THE KRIOS BOOTS USE A GRIP TREAD SIMILAR TO THE RECON RUGGED TERRAIN USED IN THEIR PROVEN FUSION MAX BOOTS. COMPARED TO RUBBER, THE UNIQUE MERAMAX DUAL DENSITY SOLES HAVE BETTER WEAR, MORE SLIP RESISTANCE, AND BETTER SHOCK ABSORPTION.
IT IS THE GORE-TEX LINING THAT MAKES THE KRIOS THE BEST BOOT IN THE REEBOK TACTICAL FOOTWEAR LINE. GORE-TEX IS BREATHABLE TO HANDLE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS AND YET IS WATERPROOF TO HANDLE WET CONDITIONS.
THE FIRST TWO COLORS AVAILABLE IN THE KRIOS LINE WERE DESERT TAN AND SAGE GREEN. THE NEXT TWO COLORS TO BE RELEASED ARE TACTICAL BLACK (SHOWN) AND COYOTE BROWN.
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ne of the world’s most recognized brands of sports footwear, Reebok entered the world of tactical boots and shoes in 2013. An iconic brand, Reebok proved themselves during the 2014 SWAT Round-up. Three top-notch teams wore three different models of Reebok tactical footwear. The Reebok boots worn during the SWAT Round-up were the Dauntless, the Hyper Velocity, and the Dauntless Ultra-Light. Team members had nothing but praise for their Reebok boots after law enforcement’s most grueling competition. T ese boots had SWAT levels of perfor-
mance and comfort. It was a tactical foot- wear homerun, the fi rst time at bat. Shortly after the successful introduction of their tactical boot line, Reebok took the next step up in tactical footwear: the Krios series. Ob- jectively rated, Krios is the best tactical boot made by Reebok.
In Greek mythology, Krios was a Titan god, one of six sons of Ouranos (sky) and Gaia (earth). T e word Krios means ruler or mas- ter. T e word also means ram. Krios in Greek is Aries (ram) in Latin. Aries is the fi rst visible constellation in the sky rising from the south at the spring season, marking the start of the New Year in the ancient Greek calendar.
Good, Better, Best
Reebok self-rates their own footwear in six cat- egories: slip resistance, oil resistance, metal chip
S AFTER THE BREAK-IN PERIOD, THE KRIOS BOOTS BECAME EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE. THE CORDURA UPPER GAVE GOOD ANKLE SUPPORT, WHILE THE POLYURETHANE SOLE WAS BOTH CUSHIONING AND SUPPORTIVE.
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resistance, abrasion resistance, chemical resis- tance, and heat resistance. T e Krios rates Bet- ter or Best in every single category. Reebok has just one other boot self-rated as Better or Best in every category, their Rapid Response RB. What gives the Krios the title of Reebok’s best tactical boot is the combination of these re- sistance ratings and the Gore-Tex® lining. Gore- Tex is the trump card in the game of all-season comfort; Gore-Tex is what makes the Krios so special. It is Gore-Tex that keeps feet cool when it is hot, dry when it is wet, and comfortable when you sweat. Krios is the state-of-the-art in hot weather, wet weather comfort.
Gore-Tex Lining Gore-Tex is a moisture-wicking lining and a common fabric, but what is it really?
a common fabric, but what is it really? Gore-Tex is a waterproof but breathable fabric membrane invented by W.L. Gore and Associates in 1969. Normally, some- thing that is waterproof is not breathable (plastic) and something that is breathable is not waterproof (cotton). Gore-Tex is both waterproof and breathable. T e Gore-Tex fabric repels liquid water but allows water vapor to pass through. Gore-Tex is poly-tetra-fl uoro-ethylene
(PTFE) that has been stretched to form a micro-porous plastic fi ber that is 70 per- cent air. In liquid form, the water drop- let is simply too large to pass through the micro-pores of the Gore-Tex membrane… like 20,000 times too large. In vapor form,
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