactical chucks more than actual combat boots/shoes so that's a bonus! Even with these small issues these are great, hopefully Altama will fix these little details then they will basically be perfect!

I love these boots. Having said that my order was fulfilled through Action Gear. I ordered the boots for a specific event where I was going to use them for the intended purpose. The boots didn't arrived as promised so I canceled the order. They arrived two months later. I assumed I was charged for them so I just kept them, replaced the insoles and wore them for casual wear. Few weeks later Action Gear called asking for payment. If I had known I wasn't charged I'd have returned to boots. My fault for not realizing this but there was no apology on Action Gear part and when I told them they have poor customer service the lady replied "Oh yeah? How's that?" So, great boots but be mindful who fulfills the order. Don't buy them from Action Gear.

Good fit and comfy. I just wear for short distances though as not used to walking in converse style shoes. Although these have more support than converse. They have some arch support but I put an insoles in too. Very nice.

Way to big shame they don’t have half sizes! This particular store required a very costly return shipping, I.e not free not worth the purchase, no free returns.

I got the US 10 for the UK 9 size, good fit , comfy ,very light weight ,looking forward to getting out and about in them.

I bought these shoes for an eight month backpacking trip around south east Asia and they did not disappoint!I was originally going to bring two pairs of shoes: one for casual walking around the streets and going to bars; and another for hiking in the forest and such. This one pair fit both needs very well!They look like stealth Chuck Taylors, so they fit in well going to bars and clubs. Additionally, they are great for hiking around and are easy to clean. They are totally waterproof, so you can clean them in the sink. I ended up buying a second pair when I got back home for my next trip, as the sole is pretty worn and they do look fairly used now.These went everywhere with me from skydiving, to riding a motorcycle across Vietnam, to hiking up steep jagged rocks in the forest. They still have life left in them as well, I just wanted to buy another pair in case they ever stop making them.

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