Coming to you From the high plains hide out, this is the Vedauwoo Gear Review. If you are like me and have a love for the Vietnam jungle boot than I have a treat for you with a modern update to from GORUCK, the MACV-1. These ain’t your grandpa's Jungle boots. While the first generation of the macv-1’s may have fallen a little shot of the goal of being an all around great boot, mainly due to the sole not being great for off road expeditions, they did and still do give a great 6 inch boot for everyday wear and use as a pair of shoes for Grey man principle. While they are down to limited sizes of the gen 1 boots which at the time of this episode are sizes 6.5 and 7, they are also on sale for 49 dollars so if you want them for urban use (which is all I would recommend gen 1’s for) and they have your size you might want to snap them up. Keep in mind that if you want something other than the black leather you will have to pick up the gen 2’s.
So whats so good about them.
Lightweight, coming in at roughly 28 oz for a pair of boots makes you feel like your in a pair of moccasins while giving you a quick light movement that will leave the other boot companies in the dust.
Tough, while many boot company say they are tough and within a year you are buying another pair. My generation 1 boots have been on and off road thru snow, rain, running water, dry sandy trails and hot streets and I expect them to continue to last me a great long while. My generation 2 boots while only being with me a few short months have been thru much of the same minus the snow but with winter quickly approaching we will see how they do. Also keep in mind that GORUCK is one of the few places that can claim to actually be tested by Special Forces and the company is founded by Green Berets.
Breath-ability, one of the most important things for me when it comes to footwear is how well it breaths, my feet run hot and as such boots that cant breath tend to give me sweaty feet which mean any socks I wear have to work twice as hard to wick moisture away. Not so with the macv-1’s as they keep my feet cool throughout the day whether on the trail or in the city. Support, equally important for a boot that gets taken off the beaten track is good support for your foot and your ankles, in this aspect the macv-1’s excel in ways other boots have failed. Already while out on the trail I can point to occasions I thought I was going to roll an ankle or sprain one only to come out on the other side like nothing had happened.
