Re: 1st pr of Red Wings

Posted by NCWayne on May 09, 2012 at 11:14:42 from (69.40.232.132):

In Reply to: 1st pr of Red Wings posted by Nancy Howell on May 09, 2012 at 06:09:10:

Sounds like you've got a wide foot just like me if the steel cap in most boots pinches your little toe. I know there are alot of different brands out there and over the years I've tried just about all of them. I wear my boots seven days a week on anything from concrete, to dirt, to rocks and mud, and have never come home with my feet or back aching because of my boots. I can't say the same for many of the other brands I've tried. What I can say is the best two I've found are Wolverines and Timberlands. The last pair of Red Wings I had were heavily insulated and sat on the shelf more than they got worn. They lasted about 5 years until I went to get them to wear during a snow storm and the soles had gotten soft/rotted off of them. You have no idea how much I hated to throw away a perfectly good, expensive pair of boots because the sole disentegrated because I didn't wear them. Heck I've seen boots three times their age that are still in good shape. Needless to say I will never buy another pair of them.

In the Wolverines they have a tan one that is pig skin and has about 200 grams of Thinsilate in them. Believe it or not the insulation tends to kep the sweat wicked away from your feet during the summer and keep your feet cooler than any unlined boot I've found. The only thing I don't like about them is the way the sides of the sole are made. After awhile the little lugs molded in start to break off, and soon thereafter the soles start to crack.

I tried the Timberlands in an attempt to get a little better life out of the soles before they crack and, to be honest, I do get about a year and a half or more vs just over a year out of the others. Plus they are a little cheaper than the Wolverines.

The good thing about both boots is that they are waterproff so you don't have to do anything extra to make or keep them that way. Working on equipment like I do I'm almost always in mud or oil and my feet have never gotten wet with either boot. The best thing about both boots is that they are comfortable. These two boots are the only ones I have ever worn that I could put on my feet, walk out of the store, and immediately go to work with absolutely no break in period needed for them to be as comfortable as they could be. Part of that comfort, to me, is that the toe caps are tall and wide enough that they give me plenty of wiggle room for my toes so there is no pinching at all. Too, price wise, they are both pretty much inline with what you gave for the Red Wings.

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