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The Army has ordered 165,000 pairs of waterproof, harsh-weather combat boots at a price of $13 million.
At $78 a pair, that’s a pretty good deal on Gore-Tex boots; I paid something like $130 back in 1989. Of course, they weren’t standard issue then, either.
Presumably, though, this means the Army expects to have quite a large number of soldiers in an environment calling for said boots.
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I also wonder where they are coming from?
I know “some” Bates boots are made in the USA but I don’t know if the military boots in the award are or not.
As for other “domestic” boot manufactures, I was able to find one pair of leather Red Wings with 400g thinsulate that are made in the USA. All others are overseas and the same goes with Rocky, Lacrosse, etc.. That said, like many many other things awarded by low bid, Chinese items are becoming the norm.
