The real MIL ECVB boots run on the larger side. There are knock offs from China and they may size differently. The boots have wool sandwiched between the rubber and the whites have more so they are rated for colder temps. Blacks are ok for Michigan but the whites are only a couple of ounces more in weight. In the army we wore nylon socks under wool socks. The nylon prevents blisters by allowing your feet slide a bit inside the wool sock. They also wick the sweat away and into the wool which will absorb the moisture.
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Mickey Mouse Boots A new thermal boot was introduced in the early 1950s, for conditions in Korea, replacing the inadequate WW II vintage Shoepacs. The new boot was issued first to the Marine Corps then to the Army. The boot was designed with two layers of rubber with a layer of wool pile insulating material in between. Developed during the Korean War of the early 1950’s, Mickey Mouse boots have become a vital part of the military’s extreme cold weather clothing system and a popular footwear option in the military surplus world. These thermal boots replaced the shoepacs of.
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