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Best Tactical Boots Found on Amazon | Nortiv 8 for Bushcraft & The Outdoors
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Jul 24, 2025
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In today's video, I'm going to share
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with you my favorite brand of boots. I'm
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going to show you the ones that I've
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been using for over two years now. And
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then I'm going to also show you a brand
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new pair that I just got from these guys
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and that I've been testing out. And I
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love them and I want to show them to
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you. And I want to show you why boots
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are so important. Stick around.
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So, I know boots are probably not the
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most um exciting subject uh when we
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start talking about gear, but I think
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it's very well worth noting that a good
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pair of boots can make a huge difference
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when uh you're hiking, backpacking, but
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also if you're considering things like
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getting home, bugging out, uh prepping,
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those kinds of activities
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require good footwear as well. And uh
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there's been a pair of boots that I have
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been using for over two years now. And
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those are from Nordiv 8. It is their
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waterproof hiking boot. Um as you can
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see here in this in this footage. Uh
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mine are used quite a bit. Uh super
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dirty, always full of mud. Um, but the
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thing is, the reason why I love them so
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much is because they have actually
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performed better than some of the
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larger, more well-known established name
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brands here in the United States. And
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uh, they just do very well and they're
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very affordable and that's why I love
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them so much. Said,
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I've been wearing these for a while now,
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a lot of different conditions. This is
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their waterproof hiking boot. Um, it is
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the suede version. There is also a soft
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shell version. Comes in a lot of
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different colors. But what's amazing
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about these boots is um they're only 50
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bucks on Amazon. Really fantastic
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pricing. Um sometimes the the bigger
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boot companies, you know, they have so
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much overhead that they charge a lot for
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their boots. Um and Nordivate has been
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able to keep the price down at a
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reasonable cost um for people who are on
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a budget. So, these are the new sidezip
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tactical boot that I received from
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Nordivate. And um I've been testing
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these here recently, past I would say
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three or four weeks. Uh wearing them to
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work on a daily basis. Uh I've been out
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a little bit in the woods, not much
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because I'm still recovering from um a
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hip surgery that I had um a couple of
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months ago. But uh these things, just
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like my old reliable hiking boots, um
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have been incredibly comfortable. And as
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you can see just by looking at these
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things, look at that pronounced heel cap
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on it. But this material right here is
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super super
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spongy, squishy, but it's firm and you
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have a nice wide base.
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So I always feel like I've got good
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footing with these. Um they're just
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they've been super comfortable. What I
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really like about them is is the side
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zip um is so convenient because most the
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time I can leave these things tied up
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and I can get into them pretty easily.
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See?
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But I can slip into them very quickly
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and I don't have to undo all these top
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laces to get into them. Then I just
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tighten them up and of course zip them
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up and I'm ready to go. And um they're a
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very supportive boot. And the other
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thing is they seem to be very wellm
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made. I mean, if they're anything like
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the the hiking boot that I have that has
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really shows no sign of wear, just dirt.
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Um, I think these things are going to be
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fabulous for the woods. So, another pair
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of boots that I got from Nordivate are
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these. These are the steel toed work
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boot. Now, I have not been able to wear
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these yet in the field um or on my job.
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Uh, but I was looking for a work boot
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that was more of a hiking boot style.
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Uh, that's kind of what I'm used to
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wearing. Um, I really don't like the the
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high high leather boots. Uh, they tend
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to be uncomfortable for me. And frankly,
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I mean, I'm in the I'm in the field on
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construction sites, but I'm not um in
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construction. I do a lot of photography
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and videography for my company. So, I'm
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on job sites. I need to be safe. Um, I
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am in the environment out, you know, in
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the the cold and the wet and all that,
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uh, in dirt with the guys, but I am not
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doing the work that they're doing. So, I
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don't feel I need a um a super, uh,
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expensive pair of work boots. And these
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are only retailing like for $54.99,
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something like that, right now sell on
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Amazon. So, uh, it's an affordable work
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boot. It looks good. Once again, it's
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got that uh, you know, really heavy duty
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construction. Seems to be very stiff and
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but flexible at the same time. It's
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going to be supportive. It has a good
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padded collar to it. Quick lace. And of
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course, it's got that steel toe. You can
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see that that is not flexing or moving
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in any way. So, a good affordable pair
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of work boots uh that I only wear
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occasionally. I think these are going to
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be fabulous, especially this fall and
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winter when I'm out and it starts
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getting really nasty because they are
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waterproof.
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And then I love the brand so much that I
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suggest my wife get some. And these are
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the women's hiking shoe. These um are
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breathable, lightweight, and she's been
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wearing them. Um she loves them. The
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same with the other boots. They're just
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very comfortable and of course very
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affordable. These are like $39,
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something like that on Amazon. So, great
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price for a very nicely made, affordable
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pair of hiking shoes. And of course,
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these are a little bit more flexible
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because these are much more like a a
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tennis shoe, but they still have a very
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good tread pattern on them.
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Easy to get on and off. And of course,
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they have pretty decent padding
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in the tongue and inside.
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Uh the the main thing with these types
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of boots is that you're looking to out
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your family or yourself and um you want
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good affordable
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footwear. I think this is a great brand
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to start with, especially if you're new
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to a lot of this stuff. Um, there's no
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sense going out and spending, you know,
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$200 on a pair of boots, um, when you
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can do it under $100 easily and get a
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decent pair that are actually going to
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hold up. And I, you know, I can say that
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with my last pair because they're still
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going strong after over two years of
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use, uh, hunting, hiking, camping,
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um, you know, mud, rain, sun, trail,
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dirt, all of it. and they still fit and
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work perfectly. They have not come
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apart. There's no loose stitching. Uh
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they keep my feet dry and they don't
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cost as much as some of these other
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brands out there that I think are just
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ridiculous sometimes what they charge
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for footwear. So, um hopefully this will
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help you guys out. Now, if you like this
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