Shoes pictured in a Ray Mears Book

[haw_thrn]

Hi I noticed a pic of an interesting set of shoes in "Ray Mears Essential Bushcraft" on page 87. They look really light. Does anyone know what kind of boot those are?

One of the biggest problems I have with modern Hiking boots is they are generally built like mud tires off a jeep, they tend to deform the bones in the feet and they chew up the bush something fierce. I like moccasins and these look like a happy mix.

Cheers Jeff

 

[JonathanD]

Converse Purcell OTR. No longer made though.

The nearest they make to those now are these regular Converse...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MENS-BLACK-AL...enswear_MensShoes_GL&var=&hash=item800f0bc6d4

The brown ones are the best. Really comfortable. Not for Winter or wet use though.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CONVERSE-BROW...91107324?pt=Women_s_Shoes&hash=item5d2d3fb0fc




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[shaggystu]

Converse Purcell OTR. No longer made though.

The nearest they make to those now are these regular Converse...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MENS-BLACK-AL...enswear_MensShoes_GL&var=&hash=item800f0bc6d4

The brown ones are the best. Really comfortable. Not for Winter or wet use though.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CONVERSE-BROW...91107324?pt=Women_s_Shoes&hash=item5d2d3fb0fc




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with the added bonus that you can wear them with your skinny jeans and pretend that you're a ramone

 

[JonathanD]

with the added bonus that you can wear them with your skinny jeans and pretend that you're a ramone

Exactly. I love em. Always thought about getting the all brown versions for the woods in Summer. I used to have some of the Purcell OTRs in black and brown and they were great. No traction as the soles were dead flat with no tread at all. It would hurt when you trod on a stone though as the soles where thin, but it felt more natural walking in them and stalking was much easier and quieter. Pity they discontinued them after 2006.

 

[Magentus]

with the added bonus that you can wear them with your skinny jeans and pretend that you're a ramone

Raymond Ramone - great name but he's probably a bit fat to be in the Ramones unfortunately

 

[lostplanet]

I have been wearing converse all stars for a while now. what I find is that on short distances they are very comfortable and actually improve strength in my lower legs by allowing my foot to almost be flat to the ground as if i am walking barefoot.
But, for long distances unless they are very tight they easily rub and squeak as your foot gets hotter. With a decent pair of socks they may not be as bad but I think you will need to trial and error a few pairs before you get it right not something ideal for a long day out without previous testing and preperation.

The those of us in the UK that fancy a pair, amazon do have deals on these shoes and sometimes can be a cheap as £17.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Converse-Al...FT8Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1297017647&sr=8-3
people in the states should be able to get the ultra cheap anyway.

and the do make leather ones as seen in Irobot sported by will smith but they can be considerably more.

I reckon Converse being the dynamic company it is would probably start remaking the OTR or a better newer version if enough people emailed in the interest.

HTH

 

[woof]

with the added bonus that you can wear them with your skinny jeans and pretend that you're a ramone

You Chesterfield folk, 20yrs behind the times, they're teddy boys now.

Rob

 

[lostplanet]

pretty close and leather...

http://www.converse.com/#/products/Shoes/JackPurcell/117059

http://www.converse.com/#/products/Shoes/Varvatos/114260

mind you if i was going down that road i would proably cheoose these instead

http://www.rogue.co.za/reviews1.html

http://www.kendrickimports.com/rogue/boots.html

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

i emailed woodlore about those shoes years ago and they just said go buy the us jungle boots instead.
i have trialled converse types but as mentioned above they squeek as yr foot get hot and sweaty. i even imported the hi leg all canvas malaya type jungle boots in black and green which look like converse but come up above mid shin, these are too narrow for me so i have them available if anyone wants a size 12? lol

what i have found very good is the french canvas jungle boots by wizart. a company is doing copies in the littlewoods catalogue here is the link
http://www.littlewoods.com/palladiu...048-4294938502&browseToken=/b/2048,4294938502

the french versions are brilliant and i will deffo find another pair when they give up the ghost.

 

[shiki_no_uta]

there is some footwear company which makes shoes and boots with a 1mm sole
the company is called FEELMAX, here is the webpage
http://www.feelmax.com/index.php?lang=en
i was looking for thin soles for quite long time and this is the best i could find
the bad thing is in the webpage they only show one model of boots (KUUVA) and it seems you can't purchase them online. but there must be a way to get them from ebay, amazon or something

 

[shiki_no_uta]

 

[haw_thrn]

Those feelmax pictured look perfect! Thanks for all the imput folks!

 

[pastymuncher]

http://www.bisonbushcraft.co.uk/page27/page27.html
http://www.bushwhacker.ca/noboots.html
http://www.russellmoccasin.com/boots_stalkingtracking/boots_stalking.html
http://www.sodhoppers.com/

As you can see it's a pet subject of mine.

 

[haw_thrn]

@ pastymuncher Ha! Chad is a freind of mine. It was that arcticle that got me started looking for alternatives to hiking clunkers awhile ago.

 

[pastymuncher]

@ pastymuncher Ha! Chad is a freind of mine. It was that arcticle that got me started looking for alternatives to hiking clunkers awhile ago.

I just recently found his website, slowly getting through it.
Have you read Born to run by Christopher Mcdougall, very interesting even if you don't like running.

 

[lostplanet]

Great suggestions i like the feelmax sort of climbing shoe with support

http://www.rvops.co.uk/lowa-jungle-boot-2392.html

I like the look of these too. Much rather have ankle support
Coz im such a clutz when out and about not looking where im going.
Those palliduim wow, deja vu. Ive seen them before somewhere
But cant think where!

 

[shaggystu]

You Chesterfield folk, 20yrs behind the times, they're teddy boys now.

Rob

i used to live in licolnshire as it happens, how on earth anyone from lincs can accuse chesterfield of being behind the times i have no idea, have you ever been to skegness?

stuart

 

[shiki_no_uta]

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http://www.johnandjohn.nl

 

[adriatikfan]

http://www.bisonbushcraft.co.uk/page27/page27.html
http://www.bushwhacker.ca/noboots.html
http://www.russellmoccasin.com/boots_stalkingtracking/boots_stalking.html
http://www.sodhoppers.com/

As you can see it's a pet subject of mine.

Have you actually bought/imported any products from sodhoppers.

I'm always concerned with buying footwear via the internet that sizing might be an issue, possibly more so with purchasing from abroad but these do look good.

Best Wishes
David

Edited to say I've just had a good look at the pricing and I think that's probably a bit too expensive for what they are.