July 15, 2008

Nike Boots for Special Forces

by Orli Sharaby

The military has always served as an incubator of groundbreaking technology and wild inventions (hello, the Internet). At the same time, private enterprise is uniquely equipped to hone expertise in very narrow fields. Nike, for example, continues to one-up itself with new and improved fabric development and shoe design - something the military probably doesn’t have the time or resources to accomplish.

So it doesn’t quite surprise us to see a collaboration between Nike and the US Military, the former supplying the latter with boots designed specifically for the Special Forces. The boots are super lightweight and have the Nike Free sole and extra-long laces to serve as makeshift tourniquets.

And after all, if there’s one person who can truly personify the Just Do It! slogan of Nike, it’s a Special Forces agent.

via Slam x Hype via Weekly Drop

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4 Responses to “Nike Boots for Special Forces”

  1. Nike Boots for Special Forces
    Posted from: 67.225.244.199

    July 15th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    [...] psfk.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt The military has always served as an incubator of groundbreaking technology and wild inventions (hello, the Internet). At the same time, private enterprise is uniquely equipped to hone expertise in very narrow fields. Nike, for example, continues to one-up itself with new and improved fabric development and shoe design - something the military probably doesn’t have the time or resources to accomplish. So it doesn’t quite surprise us to see a collaboration between Nike and the US Military, the [...]

  2. Voyno
    Posted from: 67.225.22.122

    July 16th, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    war is bad, but sweet shoes are good. I am torn

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    Posted from: 72.47.211.46

    July 21st, 2008 at 11:55 am

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  4. Glenn
    Posted from: 210.124.181.125

    October 29th, 2008 at 5:43 am

    Just want to know how can I order or own that Tan boots. I heard it is comfortable to wear specially when you are in patrol. Help me pls thank you

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