zip inserts for military boots?

ocatoro · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Sep 2012 Karma :

anyone here seen/used these?

are they any cop? pain in the arse lacing up my boots every time, but they are the only waterproof boots i've been able to put my hands on.

also...

how do you lace them in?

do you know of better ones?
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Tungtvann · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Dec 2012 Karma :

This thread may answer your question.

https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/boot-zips.188013/

Not once in my army career have I seen anyone use them.

ocatoro · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Sep 2012 Karma :

i can see why military might not want them. but if I'm in and out of the house taking boots on and off all day it's a pain in the arse.

getting geared up to go out takes long enough anyway without dicking about with laces half way up your leg no?
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Northern Monkey · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Nov 2013 Karma :

Lace your boots like this. Quicker to tighten, and zips are like boot aids

https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/straighteuropeanlacing.htm
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growler · Traffic Copper Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Karma :

Well I don't care what you lot say I use them on my work boots and they are great
I use small cable ties to attach them to the boots rather than lacing them in as laces stretch so you have to adjust them all the time

Takes seconds to put on and off and still as waterproof as they would be with laces
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Moo. · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jan 2009 Karma :

https://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc49/Evil_Sheep117/IMG_0255_zpsbfbdf182.jpg

Don't seem to get any problems with them..
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Dave70 · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jan 2012 Karma :

Up until this thread, I wasn't aware that there were different ways of doing up laces. It really wasn't something I'd ever thought important enough to be bothered to think about.

Is BCF becoming infected with mumsnetitis and is it being spread by Enfields. Thinking