Tactical Research Mini-Mil TR102 8 Inch Men's Minimalist Tactical Boots - Lightweight Breathable Black Leather Military Boots with Slip-Resistant Vibram Outsole | Perfect for Hiking, Outdoor Adventures & Tactical Operations
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Product Description
Tactical Research is a leading supplier of tactical boots, patrol boots, and duty boots for many different kinds of servicepeople. Whether you're in law enforcement, emergency medical services (EMS), private security, or some other profession, start your search for tactical boots and tactical gear with the company that combines cutting-edge technology with over a century of experience making tactical footwear. The 8 inch (8 in) men's Mini-Mil is designed for fans of minimalist shoes or boots, also known as "barefoot shoes" or "barefoot boots" because of their thin soles and low or zero heel-to-toe offset (a.k.a. "low drop" or "zero drop"). Essentially designed as tactical moccasins, minimalist combat boots simulate the experience of walking or running barefoot and encourage natural foot movement such as splayed toes and forefoot strike. This should strengthen calf muscles and reduce injury in the long run, although a gentle transition is advised for first-time adopters. If you're new to minimalist footwear, we recommend wearing the MINI-MiL for 1-2 hour intervals for the first few weeks. Gradually increase usage as your body strengthens and adapts. The black men's Mini-Mil is designed for police and emergency first responders. The quick-drying unlined upper of this soft-toe light combat training boot is made of durable 100% cattlehide leather and breathable 1000 denier Cordura nylon for an incredibly lightweight, barely-there feel that's great for a long march or run in hot weather. Ample ankle support helps prevent sprains and other injuries. A thin Vibram rubber outsole protects your foot and provides tactical traction while still letting you feel the terrain underfoot. So if you're looking for men's tactical boots, patrol boots, or just low- or zero-drop boots in general, look no further than the Tactical Research Mini-Mil, a men's tactical boot designed for foot comfort and foot health.
Customer Reviews
If you're looking at these, you may have likely come to them because you're looking for a more minimalist boot. These are definitely that. There is a lot more space for your toes to splay out, and the sole is substantially more flexible than other combat boots. My previous ones felt more like wearing bricks. These let your feet, your toes, your arches, etc., do what they want, and allow your body to do things naturally. Also, with only a 2mm heel drop, they allow a much more natural walk and are also much more comfortable to stand in because they allow the spine to be in natural alignment, not forced to correct for the fact that the heel is dramatically elevated (causing the pelvis to have to tilt more, thus also the lumbar, then the thoracic, you get the idea!). If you have other footwear that allows toe splay, zero-drop, minimalist, etc., these are the closest you will come to that for a combat boot so I highly recommend them. Those characteristics, along with high lightweight and flexible they are, make the feet, legs, and back much less fatigued at the end of the day. THE ONLY bad thing I have to say about them is the same that many other reviewers have noted: the heel cup can dig into the ankle bone a ton. After about 10 days of wear, the right heel cup was still causing me pain. It never caused any blisters, but my ankle bone was getting progressively more sore as it was bruising. I don't know if it will ever break in. The other boot doesn't have the issue so who knows. But, what I did to solve this was dig through my old sports equipment bin, get out one of my ankle pads that came with some old soccer shin guards, and put it on the affected ankle. It fits inside the boot fine and 100% solved the problem. You may be thinking, it is pretty dumb that one would have to wear a soccer shin guard ankle protector inside a boot, and you'd be right. I wish Belleville would correct this issue. That said, these boots are so dramatically more comfortable in every conceivable way (except for the ankle bone issue) that I would buy another pair without any hesitation and continue to wear the ankle pads if needed. They are truly that much better than other combat boots (for those of us required to wear them). Unfortunately, they don't have a steel/composite toe version so I'll still have to use my old steel toes for certain work, but at all other times I'll be in these. (As for the soccer shin guard ankle pads, the ones I have are some old Adidas. The key for them is that the ankle pad also has plastic inserts inside the pads that cover the ankle. I'm not sure if pads without that would be sufficient, but again, they're totally comfortable inside the boot and don't make it bulge out at all. Size-wise, I wear a 12 in all my Altra athletic shoes and these are perfect in a 12 too. I got regular width and it is definitely roomy enough for the toes. I would consider my foot to be average width.
