The Mine Shoes are the culmination of years of research: designed and developed by a team who have tested and used them in the field. A totally unique concept: inflate and deflate in seconds. The Mine Shoes enable the soldier, sapper or commando to traverse a minefield over mud, water, or any other terrain in safety, simply by slipping the compact unit out of his regulation pack, inflating the air cushions and continuing on his way in seconds.
The mine shoe is the successful result of research and testing. Now in use as part of the regulation army equipment of every IDF soldier and are used by UK EOD teams in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as other armies world-wide.
The Mine Shoes are built on the theory of air cushions, which support the body while reducing the pressure in relationship to the minefield.
The shoes fold up into a small lightweight package which can be easily stored in a rucksack.
The Mine Shoes are made of sturdy nylon, nylon-reinforced PVC, coated aluminium and steel alloys; the five air cushions are of specially designed, patented material created for maximum strength and resiliency.
Features
- Fully inflatable and deflates in seconds;
- Foldable into a small 350x160x120 mm pack;
- Lightweight - 2.3 kilos;
- Completely portable;
- Made of tough nylon, nylon-rein - forced PVC; air cushions of PVC-type L152;
- Upper rigid frame of aluminium and steel alloys. Self-locking error-proof device with no moving parts - eliminates maintenance problems;
- Metallic parts will not interfere with mine detector apparatus;
- Can be used to traverse any terrain: water, mud, swamp, brush will not decrease the efficiency;
- Designed to adapt to the conformation necessary to overcome obstacles with maximum safety.