Paratrooper boot lacing

[uaoao]

Airborne Forces, most notably in Portugal and South American countries have a distinctive way of lacing boots. Not only for traditions but to increase ankle support during a parachute jump. Only paratroopers wear them with surplus green paracord instead of the usual black string. On parade, they are usually worn with white paracord.

 

[ferretfixer]

The standard way of lacing for British Forces was always straight across: IE: Looped over from side to side like a ladder. The reason for this was simple & effective. If you had a foot/leg injury, & the Medic had to get your boot off quickly. It was a simple matter to run a sharp knife down the run of loops. To cut through them all rapidly, thus ensuring the boot could be removed quickly for treatment in the field. :-)

[fesm_ndt]

The standard way of lacing for British Forces was always straight across: IE: Looped over from side to side like a ladder. The reason for this was simple & effective. If you had a foot/leg injury, & the Medic had to get your boot off quickly. It was a simple matter to run a sharp knife down the run of loops. To cut through them all rapidly, thus ensuring the boot could be removed quickly for treatment in the field. :-)

 

Same in Aussie until about mid '93 when the quality of new boots was poor and the eyelets fell out to easily.

 

The other option I preferred was to tie a not at one end, and feed it up as a ladder, then it is tightened on the side of the boot. So in effect you have one lace

[Tony B]

The famous 'Lace with one end' , though I'm clueless how it works.

[fesm_ndt]

The famous 'Lace with one end' , though I'm clueless how it works.

 

it's, well for me easier than 2.

 

you pull it around to the right, form a vee with the loose end going around the top and back through the vee, then reverse direction and tie off. Gives a lot of leverage and you end up with a collar ring at the top of the boot. The other advantage, I feel was that its quicker to lace up or down as only loosening one, not trying to loosen two sides at once.

[Chris Hall]

The famous 'Lace with one end' , though I'm clueless how it works.

 

That's how I was shown on basic and how I still do it, I've never had one come undone.