I've spent a fair amount of time checking out boots this week at SHOT Show, and I'd like to humbly submit my new favorite: Magnum USA's Sidewinder and Spider boots, in MultiCam.
The boots highlight a common theme here at SHOT. Dozens of companies are either demonstrating or introducing MultiCam products to the market, each of which signed a license agreement with Crye Precision, MultiCam's creator, before producing their products. Think Crye is cleaning up? Yeah, me too.
Anyway, both MultiCam boots were officially launched this week. Magnum says they were tested in Afghanistan by U.S. and British special operators, becoming the first MultiCam boot to be wear-tested in theater.
The Spider boot (in MultiCam below) incorporates leather and ballistic nylon into the upper, a leather toeguard to resist snags and abrasions, a sand-proof ventilator technology near the toes known as Vent-Guard, a shock absorbing sock liner and fins on the sole to silently grip walls. It weighs 21.4 ounces. It was new in desert tan in 2010 with a suggested retail price of $165. With the MultiCam, the price jumps to $200.
The Sidewinder boot is brand-new in general, in addition to being new in MultiCam (pictured above). It will reach the market in desert tan in March, and in MultiCam in June, company officials said. It incorporates a suede upper with nylon panel for breathability, a leather toeguard, lace eyelets that will not shine or glint when scratched, among other features. The desert tan version ($200) will reach the market in March, with the MultiCam version ($250) out in June.
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