GORUCK recently re-titled their “Sale” page to “Closeouts” and added a few more products. Most notably are their MACV-1 boots in both black leather and black suede. In addition they discounted both boots to $99 from the previously discounted price of $149 for the black leather and original price of $195 for the black suede.
I was very surprised to see GORUCK closing out their MACV-1 boots so I reached out to them to see what was going on. My thought was that they were re-designing the tread and we’d be seeing a MACV-1 V2 boot in the future. Here’s their response:
Thanks for reaching out and you are exactly right! We have made some changes to our MACV-1s (including new tread) and the 2nd generation boots will be coming out in November/December timeframe depending on if we can get the 1st generation pushed out!
GORUCK Support
I’m glad I reached out to them because it turns out that’s exactly what’s happening. When GORUCK showed pictures of their Black 8″ boots (as well as the new cross trainers) a lot of people noticed that the tread was different on them. What I didn’t know was if the original boots would see those changes or if they would keep that original tread.
In the above image (of Jason in the water) you can see the original tread on the MACV-1 boots. The picture of the solo shoe is of the tread we’ll most likely see on the new MACV-1 boots.
I’ve put nearly 200 miles on my original pair of MACV-1 boots (review here) and I love them. If you were on the fence for the boots now’s a great chance to get in and scoop up a pair (of either black leather or black suede) at a great price! Heck… I might even pick up a pair of black suede at this price…
Thoughts on the sale or the idea of a MACV-1 V2? Let me know in the comments!
My wife and I both have the coyote brown MACV-1’s and the only time I have slipped at all was up a relatively steep hill, on a muddy trail, in the rain, when there was nowhere to step but a slick muddy patch. Maybe another pair of boots would have gripped better, but other than that, we have had no issues with slipping, though I have read the reviews on the GR website that others have had some slipping.
My brother is getting into rucking, too, and bought the black suede boots. He and I then wore them all weekend to 2 football games in the rain, rucking, in stores, tailgating, etc. Didn’t come off until end of the day. And at no time did I feel like I wanted to get these things off my feet.
Super comfortable, and as a result, my wife and I just added a pair of black suede to our gear closet. The deal was too good to pass up, especially with our military discount.
That’s awesome! There’s only a few times I’ve had slipping issues and they’ve been very unique circumstances. The first was walking on ice after a snowstorm. The second was doing burpees on slick concrete during a train storm. The third was bear crawls in very, very wet grass.
That being said my other rucking shoes are running shoes and they would have absolutely slipped as well. Sure they don’t have the grip that Rocky S2Vs have but they are also a lot lighter and feel more casual while still performing, if that makes sense.
With the military discount they’re $75 which is an absolute steal if you ask me!
I’m still on the fence. I have wore mine for 4 rucks of 4-5 miles. My heels get hot not enough to blister but with any extra miles I believe they would. I threw on my old reliable Brooks 2 weeks ago for an overnight 20 miler with no problems. I’m really trying to like them though! Maybe new inserts?
I’m not sure new inserts would help with heat on the heal :-/
How hot is it over there? They are leather boots so in hotter (and more humid) weather I’d imagine they wouldn’t breath as well as something like a pair of Brooks. I’m actually on my 3rd pair of Brooks with over 1,000 miles on them… those shoes are great!
I’ve resisted the temptation to purchase the MACV-1 strictly due to the sole having little traction and hearing about people having issues on wet surfaces, I don’t need another ACL replacement! I’d likely pull the trigger on an updated version with more traction. Seriously looking at the trainers too.
The only surfaces I’ve had noticeable issues on have been wet grass and VERY wet concrete. I’m excited to see how the updated version works with the new sole… not sure if those or the I/O Trainers will come out first but either way I’m going to try and get a pair to test out. They seem like a good mix between the current version and something much heavier like the Rocky S2V boots I’ve got.
Also, you DEFINITELY don’t need another ACL replacement 😬😅