Are Redwing Boots worth it??

[MatrixMulisha]

Just wondering if Redwing boots are worth the extra $$. I am in the market for some new boots and most people whom I see wearing them cant say enough good things about them except for the price.

Any thoughts please!

Thanks

 

[robl]

Yes, I have always had them and they are very comfortable and durable.

 

[MatrixMulisha]

Durability is what I am looking for. I am sick and tired of wearing pair after pair of boots out. Want something that will at least make it a year

 

[bullwinkle]

I've had them, and both Wolverines & even Dickies outlasted them, by a bunch-they're overpriced, IMHO.

 

[ryland]

very comfortable, durable and I feel great buying them because they're made in america! I live in the city now and dont ever wear mine but I was thinking the other day I'll go in and get a pair of their normal leather shoes. I would suggest if you buy them that you purchase them from an actual redwing store as they are very helpfull and knowlegable. They even have a thing that you stand on in most stores that shows how you shift your weight when you stand. If not redwing than nicks boots are good too!

http://www.nicksboots.com/

or danner

http://www.danner.com/

depends on what your buying. If your a fireman or logger than nicks for sure!

 

[MatrixMulisha]

Nah...I do water treatment. Boots are constantly wet and usually have Chlorine or some other chemical on them. Boots usually wear out at the seams. I figure the chemicals eat at all the seams

 

[01rangerxl]

I have been happy with Red Wings. I had a pair of Red Wing Worx boots for almost two years. Those are the cheaper made in China ones and they still held up. I replaced them with a pair of made in the USA Red Wings and so far I can't complain at all. They are very comfortable for being steel toed.

 

[doitmyself]

I used to get about a year out of store brands: Sears, Wolverines, Timberlands, etc.. That's wearing them at least 5 days a week, 10hr. a day in agriculture conditions.

I switched to Redwings about 5 years ago and get 2 years out of them. Obenauff's boot dressing is great.

Sadly, only a VERY small part of their line is made in the U.S. anymore. Yes, they are now Chinatized!!!!!

 

[ryland]

What ever you choose you should use this! Its the best stuff I've ever found!

http://www.obenaufs.com/lp.php?osCsid=29382177f34f7cb5927a33ac69d922b5

 

[dave123]

I wear red wings for last 10 years 6 days a week 12 hours a day hold up great and will not wear anything other than red wings USA made boot #2226. steel toe. Work with solvents and paints never wore a thread or a seam out. Soul wears like iron only reason need new pair I wear the insides out after a 1.5 year span of hard use.

 

[c502cid]

Wthout a doubt the best boot I have ever owned. I wear out soles on them but they replace them for a reasonable charge.

 

[simple_gifts]

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...rue#Post1582817

Chime in again for Chippewa (the US made ones)

I wore a $180/pr Chippewa for years

 

[MNgopher]

I like my Red Wings. I'm not saying there aren't other good work boots, but I like my Red Wings. I typically wear mine 5 days a week, 10+ hours a day, and usuaully get 2 years or so out of a pair before I splurge on a new pair. I'm in a lot of wet environments, so the waterproofing is important - the only pair that failed me went when the sole actually cracked after 2.5 years. I view the $180 or so every two years as a minor price to pay...

I also second the notion of going to a an actual red wing shoe store. The one I use will not let you tell them what size you wear. You will have your foot measured to start with, and they keep a record of the boots you buy so at replacement time, tell them who you are, and walah, he comes out with the same boot if you were happy. There is a reason I have not spent a dime on workshoes elsewhere since getting my first pair there over 11 years ago.

 

[wvrailroader]

Not for me they are not worth it! I walk several miles each day on granite railroad ballast and the soles do not hold up for more than six months at a time. The wolverines I have now (which were half the price of Red Wings and twice as comfortable) are now at a year old with better than half sole left. For the line of work I am in, Red Wings are just too much money for the service life I got from them.

 

[MatrixMulisha]

Excellent comments everyone...thanks...I guess I will have to try them out to see if they will last for me. The only way of knowing for sure.

 

[hemitom]

Not as good as they used to be, in my opinion anyway. redwings used to last me years and still look good. Since they have been out-sourced they don,t seem to last. I also find the same with my chinese made rockports.

 

[JohnBrowning]

Depends on your foot! Some people need a good boot or their feet pay the price after a 13 hour day of walking on re-bar and such others do not need the same level of foot ware. It is trully an individual issue. I like Danner and Redwing boots and will seldom by anything else unless I can try them on first!Same thing goes for any shoe. Some runners need a really good running shoe while others can run in a cheap pair of shoes and be just fine no one can answere tthis question for you. You need to buy a pair and wear them for a while and then ask yourself if they where worth it!

 

[97f150]

Only owned one pair of Redwings. They wore like iron and thats about the only good thing I can say about them. They were more uncomfortable than cheap store type boots, and they also made my feet smell horrible. I have never had a problem with foot odor before and didnt after I got rid of them.

I bought a pair of Dr. Martens to replace them, 100% difference. And the Docs are made in China, the RWs were made in the U.S. I recently bought a pair of Wolverines to alternate with the Dr. Martens and found that I cannot find a boot in my city made in the U.S. Not even at the boot stores.

 

[andyd]

Look at Carolina boots. US made and comfy.

 

[tom slick]

Try the carhartt boots that look like hiking boots. They are the best work boots I've owned and they are waterproof too!