Re: Best Work Boots
[Re: trapper_85]
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06/20/21 10:58 PM
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Nessmuck
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Red Wings…..300.00 with the kicked up insoles….I get a new pair every 14-16 months. My legs tell me when I need a new pair….and Iam due.Iam on concrete all day
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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Re: Best Work Boots
[Re: trapper_85]
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06/20/21 11:21 PM
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Law Dog
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Wolverines
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Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Best Work Boots
[Re: trapper_85]
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06/20/21 11:37 PM
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cmcf
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trapper
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Mitchelan and catapillar.
“The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined” B. Disraeli
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Re: Best Work Boots
[Re: trapper_85]
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06/21/21 06:51 AM
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Posts: 5,214 Crivitz WI
Sprung & Rusty
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I wear work boots 50 + hours a week. Red wing 606 Made in America and very comfortable
No Jab.
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Re: Best Work Boots
[Re: trapper_85]
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06/21/21 06:58 AM
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I have tried a bunch of different types in the past 15 years but they still only last a year. I am on construction sites most of the year. My feet are also narrow. Anyone found any to last and are comfortable? I was in the same situation as you. My work boots lasted about a year no matter what brand or how much I spent. Then I bought my first pair of Red Wings and was done with that crap. I now get a minimum of three years out of a pair. I work residential construction and wear the Red Wing 402 in warm weather. There is a break-in period for new ones. I keep my old pair until the new ones are broken in and comfortable to wear. This takes 40-60 hours. After that they are comfortable for years. I wear the Red Wing model 1411 in cold weather. They're insulated and water resistant. Both models get glued on Gorilla Tips, a tough plastic toe protector. I spend a lot of time on my knees on abrasive surfaces (concrete, roofs, etc.) that would abrade holes in the leather toes otherwise. Both these models are still made in the USA and I've been buying them for decades. I highly recommend them.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Best Work Boots
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06/21/21 09:31 AM
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Leftlane
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When I was working on concrete long days I broke down and bought a pair of Redwings- they were awesome for that
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Best Work Boots
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06/21/21 01:30 PM
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Posco
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I'm going into my fourth year on this pair. They've a great boot. Mitchelan and catapillar. I have a pair of Caterpillar boots I bought a few years ago. They are not steel toe but they wear like iron and are as comfortable a boot as I've ever owned.
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Re: Best Work Boots
[Re: trapper_85]
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06/21/21 02:30 PM
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BigBob
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As a machinist, I bought many pairs of good/expensive boots and many pairs of "Blue Light Specials". None of them lasted long walking around on razor sharp chips. The soles would be gone in 8-9 months, cheaper to buy another pair as to re-sole them.
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