[AT] Work boots

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-------- Original message --------
From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> 
Date: 04/19/2015  10:26 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
Subject: Re: [AT] Work boots 

Well I buy a lot of shoes online because I have to.  I have very wide
feet and high insteps and generally can not find shoes in a shoe store.
I understand your wanting to try them on but I've found that most of
the places are good about taking them back and exchanging them.
Good luck.  I hope you find some good ones.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Spencer Yost
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 10:09 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Work boots

Hey Charlie,

I've heard good things about Carolina boots. Unfortunately Charlotte is the 
closest retail location to me.  They do have a place in Roanoke VA which is 
a bit closer and my sister lives there.   I may try to make these last(duct 
tape (-:) until I go visit her.

As you can tell, shoes and boots are one thing I won't buy online - I like 
to check the fit.   I have occasionally bought a replacement of an identical 
shoe online, but never a shoe/boot new to me.

Spencer

> On Apr 18, 2015, at 22:28, "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
> I've never owned a pair of Red Wings but always wanted to try them.
> I have a hard time finding them here and when I do they don't have them
> wide enough for me.  I've also always wanted to have a pair of White's 
> made
> for me but never have.  The reason I like Carolina Boots is that they are
> very
> well made, old style, with solid heels and good soles plus all leather
> construction
> and they are reasonable.  What I said about major name brand boots
> would not apply to a company like Red Wing.  I was talking about big name
> stores
> and companies that put their brand on some off shore made boot.
> I like boots that are sewed and riveted together not glued and molded.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Ron Cook
> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 10:50 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Work boots
>
> I have to agree 100% with Cecil.  I typically get more than 5 and
> sometimes as much as much as 10 years out of my Red Wings.  Now you are
> going to comment that I obviously don't work.  I really do, but not in a
> livestock environment.  That does make a difference.  The Red Wings all
> have a date of manufacture on the label.  My current boots that are in
> need of replacement were made in 2004, about a month before I bought
> them.  I usually have two pair so I can trade off, and this pair was
> involved in that situation.  Still way past one year use.  You need to
> make sure you get the Red Wings that are made in the USA of USA
> leathers.  They do have cheaper, somewhat offshore varieties.  My son,
> the Customs Inspector, mistakenly purchased the cheaper ones and they
> did not last to satisfy him and he is fussy about the origin now.  He
> spends a lot of time on his feet on hard surface and is fussy about his
> footwear.  He learned that from me.  I have been exclusively Red Wing
> for over 40 years.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
>> On 4/18/2015 8:37 AM, Cecil R Bearden wrote:
>> Spencer:
>> I have had all brands over the last 50 years, and the ones I always go
>> beck to are Red Wings.  They are made from USA hides and built in Red
>> Wing Minnesota, by US citizens.  I use a Red Wing store here in OKC that
>> is managed by a fellow who grew up in Red Wing Minn.  The guy bleeds Red
>> Wing tanning fluid..   He is also a certified pedorthist.   Since I have
>> to have special braces on my boots for my back injury, I go to him and
>> he saves me a bunch of money on orthotic inserts.   My insurance won't
>> pay for any of the braces, so this guy has really saved me a bunch.
>> My Red Wings last at least 3 years, and I abuse the heck out of them....
>>
>> Cecil in oKla
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 4/18/2015 8:07 AM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>>> I'm sitting here putting on my workboots this morning - The ones with 
>>> the
>>> rear cuff torn up, the tongues torn up and the leather pulling away from
>>> the steel toe. I am so tired of work boots that don't last.  These are
>>> only a little over a year-old.
>>>
>>> These are Timberlands, and came with great reviews on the Internet and
>>> the recommendation from a friend. However I'm very disappointed in them
>>> and in fact been disappointed in my last two or three.   The last boot
>>> that did well for me was actually a Vasque hiking boot, and lasted for
>>> years. But they don't make that kind anymore.
>>>
>>> I figure if anyone in the world knows about work boots it's the folks on
>>> ATIS.  Can anyone recommend one for me?   One that lasts more than one
>>> season on the farm?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Spencer
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