A low cut contemporary boot

**wrjohnson** · 16th February 10, 05:43 PM

I have found a great looking lower cut contemporary boot that works for both narrow and wide width shoe wearers. As the owner of wide feet, i find it sometimes hard to locate the proper shoes. These shoes (boots) made by Altama have an aggressive tread pattern and all leather uppers. Great for Highland Games or for casual day wear around town. I orderd them from a Army/Navy online dealer for less than $50 including delivery. The style is the Altama model 9225.

**beloitpiper** · 16th February 10, 08:39 PM

Check out the Blackspot V2.

**wrjohnson** · 16th February 10, 09:50 PM

While I like that shoe, for me I like the solid black look along with the lower price. How is the durability of the v2? The altama boot is designed as an armed forces service boot and will hold up t heavy active wear.

**BLAZN** · 5th March 10, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by wrjohnson

The altama boot is designed as an armed forces service boot and will hold up t heavy active wear.

If they're anything like the "boondockers" we Navy guys used to wear (which they look very similar to, then I have to disagree. I had destroyed 4 or 5 pairs of boondockers in my first 2 years in the Navy.

**artificer** · 19th April 10, 01:56 PM

not to resurrect an old thread, but has anyone thought about a desert 'chukka' style boot? like THIS

I know it's a classic shoe, and would look great with puttees and a kilt cover, but what about casual wear? And if so, would you go hose up or scrunched down with this lower style boot.

This height seems a bit problematic for me. It seems too low a boot to scrunch hose down, but too high a 'shoe' to go hose up and have it look proper...

or am I just overthinking this?

**Deil the Yin** · 19th April 10, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by artificer

not to resurrect an old thread, but has anyone thought about a desert 'chukka' style boot? like THIS

I know it's a classic shoe, and would look great with puttees and a kilt cover, but what about casual wear? And if so, would you go hose up or scrunched down with this lower style boot.

This height seems a bit problematic for me. It seems too low a boot to scrunch hose down, but too high a 'shoe' to go hose up and have it look proper...

or am I just overthinking this?

That's the basic style I"ve been looking for recently, though these in particular have too few eyelets for my comfourt. I just recently bought a similar style of Clark's (see previous post, three eyelets and I added a fourth). On the two occasions that I've worn them with the kilt it's been hose scrunched down. Being of a simple and relatively classic styling, I personally think these shoes will also work well with the traditional hose up with flashes etc. The weather has just been hot enough to boil a monkey's bum on the separate occasions I decided to wear mine...so I was going for comfourt.

**GDub** · 23rd February 10, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

Check out the Blackspot V2.

I LOVE the concept! Right up my alley. Do you own a pair? If so, are they true to size?

**beloitpiper** · 26th February 10, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by GDub

I LOVE the concept! Right up my alley. Do you own a pair? If so, are they true to size?

I own the Blackspot sneakers, but my first pair were old Converse All-Stars I converted. The sneakers fit great and don't wear out as fast as Converse. I'm thinking of getting the boots.

**wrjohnson** · 28th February 10, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by GDub

I LOVE the concept! Right up my alley. Do you own a pair? If so, are they true to size?

I do own a pair and I normally wear a 10.5 4E. The wide width 10.5 US fits me perfectly. They are true to size and the width is nice as well. The fit is actually so nice that I wear them quite often, kilted or not.