Motivated by some inquiries received by colleagues of the environment and often find a lack of knowledge on this subject (not just in the world rescuer, but also in the military environment and police), we decided to this article thinking about something so simple, but important turn for comfort, comfort and performance of the operator, as that way ¨ boots properly use in conjunction with our pants? ¨. From the last sentence of the preceding paragraph, you'd think this is too basic, and even children of an article to something as mundane as footwear and clothing basically, but we shall see that proper use of these two items (boots, pants) are not so simple when we bring this problem to the ground or better yet, when we look at hundreds of specialized units a poor concurrent Using these two elements.
Inside the boot. There
mostly in the popular consciousness the idea that pants should always be placed inside the boot for several reasons:
1-Avoid insect and vermin entering
2-Prevent the entry of stone, earth, branches , etc. 3-Avoid
impede water ingress into the boot.
4-for comfort and secure the pants so it will not be raised from its position.
These popular and false ideas have been factually proven (especially in the military) through decades of use by different professionals who have experienced firsthand the need for greater comfort and mobility in the field, not only militarily, but in civilian life by hunters, adventurers and rescue professionals who have experienced the advantages and disadvantages of this technique.
1-It is true that the pants makes it difficult for insects and vermin in the boot, except the specific case of ants, which from experience own, we can say that these cute and arthropods workers manage to flank the folds of his pants and socks without any problem at the time of attack and give a nasty bite and acid.
2-This concept is false, because for most of us strive to fold the pants into the boot, while static (and worse as we move ...), creates tiny spaces were tiny rocks, sharp seeds (burrs, dandelion, etc.) branches and the most common land and especially sand, will join in the shoe perfectly, even more so when the pants to produce a funnel effect ¨ ¨, sending all these elements directly to the shank of the boot. Linked to point # 1, the possibility of entry of insects is even greater as we move, as the trousers will slowly disengaging (as always ...), out of the boot in whole or in part.
3-Who really was in a military patrol on a rescue mission or hunting wild in the jungle, swamp, or even in some mountain where there is water or a wet grassland by rain or morning dew, you know that only way not to get your feet wet is to use rubber boots or a specific means of Gore-Tex , such as sealskins. Still, these two elements perspiration produced is much higher and depending on weather and time of travel, we will certainly have wet feet because of the extra condensation that these will add to our feet. It is absolutely false that we can prevent the entry of water into the boot, using the pants inside or even outside of the shoe. This is an indisputable fact and unavoidable characteristic of unimproved and that even a well-fitting boot, let water through the top (pole) or by the permeability of the material, breathing holes and seams.
4-For about a decade, are sold each specific Velcro for military use, which hold more firmly to the pants against the tibia and the calf of the leg in a certain way to avoid standing under the trouser creases in a conventional manner. In this way the tight pants and is substantially more firm in his position, but in practice this does not prevent the movement of the vertically upward, or improve any of the qualities named in the preceding paragraphs.
The reality is that as we sit, stand, let alone get to kneel or squat, the pants will start to boot off the losing part or all of the few qualities that this technique has. In the area really is very uncomfortable and restrict movement to having the pants into the boot, keeping you too tight in the knee area, especially the squat. This is compounded if our pants are a bit short in length, but even taking some to the proper length, they are condemned to stepping out of the boot.
Some colleagues noted that when using the pants into the boot to move on the hill, it tends to engage less with low vegetation, branches, etc. This is totally false, since even gaining a few inches of clearance to raise the profile of pants into the boot to the average height of the shins (tibia) or the standard height of a military boot or trekking, it is much more feasible to pinch cords against a boot element of the land, to hook the pants.
Outside of the boot.
Based on the previously mentioned points, we describe the benefits of this technique: 1-Al
move over rough terrain, tight pants must be firmly with the cord or elastic provided (usually in the military or trekking trousers type BDU ), at the helm of the boot on the outside. This will prevent the entry of insects and vermin in the same way that the other technique, adding other benefits discussed below. Of not having elastic or sling on his pants, there is a very simple technique that can be used with a sling elastic wrap pants and use one that has not provided this element in its original packaging. Video HERE.
2-Using this technique, the improvements are quite substantial, as well as preventing the entry of stones and branches (such as the conventional technique), we avoid the accumulation of dirt and seeds especially sharp within the creases occur between the pants and the boot if the pants were inside it. But even more, preventing the entry of land heavily and sand inside the shoe. From this point, this technique is highly more effective.
3-As quoted, this factor is impossible to manage any of the two techniques. However, depending on the average and footwear, some operators have noticed that swamp water ingress in the boot is much less so, since the adjustment of the angle to the leg is much more accurate by not have creases and imperfections when it conforms to the contour of the leg, being more precise fit of the boot and reduce the possibility of entry of water into the boot when our pants were wet from rain or dew and they slip off the boot, instead of inside the boot way funnel ¨ ¨ as in the prior art. 4-Here
where this technique stands out, precisely to allow greater botamanga slipped the pants outside the boot in any type of movement (especially when bending), making it easier in the case of the pants is too high, its repositioning in the cane of the boot when this is set to the same. In the urban terrain, there is no need of wearing pants to boot, which to squat and stand, the trousers is always well positioned and offers even more freedom of movement more unqualified letting our actions and operations in different maneuvers.
In short, the idea of \u200b\u200bwearing the pants in the boot leaves only exposed the only utility that could have This technique, which is the shoe show marked a steady pace (best Prussian style) during a parade, because using this technique alone is a mark of military discipline and uniformity bit far from effective on the ground. Using pants inside the shoe does not really add more benefits to the operator that some restrictions on movement and the unfailing departure from outside the boot. We recommend using the pants off the shoes in any operation.
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