Marv
Well-Known Member
During the Pacific war does anybody know if the Marines used dubbin or any other product to seal their boondockers like the Army did with their roughout boots in the ETO.
The reason I ask is that I seem to recall reading somewhere that they didn't as they wanted their boondockers to allow water to get in and out so that their feet could breathe by letting the sweat soak through the leather as opposed to the boots being waterproof.
Not sure if there is any truth to this but if anybody knows the answer then by all means please share.
The reason I ask is that I seem to recall reading somewhere that they didn't as they wanted their boondockers to allow water to get in and out so that their feet could breathe by letting the sweat soak through the leather as opposed to the boots being waterproof.
Not sure if there is any truth to this but if anybody knows the answer then by all means please share.