Leather Up: New Full Leather Combat Boots

Gordonator SG

back to the topic of shoe polish. i made a trip to my unit's e-mart today. they are not selling starwax anymore. kiwi shoe polish is back! Mr. Green

maybe it's because of the starwax smell that they finally come to their senses and go back to kiwi.

gnoik SG

Er..whenever i wear a new pair of garters,it wun be loose until a while..and dunno why i will lose them..so change to a new pair..become tight again..the cycle repeats itself Laughing

Kiwi is back!! Mr. Green

Ask you all hor:why SAF kiwi is so much cheaper than the ones sold outside?? Rolling Eyes

deathscythe99 SG

They buy in bulk Very Happy

Starwax is wax lor...not kiwi. Ended up my boots kenna KOed cos the wax spoilt the top layer Evil or Very Mad

gnoik SG

Then shopping centres oso buy in bulks mahz!!!Anyway i tink the cost price of a kiwi is damn low less than 50 cents?

I really want to see how the starwax look like..really no pic?

Gordonator SG

last time when i was a recruit i bought a bottle of kiwi outside for $2.50. it was very much latter that i found out that e-mart is selling at only less than a dollar! i felt so conned! Evil or Very Mad

gnoik SG

Laughing

I nev bother to kiwi my boots..only for BMT..
All of unit life i tink i onli kiwi for parades.. Rolling Eyes

Gordonator SG

for me i'll try to make it a habit and kiwi my boots once every week. or at least do some simple touch up if i have time.

simply love to see my boots shine. Mr. Green

gnoik SG

Bunk mates will say siao cos everyday chiong sua boots sure dirty so no need kiwi..
The present boots that i have are quite shiny cos i only wear for parades..and that why i intending to buy a new pair..ANy takers??

Hellraiza SG

anyone got the super laojiao army boots made by our very own BATA? u know the schoolshoe brand…my dad pass me his pair LOL but i cfm won’t wear..maybe donate to my camp heritage room muahahaha

gnoik SG

U sure yr camp heritage want yr boots meh?Tink u can wear them for yr outings!! Laughing

BTW i seen some pple booking out in CV wearing boots.Is it illegal?

OldAhPek SG

knn... i dunno what units are you all in.

my unit, CO is cok, BRC(Brigade Recce) is even more cok
Always find the worst routes to walk
Knn, sure get into swamp/water(in CCK)

All SAF boots, once water get in, sure cannot get got one.
Then u end up super uncomfortable *sweak* *sweak* sound.

Got any boots can withstand conc wire, barb wire?
Somehow, gortex boot is slightly more resistant to cuts
Go see your combat engineers/Pioneer friends' boots
cuts everywhere
some cuts so deep, can even see the socks lolz....

SOC, parade ---> wear Gortex boot(light, nice, dont need so much polish)

chiong sua, better wear lao jiao boots, they provide more ankle support
Gortex boot can protect your ankle, but must tie tightly

getting back to shiny boots, i bet everyone heard of 'kiwi shine'
that fella get knocked it down, serve him right
these ppl are damn cok and boliao...
SAF talk abt synchronise
everything must be the same....
if the whole parade, one cok fella boot so super shiny than anyone else
... isnt it weird ?

For those lazy ppl, want to shine your boots in the least possible time
trick 1: spray some water then u polish your boot.
or
trick 2: polish already, use lighter burn it (split second one)
then 2nd trick need some practice loolz.... coz if u burn too long, the shine will be gone too

Mr. Green

01024G SG

Some place I went sold at $2.80. In the end I go Shop N Save (cheaper a bit)cos cannot go emart (not NSF or NSman).

My friend when we went for a 3 day course at PLAB went to buy garters from the shop there... cost him $0.80. Go army market buy only $0.50.

gnoik SG

[quote]Originally posted by OldAhPek:
[b]knn... i dunno what units are you all in.

my unit, CO is cok, BRC(Brigade Recce) is even more cok
Always find the worst routes to walk
Knn, sure get into swamp/water(in CCK)

All SAF boots, once water get in, sure cannot get got one.
Then u end up super uncomfortable *sweak* *sweak* sound.

Got any boots can withstand conc wire, barb wire?
Somehow, gortex boot is slightly more resistant to cuts
Go see your combat engineers/Pioneer friends' boots
cuts everywhere
some cuts so deep, can even see the socks lolz....

SOC, parade ---> wear Gortex boot(light, nice, dont need so much polish)

chiong sua, better wear lao jiao boots, they provide more ankle support
Gortex boot can protect your ankle, but must tie tightly

getting back to shiny boots, i bet everyone heard of 'kiwi shine'
that fella get knocked it down, serve him right
these ppl are damn cok and boliao...
SAF talk abt synchronise
everything must be the same....
if the whole parade, one cok fella boot so super shiny than anyone else
... isnt it weird ?

For those lazy ppl, want to shine your boots in the least possible time
trick 1: spray some water then u polish your boot.
or
trick 2: polish already, use lighter burn it (split second one)
then 2nd trick need some practice loolz.... coz if u burn too long, the shine will be gone too

Mr. Green

OldAhPek:Are you an NS man or still active?I agree with you that once water get into the boots,you will be walking around with the squeak squeak sound..it's irritating!So that's why must tie the boots tightly..

I oso dun pity the fella who got knocked down for too shiny boots.It's not weird just that what's the point?After all wear on the feet rub on the ground will spoilt sooner or later.Any i oso see NCC pple also polishing their boots very shiny..Maybe they are too free?iI rmb when i was NCC last time i was knocked down countless of time becos i never polish shine the boots.Up to now i oso dunno what is meant by polish shine?

I heard before using lighter burn the boots but nev try it before..Really can work?

BTW are you in 4SAB?

wuming78 SG

hm.. to get water INTO our boots actually require quite some effort - my boots never got soaked except when there was river crossing or when the swamp was knee deep. yes, once the boots got soaked, it grew so much heavier and nasty...

the old leather boots were more resilient than the goretex ones, and certainly resistant against conc and barbed wires. they were also better for parades, since they were easier to polish and shine, and sounded better when used for drills. but of course, for runs like SOC and SEOC and normal runs in boots, the goretex would be favourable due to its weight. as for support, again the leather boots did better.

the purpose of shining one's boots is the same as maintaining one's turnout, and this is part of being disciplined. this is especially emphasised during parades when one's turnout is supposed to be tip-top. of course, the extent of the shine is debatable - some of us have alot of pride in our turnout, and would insist on nothing less than a shine that would reflect sunlight and better still, reflect our faces, while others would only go for the bare minimum required and do a brush shine. in the end, the RSM would define the required standards for the unit.

Manager433 SG

Confirm lah. Put lots of kiwi, burn it for few seconds and also hold a metal spoon over a fire and heat till it is hot hot. Press the spoon over the surface of ur boots ( specially the front parts ) . Boots so shine you can see ur face. Thats the standard during my BMT in 1992.

OldAhPek SG

I'm one super suay kia.... (am not related to SBSK)

anyway i ORD lo lolz...

no i'm not from SAB
i suppose SAB is Singapore Armour Brigade

now why do i say i'm suay kia ?
the route of my NS life:
BMT -- > SISPEC -- > SOCE -- > 4SIR

from peng kia in BMT.... kanna tekan
go SISPEC.... still kanna tekan
SOCE (one of the my MOST enjoyable and fun period)

wah in SOCE(school of combat engineer) almost every month got some celebration... free food, free tiger beer, still got tiger beer gal !
lolz..... play billard... play tennis.. wah shiok!
haha... now i dunno the situation
fun is fun, but exercise is siong
tamade

well back to the topic, after graduate from SOCE, kanna posted to Infantry unit. KNN.... si pek suay
most ppl got posted to SIB, i kanna SIR
ppl sit in tonner most of the time,
we [email protected]#ing gotta walk all the time during exercise.
Walking is nothing... not when u gotta carry so much stores...

Anyway already out of topic liao
Its on Boots.
If u are as suay as me, gotta topo in jungle,
then always kanna water, up till kneel level high
then good luck to u... more foot rot lolz....

wuming78 SG

sounds like u were a pioneer.

anyway u were not suay - there are lots of others like u!

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