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While attending the International Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in Orlando, Florida this year I had the opportunity to connect with Alexis Nascimento, Social Media Specialist for Magnum USA. If you are not aware what Magnum USA makes, primarily they are known for high quality law enforcement boots. But, Magnum USA is much more than just a police boot maker, they make clothes and other products for the Military, EMS, and anyone else who works in a tough work environment. Alexis handles Magnum USA’s social media efforts so we had a nice conversation regarding social media, then Alexis asked if I would like to become a field tester. Duh, this was not a hard question to answer. Here was the proposition from Alexis, free Magnum products, for honest, non-biased reviews of said products. I agreed and a about 6 weeks later I received a pair of Magnum Stealth Force 8 SZ WPI law enforcement professional boots as well as a new Magnum Taurus winter duty jacket. For full disclosure I do get to keep both the jacket and boots, but this blog post and review of those products is no way affected by this. Actually, to Magnum’s credit they encourage honest reviews of their products by consumers. They do this through the “Field Tester” program by asking customers to leave honest reviews/feedback for the Magnum products they purchased and used. I applaud Magnum USA for using customers to determine how products are engineered and made. Who better to listen to than those who consume your products? Too bad more manufactures don’t follow this model.

Now for the review of the products:

Magnum Stealth Force 8 SZ WPI boots- Also for full disclosure, these Magnum boots were not my first pair, I regularly wore Magnum boots while a police officer in Tampa, Florida. These boots were very nice. While my feet are weirdly enough different sizes from each other I had no problem fitting either foot in these boots. These boots are high cut, full laces, with a quick zipper access on the side of each boot and a velcro clasp. Since I am retired I did not take the boots out into the streets, but I did take them out on my 4.5 acres of land. I gathered wood with them, hiked on my land, and wore them in my house, much to my wife’s dismay. The end result is the boots are great. They are light enough to briefly run in, but sturdy enough to give you that extra leverage you may need.

Magnum Taurus Jacket, Black, Large- If you have followed the weather news this winter you may have been aware that it has been really cold in Florida as of late, my home is in West Central Florida. Now don’t shed too many tears for me, but I am really glad I had the Magnum Taurus jacket this winter. The jacket is a heavy enough to keep you warm, but light enough to feel more like a wind breaker. The Tecproof material kept me warm in damp conditions without causing any sweat. The jacket is duty made for a gun belt with zipper break aways on both sides as well as extra magazine slots on the inside. I never felt cold wearing the jacket and recommend this to anyone who works in cold environments.

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