Not really bug out related. Well sort of. I thought these homemade sandals showed some real ingenuity. I've heard about these. But never seen a close up pic of a pair. Looks like they would last forever. Easy to make. I'm sure someone has posted a how to make these someplace.
https://www.ima-usa.com/products/origin ... t=20190928
Vietcong sandals.
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Vietcong sandals.
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
These are pretty awesome, and I have to wonder what the original owner would think of seeing them for sale for $250.00.
I've always wanted to make a pair myself, but I have flat feet, and I'm sure that prolonged wear would put me in some serious pain.
I can definitely see the appeal, though. In a really wet climate, they would be probably keep your feet cooler and dryer than USGI wool socks and jungle boots.
There are a ton of how-to videos available, with variable fit and finish results. Plus, every country seems to be lining up to say they invented them first...really interesting. I think this would be an awesome PAW skill set to have.
I've always wanted to make a pair myself, but I have flat feet, and I'm sure that prolonged wear would put me in some serious pain.
I can definitely see the appeal, though. In a really wet climate, they would be probably keep your feet cooler and dryer than USGI wool socks and jungle boots.
There are a ton of how-to videos available, with variable fit and finish results. Plus, every country seems to be lining up to say they invented them first...really interesting. I think this would be an awesome PAW skill set to have.
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
I bet he'd be thinking "Damn, I wish that dude hadn't shot me 50 years ago and taken my shoes. "
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Probably think if I can sell these for 250, I'll make another pair next week
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
FTFYflybynight wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:31 pmProbably think if I can sell these for 250, I'll make another pair next week I can retire and send the kids to college.
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I imagine that making a pair of those out of steel-belted radials would be tough going.
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
These are a much better price, about as authentic as they get and probably don't belong to a dead guy.
http://www.vietnam-surplus.com/hochimisa.html
http://www.vietnam-surplus.com/hochimisa.html
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
When I was kid spending summers in Honduras the campesinos would make similar sandals from car tires but used cordage or leather straps instead of inner tubes. They don't do it anymore because steel belted radials are nearly impossible to cut (as mentioned earlier) with a machete and the availability of cheap shoes from Asia.
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I was thinking the same thing...
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Have they recycled all the old not steel belted tires? In the US?
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
Aren't trailer tires non steel belted ? On a tangent. When this thread started I immediately thought of huaraches sandals (which I had a pair I bought in TJ back in the seventies ). Upon searching for a site that had instructions on how to build a pair I only found instructions to build sandals using car mats.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Minima ... Huaraches/
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Way past the point of going gray man. See you on the other side ( or not )Re: Vietcong sandals.
I bought a pair of these. But haven't even used them yet. Camp sandals.flybynight wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:58 amAren't trailer tires non steel belted ? On a tangent. When this thread started I immediately thought of huaraches sandals (which I had a pair I bought in TJ back in the seventies ). Upon searching for a site that had instructions on how to build a pair I only found instructions to build sandals using car mats.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Minima ... Huaraches/
https://xeroshoes.com/shop/product-cate ... hesandals/
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
Just as a point of historical reference . About the time that V C soldier was wearing those sandals , deep in the middle of the hell called the Vietnam war. I was wearing these...
on the beaches of southern California surrounded by beautiful near naked girls and obsessed with catching the next wave .
on the beaches of southern California surrounded by beautiful near naked girls and obsessed with catching the next wave .
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
Just as a point of historical reference . About the time that V C soldier was wearing those sandals , deep in the middle of the hell called the Vietnam war. I was wearing these...
on the beaches of southern California surrounded by beautiful near naked girls and obsessed with catching the next wave .
on the beaches of southern California surrounded by beautiful near naked girls and obsessed with catching the next wave .
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Way past the point of going gray man. See you on the other side ( or not )Re: Vietcong sandals.
Your image is broken.flybynight wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:02 pmJust as a point of historical reference . About the time that V C soldier was wearing those sandals , deep in the middle of the hell called the Vietnam war. I was wearing these...
on the beaches of southern California surrounded by beautiful near naked girls and obsessed with catching the next wave .
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
Back in the day, Grunts called them, “ Ho Chi Minh Racing Slicks”.
Re: Vietcong sandals.
Wow. Those Vietnam War Viet Cong Ho Chi Minh sandals look really rugged.
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
yup; huarache sandals & Mexican blanket vests with K by K baggies circa 1968. all summer, day & night. once in a while a clean surfboard logo T-shirt if we were going somewhere classy.
http://www.hollowtop.com/sandals.htm
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
Works for me. Maybe it's your eyes? Have you tried turning them off then back on again? (sleep cycle)moab wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:37 pmYour image is broken.flybynight wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:02 pmJust as a point of historical reference . About the time that V C soldier was wearing those sandals , deep in the middle of the hell called the Vietnam war. I was wearing these...
on the beaches of southern California surrounded by beautiful near naked girls and obsessed with catching the next wave .
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So you had a subscription to Hustler and left them lying around?flybynight wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:02 pmJust as a point of historical reference . About the time that V C soldier was wearing those sandals , deep in the middle of the hell called the Vietnam war. I was wearing these...
on the beaches of southern California surrounded by beautiful near naked girls and obsessed with catching the next wave .
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Sic quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit; occidentis telum est - Seneca the Younger, Epistles
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Re: Vietcong sandals.
Mine (trailer tires) are steel belted.flybynight wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:58 amAren't trailer tires non steel belted ? On a tangent. When this thread started I immediately thought of huaraches sandals (which I had a pair I bought in TJ back in the seventies ). Upon searching for a site that had instructions on how to build a pair I only found instructions to build sandals using car mats.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Minima ... Huaraches/
Nonsolis Radios Sediouis Fulmina Mitto. - USN Gunner's Mate motto
Sic quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit; occidentis telum est - Seneca the Younger, Epistles
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