Are Brown Suede Boots Allowed For CHP Duty Use?

[Nelson Kyle K]

Last night I was at my local grocery store looking at the August 2010 Motor Trend Magazine, and on page 63 I made an observation of one of the pictures showing a uniformed CHP Officer standing and looking at the cars that MT was testing, and he was wearing suede tan boots like the US Army wears. Do the CHP now allow those boot for use when in uniform?

[Vinnie]

I'll have to peek at it when I get home, but I'm thinking cold weather boots, or they're just dirty.

[Bradley]

What was the article about? Maybe we can track down the picture in question on the MT website ....

[TheForceCHP]

Nah, those are some really dirty black boots.

Article, page 58 (boots on page63), "the fly over" about the Audi R8, MB SLS AMG, and Porsche 911 Turbo

[silverman10051]

Range/Weapons Officers are authorized to wear tan boots with tan BDU pants and red shirts while in the capacity of Range/weapons duties.

[emcviper]

http://image.motortrend.com/f/33568731+w750/2010-audi-r8-2011-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-2010-porsche-911-inspection.jpg

[CTCI08Wife]

REEEEAAAALY dirty. But the cars are awesome!

[Chippysgt]

When I worked in the Central Valley farm country it was not uncommon for shoes and boots to get like that during a shift.

[DESERT RAT]

Oh yeah, some nice photos of Death Valley. Im gonna have to let the Ofcr know he is a celebrity.

[PapaBear]

The air is so dry in that region that static electricity builds up and the fine dust particles stick to the black shoe polish. Very common in arid areas. If you look real close you will see that they are BLACK.

[spdchasr]

Oh yeah, some nice photos of Death Valley. Im gonna have to let the Ofcr know he is a celebrity.

You gonna send him a telegram???

[Bradley]

thats a great shot, thanks for finding it.

I saw an SLS on NB 5 on Sunday. Silver, with Keys plates. Pretty impressive car in person.

[_J_]

Haha...+1 for dirty. Putting together the fact that he's driving a Charger, is working a special detail like that and probably has 3 or 4 bars on his long sleeve shirt, he doesn't "need" to polish his boots anymore. :smile:

[Bradley]

I added that picture to the "Cool CHP Pics" thread. :cool:

[_J_]

I added that picture to the "Cool CHP Pics" thread. :cool:

You're SuperCool. :lol::lol:
http://www.wimp.com/supercool

[Bradley]

:doubt::sad:

[Rivet]

I read the thread title and got excited. I should have known better. Of course they wont let us wear nice desert Danners or other tan boots.
I hate my black boots, all it takes is one stop to get your boots a nice shade of grayish tan.

[_J_]

:doubt::sad:

Don't be sad....I liked the sunglasses so it was fitting for your post. :biggrin: We are all http://www.wimp.com/supercool here. Hah!

[highwaybs]

When I worked in the Central Valley farm country it was not uncommon for shoes and boots to get like that during a shift.

No shit.....no really shit....you know from cows and the like...it gets on the boots

[quaylie]

thats a great shot, thanks for finding it.

I saw an SLS on NB 5 on Sunday. Silver, with Keys plates. Pretty impressive car in person.

While I like the throw back gullwing. I think the SLR McClaren it replaces, is more of a looker.

[Triple Nickel]

Nope I know that officer personally black boots and poof dirt....

[SB 405]

I think the McClaren was going for something like $450,000 and the SLS is in the $185,000 range.

[Triple Nickel]

Hmm just called that officer and informed him he's famous...lol

No paved shoulders here.

[_J_]

Lol! He is supercool! (no link needed, lol)

[CivvieInNY]

Looks like he shined his shoes with a Hershey bar! :lol:

[RAT Power]

The Sorel rain boots they issued us are brown. Dare I try to wear them with tans one of these summer days?

[TheGreenHornet]

The Sorel rain boots they issued us are brown. Dare I try to wear them with tans one of these summer days?

Rebel :cool:

[highwaybs]

You should see the the rain boots they just gave me...

black rubber, knee highs, with red soles and steel toes

:doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh:

[cjincognito]

The Sorel rain boots they issued us are brown. Dare I try to wear them with tans one of these summer days?

I'd have swamp foot like a mutha

[uoplax13]

Hmm just called that officer and informed him he's famous...lol

No paved shoulders here.

...and awesome! Work in the middle of nowhere....brown boots in summer, white ones in winter....fun.

[Eagl5]

They issued me blue suede shoes?? :noidea:

[Nelson Kyle K]

Sorry I'm late in responding, but thanks for clarifying my post. Like Paul Harvey said "now you know the rest of the story" now I know the rest of the story.