Airsoft Action 06 - Feb 2012 | Page 55

KIT REVIEW LOWA MOUNTAIN BOOT GTX £155.00 Lowa boots are a popular choice with serving personnel and, as I have owned a number of Lowas myself, I was interested to see how the Mountain GTX performed. The boot is a full leather boot with a Vibram sole, and like the Altberg Bergens there is a flexible piece of rubber to help in waterproofing and protecting the boot where the sole is attached. Lacing is a D-ring and hook system, which seems to be a pretty universal system in this type of boot. It also has the extra hook on the tongue. The tongue is one-piece of leather stitched to within an inch of the top of the boot, but it does leave a space at the top of the boot. The boots have a Gore-Tex lining as well as the Lowa Climate Control System in the sole of the boot (designed to allow the pumping effect generated by walking or running to drive water vapour out of the boot, through air-pe