Frag Out! Magazine
Issue link: https://fragout.uberflip.com/i/861022
Thethermalcomfortissufficient–nofireworks,butalsono reasons for complaining. They are not as good as dedicated tropical or desert footwear, but their performance is good enough.However,youwillnoticethedifference,thatisfor sure.Letmejustsaythatonwarmdays,itwillbeOK.Buton warmer or hot days, you must get prepared for unpleasant heat inside. But, of course, you can always use them to walk into their natural habitat, and by that, I mean water... Metal spikes perform well evil – when I am climbing a rope, they providemylegswithfirmblockandsupport.Whendescending, they provide the resistance and if you press the rope too tightly between your legs, they will damage rope outershell. Whenitcomestofins,ItestedthemwithScubaproJetFin, a popular model among naval SOF. What can I say – that is whatAmphibiansweredesignedfor.Thebootfitsthenose ofthefintightly,thefasteningbeltfirmlygripsontheback of the upper, the range of movement works like a charm (thankstotheflexibleinsert).Thesetbootplusfinworks perfectly, only slightly worse than Neopren shoe. Feet can moveeffortlessly;thefinsdonotshowanytendencyfor shifting their position. The diver is in full control over them. Itisfine! The price – well, that one actually hurts. This is a high-end product. All in all, those are quality, well-designed, and there are not so many similar ones available. You must remember one thing – this is specialty footwear. If you plan some OTB ops, spend a lot of time on decks of vessels and ships, divewithtacticalequipment,gotojungleorBUD/S–then yeah, those are boots for you. If you are looking for tactical footwear, every day carry one, for shooting ranges or for green side operations, the LALO Tactical Shadow Amphibian wouldbeadefiniteoverkill.IfyoureallywanttohaveaLALO, think of Intruders (a sort of non-amphibian Amphibians). Those boots are pretty the same, but without all those "water-related add-ons". Besides, LALO also offers footwear for different applications, but that's the different story. FOOTWEAR