Red Wing work boots?

I have been wearing these for the last 6 months and they seem very comfortable.

http://www.onlineshoes.com/productp...61&brandcatid=catall&ageid=1&gen=m&pcid=27765

The soles are holding up well though the toe is getting beat. I guess I could polish them...ha ha. I climb in and out of Sikorsky Blackhawks all day and am leaning on the toes. The last shoes I had were $160 from a specialty safety shoe store. They lasted 2 months before they wore out my leg muscles. I got the Magnum , style #8206,for under $100, (company pays anyway) and they have the latest ANSI spec composite toe. I think they weighed in at 2.5 lbs. for the pair. I plan on another pair at about the 1 year mark. I weigh in at almost 300 lbs. so my shoes take a beating.
 
Bought two pair Redwings Irish Setters with Vibram sole in red and brown in 1998 and they are still going strong. If Redwings were made in China i wouldn´t buy the brand any more. Same goes for Carhart coats.

Matthias
 
CombatGrappler said:
I bought a pair of the dressier Red Wing steel toed shoes because they said "excellent comfort on concrete." I work at a big box home improvement store, so my feet are beating concrete all day. I gave the shoes some break-in wear before taking them to work, but it didn't help.

My feet hurt at the end of the first 8 hour shift. By the time I went home the next day, I was limping. It might just be my pair, but these Red Wings suck.
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That's exactly what I thought when I was getting them, in the restaurant I work in it's all concrete and tile. I wore them I figure it would just take some time to break in as well. I took my pair back just yesterday. I'm going to go look for a pair of shoes today. I think I'm going to go with a pair of Doc Martens.

I bought the 4074 - Dante (A dressy pair).
 
I wear steel toes every day for work. I've got a pair of Redwings that are several, several years old and I still can't get them broken-in comfortable. I'll wear them sometimes, but not for more than two days in a row.

I wear Wolverines most, but the last two pair I have gotten are Rocky's. They seem to be built sturdier and they are supposed to be the best at keeping water out. I'm 50/50 in the office and out in the field, so I have come to appreciate waterproof boots, I won't buy any that aren't. So far, I really like them but I have heard Danners are good also, never had any.
 
Used and tried many kinds of work boots. When I tried my firdt pair of Whites they were pretty uncomfortable but once I worked them in I loved them! Pricey but I wear mine for everything now.
 
Been wearing Redwings at work for almost 25 years, year round, usually get 8 months out of the soles and have them re-soled for $40, 5 pairs in 25 years. The uppers lasted forever and they were as comfortable as my slippers. When I first started buying them they were $90, same model now is $190. Great traction on wet tile and concrete. Made the mistake of getting steel toes the first time, never again, steel conducts the cold, so my toes were always frozen in the winter..
 
My trusty hitec magnums just gave up the ghost after 15years of service. The sole separated from the cushion, and the cushion from the uppers. Shoe goo wasn't cutting it so I bought another pair yesterday. I like them for hunting, they're warm and light.
 
"Made in Spokane Washington and absolutly the toughest boots I have ever owned. The only difference between the Whites and the Hathorne boots are that the Whites are hand stitched and the Hathonres are machine stitched."

--Just wanted to clarify the above quote, which is sort of incorrect. There are a myriad of differences between these two boots. Whites gets the first choice of leather, and the Hathornes are made with the second choice (typically slightly thinner leather). Also, Hathornes are all simple stitch-down construction, while the Whites are Norwegian storm-welt constructed. A Norwegian storm welt is an extra stitch around the toe box that goes laterally into the leather midsole (this is sometimes called a "skin stitch"). Also, stitching in general is heavier duty on the Whites than the Hathornes (four row stitching at the quarter/toe box on Whites, three rows on the Hathornes, for example). Both Whites and Hathornes are made in the same factory, and are both completely rebuildable, though Hathornes didn't used to be. Sorry, no one-upmanship intended, but I do sell both boots for a living (as well as Red Wings, which I wouldn't wear if you gave me a pair), and they drill quite a bit of knowledge into us about them.
 
Just wanted to chime back in and mention a brand that I forgot. Timberland Pro! I just bought a pair of their boots and they were more comfortable straight out of the box than my Red Wings after a month of break in. They also have the titanium safety toe, so they are almost airy light.

Have you guys used Zappos.com? I ordered from them because they were 15 bucks cheaper than the Sears in town. I figured it would still be less including shipping. Zappos had "Free 2 day shipping upgrade" advertised, so I went for it. Then they sent me an email and said that to thank me for my business, they were upgrading me to 1 day shipping. I ordered them after 3pm my time on Wednesday and had them on my feet Thursday afternoon. So I paid no sales tax and got FREE overnight shipping. Just some food for thought.
 
Terry Monk said:
I need a new pair of workboots and wondered if anyone had a pair and how you liked them? How do they hold up?
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Before I was in the Guard, I was in the Navy. I wore #4473 2 days out of 3 they lasted me 10 years (resoled 3x). They were in atleast 1 dozen fires & on fire 3x. You can't kill them. BTW they aren't mil-spec.
 
I wear Wolverines every day and they're great :D I'd highly recommend them!
 
I run redwings but, only their very top of the line high top boots. They last me a long time and are comfortable. The rest don't last and hurt my feet.
 
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