OT - comfortable work shoes

[Diogenes]

Erratum -

The Katahdin Iron Works Boots are made in the USA by Chippewa Boot Company, not RedWing. My error.

---- Diogenes

The wars are long, the peace is frail The madmen come again . . . .

[Malcom "Mal" Reynolds]

I'm still using a pair of SAS shoes that are about 15 years old. Absolutely no maintenance other than shoestrings

I'd also consider redwings

[krw]

They feel like they have an iron rod crossways across my instep. I could never get as far as getting the laces tied on them.

[QUEST]

The work shoes I got at Payless Shoes lasted less than a year. The first couple weeks, they were comfortable, and like walking on thickly padded high quality carpet. Now, they are uncomfortable to wear. $60 for a pair of shoes, and they were OK for about eight months.

My feet are complaining every day, and during the day too.

Where to get a comfortable pair of working man's shoes? That lasts more than

8 months?

Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus

--------------------------------------------------------- I learned in the army to have at least two or three pairs of boots and rotate them daily.

Have not had a problem with my feet since.

QUEST

[Bill]

I like the Timberline brand (Available at Tractor Supply and Sears, I think).

[notbob]

What is yer life worth?

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[notbob]

I finally saw pair SAS shoes. Cheap crap.

I quit buying their cheap crap 20 yrs ago.

nb

[krw]

Because I don't have custom made shoes, I'm going to die? Custom shoes must be in Obamacare, right?

Nothing in there I could wear, custom ($450+) or not.

[notbob]

And here I thought you might be one of the smart ones.

Silly me.

nb

[krw]

You said that wearing the wrong shoes was a mortal sin. Maybe you're a broad. That would explain a lot.

That's for sure. Stupid as a stone, too.

[Malcom "Mal" Reynolds]

I've seen many things and some of them did turn out to be cheap crap, but in this case you couldn't be more wrong

[Stormin Mormon]

Do they have oxfords? I've just seen work boots.

Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus

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I like the Timberline brand (Available at Tractor Supply and Sears, I think).

[Doug Miller]

dpb wrote in news:ju7cek$ak9$ [e-mail]:

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I don't imagine that I can teach him anything at all about netiquette, or consideration for others. That's why I specifically pointed out reasons why it benefits *him* to cross-post, instead of multi-post, the next time he has questions: I hope that self-interest will accomplish what an appeal to good manners will not.

[Bill]

Sorry, I've got their steel-toe work boots. I thought you were looking for something rugged like that.

[Stormin Mormon]

I visited a Redwing shoe store, today. In the non-steel toe, they have two kind of "working man's sneakers" for about $75 and $85, I should have written the numbers down. By appearance, they look just like the Tredsafe sneakers at Walmart, that don't last a year.

Oxfords, about $135, permanant sole. Can't be resoled, if they wear thin.

I wasn't impressed with the sales guy who repeatedly took the shoe out of my hand, and put it back on the rack. If I'm going to spend a hundred bucks, I'd like to at least have a look at the product. It's not like I'm going to destroy it by looking.

Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus

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[N8N]

I'm more of a work boot kind of guy, but I've been wearing nothing but Red Wings daily for years, still have a pair that is probably 4 years old, my favorite pair of boots. They're badly scuffed and the soles are a little worn, but with a little polish they actually look decent and they're comfortable as heck.

nate

[Stormin Mormon]

The sales drone today encouraged me to bring the shoes in every month, so they could do the maintenance. Takes about five minutes, includes laces, shine, leather treatment, and gosh knows what else.

I don't know how close you are, to the store.

Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus

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I'm more of a work boot kind of guy, but I've been wearing nothing but Red Wings daily for years, still have a pair that is probably 4 years old, my favorite pair of boots. They're badly scuffed and the soles are a little worn, but with a little polish they actually look decent and they're comfortable as heck.

nate

[Butch]

If you don't like it, stop fondeling the pumps in the women's shoe department.

[Dean Hoffman]

I've had good luck with these: >

Cabelas insulated Wellingtons. I work outside so keeping my feets warm is high on the priority list.

[Bill]

I would have tighted my grip on the shoe and learned what the problem was.

If I'm going to spend a hundred bucks,

Absolutely!