Bates Men's Tactical Sport 2 Tall Zip Military and Tactical Boot

I ordered these exact Bates Boots almost 5yrs ago and they are still good, I just wanted a new pair so I ordered them again.Now I have a spare set.

Just got these boots and they fit perfect. I've been wearing Bates for a few years now, I wore wolverine boots for about a decade, but their extra wides seem to have gotten narrower. I have very wide, very flat feet, 12 4E to be exact. If the boots don't fit and feel perfect when I try them on they go right back. I do not have the luxury of breaking in a pair of boots because of my feet and I'm not going to walk around the jobsite for 2-3 weeks waiting for them to 'break-in'. I have really like the side zippers. Makes them much easier to put on, and take off at the end of a long day. The last couple pairs of Bates I had, the soles wore out way before the side zippers. Come to think of it, I've never had any issues issues with the zippers, ever. Sorry for the bad pictures. I don't have anyone to help me take them.

I am retired military and law enforcement - I still have the last pair of boots I bought in 2005 from Norfolk VA NEX that I wore over a year before I retired. I have only worn them occasionally in the last 20 years but I didn't hesitate when recommending them to a friend who works road construction and flagging. These newer models made in China with overseas lack of QC do not last 90 days. We have warrantied about 6 pairs in the less than 2 years and even though the design and comfort seems to be the same - the quality no longer exists. I have thousands of hours on my 20 year old pair walking on patrol, ships, harbor boats, standing guard duties, chasing criminals, training days, rolling around on the mats/ground, etc.. My first pair lasted well over 2 years averaging over 3 miles a day on them and I only replaced them because I eventually wore the traction off the soles. Every pair was the same and this last pair I bought in 2005 might end up deteriorating from age before they fail. All of the new pairs we have ordered since 2023 don't last 3 months for a flagger in road construction. You know.... mostly standing. I have sent pairs back because the soles are separating from the boot, stitching coming apart, tongue separation, material separating, and almost all of them the sole separation was starting or the bigger issue. We warrantied them but it was not worth our time. We had two pairs constantly coming and going as we ordered the black pair and the tan pair for weather change purposes. NOT impressed and sad to see such a decline in the quality of Bates Tactical boots. Dryguard version or not.... we tried that too. SAD.....

Great boots for hunting, hiking, and work. Lightweight, comfortable and good support. My first pair lasted 1.5 years, used for ranching, utilities work and hunting almost daily. The zipper makes them easy to put on/take off going in and out of house or truck. Will post pic, they look rough but they were abused and $100 boots with 1 year manufacturer warranty. Hard to beat. The zipper broke which is why I bought new pair.

I wish someone had posted this before I bought them. Or at least in the item description / pics.The thing I love most about side zip boots is the ease of putting them on / taking them off. Just open the zipper and the boot flays open with more than enough room to slide the foot in / out without ever needing to untie the laces.Well, that's not the case with these boots. There is a fabric flap that connects both sides of the boot, so when you unzip it all the way, it does NOT fully open to allow room for your foot to slide in. You would still need to tie / untie them on every use. I guess the flap allows a little more room to wedge your foot in, but you definitely aren't just slipping these on / off like most side zip boots.Aside from that, they are super comfortable. Bates is the gold standard of work boots. I work in a school setting, so I walk on concrete floors all day, and Bates feels like I'm wearing sneakers.

Just as expected. I use to get these at Academy but they don’t have them anymore. I was excited to find them here.

I would have given these boots 5 stars but there's been one big issue...the zipper. My zipper on one of the boots stopped working months ago, so I just wear them unzipped. I have owned tactical boots in Reebok, 511 tactical, Garmont, and even a cheap pair of Maelstrom. The Bates are second only to Garmont for quality. The soles don't get chewed up even walking on crushed shale gravel. Can't say that for the Reeboks and definitely not the 511's. However, not being able to zip them up is a big loss. I am going to blame it on the skinny zippers as this has never happened to me with any others, all of which used the wider zipper with bigger teeth. I'd love to buy these Bates again but I don't think I will unless those zippers change. I wear them 5 days a week and they are comfortable and not wore out which says something. Please change the zipper Bates.

24 years as a cop, wore Bates daily for about half of that time. My last pair began falling apart after about 7 months. The surface began peeling from the heels and the zipper on my right boot came off. Not the good quality boots I used to get from Bates. Going back to 5.11.

Se les cayó el broche del cierre y ya no funcionó el cierre duro muy poco de uso

A little disappointed with the faulty bootlace however the overall construction of the boot is well made.The leather is soft enough to be used immediately. Mainly using this for urban environments.It is also lighter than the Magnum Spartan Jungle XTB.Will be monitoring its wear after 6 months of use.

Nuevas y en excelente estado listas para el uso urbano

En lo personal me gustó mucho el material ya que siempre he usado la marca Timberline pero últimamente he tenido problemas con los pies en la picada por eso cambié de marca de uso rudo son muy cómodos ya que yo siempre ando en la moto y creo que me van ayudar mucho al tocarlo se siente la calidad del material es puro cuero lo recomiendo ampliamente saludos desde México

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