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2. Combat boot - Wikipedia

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   The boot was made of tanned cowhide with a half middle sole covered by a full sole. Iron plates were fixed to the heel. It was a great improvement, however it lacked waterproofing. It soon evolved into the 1918 Trench Boot, also called the Pershing Boot after General John Pershing, who oversaw its creation. The boot used heavier leather in its ...

3. Mountaineering boot - Wikipedia

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   These single boots are insulated as a single unit with the insulation being permanently attached to the rest of the boot. Double boots, another classification, typically consist of a non-insulated leather or plastic outer shell with a removable insulated liner. The purpose of a double boot is long-term protection from cold weather.

4. Hip boot - Wikipedia

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   Hip boots are designed to protect the wearer from water, and allow wading out into deeper waters. They also help to keep the feet and legs warm. Sketch of hip boots. Hip boots are also worn by many ecologists, environmental scientists, and aquatic biologists [2] who do tests in swamps or lakes to determine the quality of water.

5. Waders (footwear) - Wikipedia

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   Waders are generally distinguished from counterpart waterproof boots by shaft height; the hip boot extending to the thigh and the Wellington boot to the knee. For the sake of emphasis, therefore, waders are sometimes defined by the extent of their coverage as thigh waders , chest waders or full-body waders .

6. National Park Service uniforms - Wikipedia

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   The man credited with being the first park ranger, Harry Yount, wore clothing typical of the late 19th century outdoorsmen. Civilian shirts and wide brimmed hats were mixed and matched with a U.S. Army coat, knee boots, and a variety of buckskin items and animal hide trousers.

7. Jungle boot - Wikipedia

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   Positive reports from users in the Panama Experimental Platoon on the new lightweight footwear led to M-1942 jungle boots used by U.S. military personnel in tropical/jungle environments, including U.S. Army personnel in New Guinea and the Philippines, and in Burma with Merrill's Marauders, [4] the 1st Air Commando Group, and the Mars Task Force (5332nd Brigade, Provisional). [5]