Austrian Mountain Boots with Membrane, Surplus

Heavy duty mountain boots, surplus of the Austrian Bundesheer. If you need your boots to be warm, tough and providing some extra support for rough terrain, here's a good deal.

• Full leather construction
• Waterproof membrane (for which we can't give a 100 % functionality guarantee)
• Very stiff rubber sole with a coarse tread pattern
• D-ring lacing on the lower part, hooks on the upper
• Bellowed, padded tongue
• Proper good fit
• Enough room for double socks
• Weight about 2.5 kg for a pair

Sometime during the 2000's the Austrian army got rid of their old school full leather mountain boots and like many others, started fielding modern GTX boots instead. Although not as cool looking as the older stuff, these are definitely more ergonomic. These have the rough side of the leather facing outward. Not because it's stylish or anything, but this way it soaks up shoe polish better.

These look like most run-of-the-mill trekking boots made today, but made to be especially hardy and tough for mountainous terrain. This means they're very much stiffer than usual and give a great support for your feet. A broken ankle does not affect only one soldier, so it's to be taken seriously! The added support is a good thing for less warry outdoorsy stuff too.

The tough construction makes these rather heavy when compared to civilian stuff. However they're pretty heavy duty and very affordable for what they are.

Size info

Manufactured to European size specs. The lasts are not particularly wide so if you're often between two sizes, consider the larger one in this case. Here's a table to help you compare it to true US sizes.

Conversion table

Care and maintenance

Wash with gall soap (aka. bile soap) or just your regular hand soap with lots of water and a brush. Don't dry in sunlight or high heat, do take out for a walk. When the boots are moist, they are most hospitable to shoe creme. As said before, these are roughout type. In the civilian world the maintenance instructions would be quite different, but being military boots, it's simple: use shoe polish. Finish with a brush. This is what the Austrians have been doing.

Remember to use only products meant for GTX boots!

Warranty info

These are not covered by the manufacturer at this point. However, you should not be disappointed with these. If you run into a lemon, let us know and we'll sort it out.

Austrian military surplus

Used for sure, but in a good condition and serviceable with lots of miles to go with the treads. The surface of many a pair is smoothed out due to repeated polishing. A note about the membrane: as these are used and we don't have the time or resources to soak, test, dry and polish each and every pair, we cannot give a 100 % guarantee of functionality for it. That said, it will probably work just fine.

Some pairs may have a small tag-hole punched through at the top of the shaft or tongue. Most also have a white X made with a crayon to the toe box or heel. It'll come off with use, brushing, and care.

It is worth knowing that military surplus boots don’t usually come with insoles, and even if they do have them, they are often used. So, get a good pair of insoles at the same time. For example, from us.