Boot recommendations

[RostokMcSpoons]

I wish I'd read this thread before I went shopping.  I was wearing a pair of very cheap working boots but they split, so I had to go find something towards the bargain-bin end of the market.
The comments are very interesting and I'd probably have stepped back from buying the surplus Austrian Paratrooper 10" chunky leather boot with the full lining, a gazillion lace holes, and the (hopefully) waterproof design.
Instead I would have gone for some ankle-supporting Mil-Tec cordura + leather tac boots (brand new, for the same £40) instead.  The Mil-Tecs would certainly be easier to get on and off, and would be lighter too.

 

But I'm old and fat, and already have dodgy ankles from too much 5-a-side footy, so maybe  the ankle support I hope to get from those para boots will be the right choice.  I do play exclusively on a woodland site, so I'm definitely at risk of finding holes or just tripping over... and when the weather gets worse I might appreciate the waterproofing too. 

I'm waiting on the boots to get delivered, I'll report back once I've tried 'em on!

[Rogerborg]

I think you've actually made the right choice.  You won't be doing backflips off of logs with them, but the truth is that most airsofters don't, most of the time.  What we do a lot is clomp in and out of rabbit holes and marshy bits all the time.

 

I avoid new fangled multi-panel composite boots because every seam is a leak waiting to happen, and saving 50 grammes will be a great help to the marshals that are hauling you to the safe zone with your feet pointing backwards.