{"id":1773,"date":"2007-07-23T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-22T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-01-29T11:27:34","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T18:27:34","slug":"swat-tactical-s-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/swat-tactical-s-1\/","title":{"rendered":"S.W.A.T. Tactical Sport Boots"},"content":{"rendered":"

The idea of combining the virtues of a trainer and an off-road, combat or hiking boot isn’t entirely original, but my Classic 6″ Swats continue to impress me. The sole has masses of cushioning, all-terrain grip, and a steel shank for stabilization, making it the equal of a high-end trainer (the company says they set out to design what they call a “cross trainer for law enforcement”). But the Swats actually do a better job for me than trainers costing several times their price. I get more ankle support than a low trainer and lose hardly any flexibility or cooling. And these let me walk and run through mud in a rainstorm for two hours with perfectly dry feet and a secure grip.<\/p>\n

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I’m 220lb, with an ultra high arch foot and hyperflexible ankles. I need maximum stability and shock absorption, a tough combination to find. The boot is docked with a tough leather and Cordura upper that stops at ankle level, giving most of the protection and support of a boot, but still leaving you more flexibility. The result is a shoe that’s good for almost every type of ground and lets you hike, walk, run, jump, wear it all day, and drive in it. Water resistance and breathability are excellent.<\/p>\n

The Bates<\/a> are obviously tough and provide extra ankle support off-road carrying a heavy pack, but it’s a higher boot. There are high-cut, full-on military boot Swats, too. I haven’t tried them. My 6″ lower tops answer a different need. They’re more of a universal shoe you can hike, drive or run in, and still wear at the office without feeling out of place (unless you work in a very formal environment). Another nice feature is these shoes are available in wide and women’s fittings. They’re also surprisingly cheap — less than $80 a pair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Light, tough, all-purpose footwear<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[42],"tags":[682],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1773"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9469,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions\/9469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}