Red Wing boot appreciation thread

[DG123]

Grabbed these the other day 8859
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Great looking pair of Red Wing boots. Enjoy !

 

[Moostyle]

I just ordered some Red WIng Moc Toes in Black Cherry which looks like a beautiful colour and I can't wait to see it in the flesh. Today I went to a local store to do some sizing and tried on a different colour of Red Wing Moc Toe. The SIze US11 was long but a good fit for my foot width and I thought that a 10.5 would also work... wow was I mistaken. The 10.5 felt much tighter and gave me pinkie rub. I guess I have to accept now that my foot is an 11D width and that I will just have some extra toe space in most of the boots I buy.

Well, update on these beauties: they unfortunately do not fit and are basically like bear traps on my feet. For some reason they have a crazy shape to the last and are the only shoe I have ever worn that feels like I am wearing the left shoe on the right and vice versa, it is ridiculous how oddly proportioned and shaped the inner sole is as I have reasonable regular 10.5D feet.

I will chalk it down to experience and hope I can sell them somewhere!

 

[ac106]

Try here: https://www.reddit.com/r/RedWingSho.../?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

You should try an 10.5E. Red Wing really needs to release more E widths since the 8 and 23 are a little narrow to begin with

 

[ecworks]

Picked up these Redwing steel toe boots on eBay about 10 years ago, NOS, they seem to date back to the early '90s. They came in their original box with some pretty cool tags and brochures included in the box about the type of leather, the strength of the steel toe, etc. They were made with what they called "Grizzly", an oiled leather that has a lot of the same characteristics as CXL. I wore them for work for 5 years or so but they've been retired for the past 5 years. Pulled them out and brushed them with a stiff horsehair brush and they came back to life. Ordered some official Redwing boot oil to give them some love. They will be back in my boot rotation this fall/winter, enjoy:

 

[DG123]

Picked up these Redwing steel toe boots on eBay about 10 years ago, NOS, they seem to date back to the early '90s. They came in their original box with some pretty cool tags and brochures included in the box about the type of leather, the strength of the steel toe, etc. They were made with what they called "Grizzly", an oiled leather that has a lot of the same characteristics as CXL. I wore them for work for 5 years or so but they've been retired for the past 5 years. Pulled them out and brushed them with a stiff horsehair brush and they came back to life. Ordered some official Redwing boot oil to give them some love. They will be back in my boot rotation this fall/winter, enjoy:

Your pair there has a rubber outsole ?

 

[ecworks]

Your pair there has a rubber outsole ?

Yes,

 

[jools182]

I have two pairs of Red Wing. I bought them both about 5 years ago, and I love them. I don't get to wear them all year round because it gets hot here in summer, so I look forward to the colder months

I have the Round Toe 8196 with the traction tread sole in briar oil slick (now discontinued), and the Blacksmith in copper rough and tough

The annoying thing is my feet seem to grown this year. I don't know how, I'm in my late 40's, but it's very frustrating

Now when I am walking over uneven ground, I can feel my toes hitting the end of the boots when wearing the Blacksmith. They don't have much wear, they look almost new, and I was hoping to keep them for many years..

 

[DG123]

Now when I am walking over uneven ground, I can feel my toes hitting the end of the boots when wearing the Blacksmith. They don't have much wear, they look almost new, and I was hoping to keep them for many years..

If they don't fit, list the pair on ebay and sell them.

 

[DG123]

Here is my new pair of Red Wing model 606!

 

[majal_kata]

I have worn my redwings 9045 for close to 8 years. The shoes have been well worn and it become costly to restore them. Shoes is currently retired.

Here is to share the state of the shoes

 

[furvent]

Hey !

I have recently (3 weeks ago) bought a pair of Moc Toe 875 recently.

Something very strange I just noticed, I don't know if it was there from the beginning and I didn't notice, or if this happened later for any reason:
The interior leather side of the tongue is of different color on the left and on the right, see picture:

It is not not a big deal, but any idea what could have caused this ??

Thanks ! 🙏

 

[Reiver]

I have worn my redwings 9045 for close to 8 years. The shoes have been well worn and it become costly to restore them. Shoes is currently retired.

Here is to share the state of the shoes

They are great, shame they've become too costly to repair but it's interesting to see such a worn pair.

 

[Reiver]

My 8 year old pair just back from a resole. I decided to try the Vibram Gloxi Cut sole for a change and because the cobbler recommended it. Really happy with how they turned out.

These have been worn fairly regularly over 8 years and I still think they have many years left in them.