There has been much discussion on the forum about which boot
is wider, which boot has a narrower heel, and so on.
We decided to let the
proof be in the truth, so we sacrificed 3 pairs of boots to see what we could
find.
Fallen Soldiers in size Mondo 27:
Deeluxe Track SB (Track 225, 325 and 425) @299mm,
Deeluxe AF (Track 700) @295mm, and for comparison, UPZ @299mm.
The first thing we
did was do a volume test with sand. We
sectioned off the base of the boot above where the foot sits so that sand would
not go here, and interfere with the volumes. We then filled the boot with sand
to 3 inches.
We
poured the sand out and weighed it, and then multiplied that weight with the
constant (.75 lbs = 200 cc) to get the following results:
|
Sand Weight |
Volume |
|
|
SB |
6.00 |
1600cc |
|
AF |
5.80 |
1546.67cc |
|
UPZ |
5.50 |
1466.67cc |
We then
cut each of the boots in 1 inch equal slices so they resembled a loaf of Wonder
bread.
Then, starting from
the rear of the boot we measured the interior left side of each piece in two
places. The first was the lowest we could go to the bottom of the boot while
still being flat, symbolizing where the bottom of your foot would lay on the
plastic insert (if there was one – removed for this experiment). The second measurement was taken 2cm above
that line to symbolize where the widest part of the foot would lie inside of
the boot.
Keep in mind that
some of the boots had a longer profile, so they had more pieces. This also
means that the smallest piece of that boot may not equal the smallest piece of
another boot that had less pieces. For ex, the Deeluxe boots have 11 pieces.
The piece #11 is much smaller than the piece #10 of the Head or UPZ boot, so it
might be wiser to compare piece #10 of the Deeluxe with piece #9 of the Head.
The skinny, in table
format (measurements in cm):
|
Section |
Deeluxe SB Track 225/325/425 |
Deeluxe AF Track 700 |
UPZ |
|
1 upper (Heel) |
3.7 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
|
1 lower |
5.9 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
|
2 upper |
6.7 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
|
2 lower |
7.5 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
|
3 upper |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
|
3 lower |
8.1 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
|
4 upper |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
|
4 lower |
8.7 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
|
5 upper |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
|
5 lower |
9.2 |
9.0 |
8.8 |
|
6 upper |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
|
6 lower |
9.9 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
|
7 upper |
9.2 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
|
7 lower |
10.6 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
|
8 upper |
9.0 |
9.5 |
9.2 |
|
8 lower |
10.4 |
10.4 |
10.0 |
|
9 upper |
8.5 |
9.1 |
7.9 |
|
9 lower |
9.8 |
9.9 |
8.8 |
|
10 upper (Toe) |
7.3 |
8.0 |
5.1 |
|
10 lower |
8.2 |
8.7 |
6.3 |
|
11 upper |
3.1 |
5.4 |
|
|
11 lower |
4.8 |
6.3 |
|
Deeluxe SB (Track 225/325/425)
Deeluxe AF (Track 700)
UPZ
