Redback Boots is an Australian footwear manufacturing company, owned by the Cloros family. It specializes in lightweight

work boots A boot is a type of footwear. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle, while some also cover some part of the lower calf. Some boots extend up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee or even the hip. Most boots have a heel that is clearly ...

, and has been a supplier of the

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (CA), wh ...

, with its "Terra" boot at times being standard issue. Since 2000, the Australian Defence Force, primarily uses the Redback Terra Combat Boot as a replacement for the Vietnam War-era General Purpose combat boots. It was given a limited number of tests in 1999, and was later distributed in 2000.

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Despite the boot's general aptitude for the tasks which the ADF had first put it in place for, it still had major flaws. 90% of all negative feedback from soldiers was about its inappropriate sizing, having only 43 different sizes. Many also claimed that its sole would rot under worst-case tropical circumstances. Various military personnel have also used

Rossi Boots Rossi Boots is a South Australian boot manufacturer founded in 1910. The business continues to operate both the factory and headquarters in Kilburn, South Australia. Rossiters Pty Ltd is still owned by the Rossiter family. Over the 110-ye ...

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