I thought I would start this off with an interesting perspective from a man with his boots. ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HafZePalA7U
Schnee's shoe story ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_r2IQvqI78&t=310s
Schnees are great boots.
Red Wings for me...
Sounds like a "very much so" top brand of boot!
I like the "hand-made" quality that goes into them!
I may very well check into getting a pair!
Enjoyed the videos, thanks for posting
That was funny. He grew up wearing his brother's hand me down shoes and never got new ones, and now he is wearing $15 rummage sale boots. :D
I wear Lowa Renegade mid GTX hiking boots. They last 6 months to a year. I don't wear them in the hottest months- mid June - mid Aug. I have to wear tennis shoes as boots are too hot. Granted if I'm doing something that requires boots I will, but milling isn't one of them.
I like them because they are comfortable, give some angle support, and are not too hot except the hottest summer months.
thanks for posting that. I had never heard of them, great story. I think for work with saws I'll stay with Redwings. For comfort hiking or fishing I think those would be the cat's meow. If I could just cut my walnut I'd order a pair, 1 more month.
Ha ha.
I had to chuckle at his story.
I never had any good boots growing up.
We always had to put bread bags over our socks to try and keep our feet dry.
Trucking thru the snow in sneakers a lot of the times.
More than likely if I counted all the good pairs of boots I have now would be 6-7 pairs.
Another Manelda here for sure. :D
no one wears flip flops in the woods ;D
I think my wife would try it. She has to have the designer flip flops that cost $50. I screamed "WHY 50 BUCKS?!?!?!?" after remembering hearing about dollar store flip flops for a couple dollars. She said, "they're comfortable", with a bewildered look, as if I'M the one who's crazy. ::)
There's nothing I could say. She earned an Amazon gift card at work for doing better than everybody in the machine shop.
Sure looks like some good boots.
I have started wearing C.E. Schmidt 9" tall steel toed Logger boots from TSC and am very happy with them.
My present boots are Wolverine and I always wear steel toe boots when sawing regardless of the temperature.
Magic,
Same here.
If I have a saw in my hand I have steel toe or safety boots on.
Always.
Years ago I watched a guy cut across the top of his boot.
He was out of commission for 2 months.
You can never be too safe.
My favorite work boot so far in my journey has been Red Wings. But the only boot I can wear in the damp woods for thinning is Vikings with caulks. It's just a whole lot easier on the legs not having to keep from scooting on spruce roots and cut aspen stems under your feet. And I do wear the Vikings when chainsawing, even yard trees.
I have a pair of Red Wings, brand new in a trunk. I have an old pair or Carolina's that I find chaff my toes. They blistered this spring doing some yard work in those boots. I won't be wearing them no more it seems.
Dad always seemed to buy Red Wings, and they are good for farming in. But I don't think they will last long in woods work unless your sitting in a machine. ;D
re the viking boots. How heavy are those? Redwings are plenty heavy but I wondered if the rubber boots were not heavier and if they ever rubbed/chaffed. Glad you posted as I did not know anyone that wore them but looked at a pair last week.
I wear the 69-1 model Viking, that I order from Deakin in Vancouver. They come with felt, but I always put a DR Scholl's inside. I line the leg of the boot with a grocery bag that I duct tape around the rim of the boot, saves the leg hairs as canvas can chaff some. They are heavier boots than my Red Wings.
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Got a pair of redwings I like but they are smooth bottoms and I have to be a bit selective when I wear them. They were given too me third hand so I can't complain much. Wear wolverine wellingtons a good bit but it's hard to get more than a year out of them. I'm really kinda partial to Danner. Hit the labor day sale every year and they can be bought for 90 to 100 bucks and it's a good boot for the money.....but I could never justify to myself their retail cost.
These used to be made in Vernon, BC. Now they are made in Malaysia. Might as well make them where the rubber is at I suppose. ;D
Can you get the 68? They are with the lug sole and not caulked.
https://www.deakin.com/products/?c=1340&g=5490
As with Swampdonkey I like my vikings. But I have the VW64-1. I wear them all the time outside,even in the garden.
I did have one pair with the vinyl tops of them. They split where the vinyl and rubber met.
I have a pair that lace up in the back and no vinyl. I could be in the wet grass in the morning or in the bog. I had some leather boots,but the wetness does not do them good.
Red Wings, Rocky, Lacrosse, Wolverine all seem about the same. No complaints. I'm hard on boots. I'm currently breaking in a pair of Keens. Always steel toes.
Boots/footwear are no place to economize IMHO.
Find excellent boots that fit well and take care of them.
Don't forget the arch inserts 8)
D
Red wings and Danners here.
The Red wings i wear at the mill are their only model still US made.
Steel toe.
My Red Wings are also US made, but I got no steel toe. I won't use them for work boots, but for hiking and snow shoeing.
Quote from: thecfarm on May 20, 2017, 08:39:59 AM
As with Swampdonkey I like my vikings. But I have the VW64-1. I wear them all the time outside,even in the garden.
I did have one pair with the vinyl tops of them. They split where the vinyl and rubber met.
I have a pair that lace up in the back and no vinyl. I could be in the wet grass in the morning or in the bog. I had some leather boots,but the wetness does not do them good.
I tell you what the Viking people must have sold the US rights to someone. Very responsive but not helpful in terms of find US options.
I don't wear boots. :D
I love my White's Smokejumper boots. I also have a pair of their lace up Cowboy boots with the mini-Vibram sole. In the western mountains, Red Wings don't hold up, their heals brake down from side hilling. There are a few copies of White's boots, but the original is still the best IMHO.
Slip on Justin's for me. Made in the USA and steel toe.
I run insulated Chippewas in the cold, they are heavy but dont seem to bother me when its cold enough out. In the warm weather I run Herman Survivors from the wal mart. The tall ones. $50 and they last about a year real comfortable, light weight, squishy soles are like wearing sneakers. The Chips are too hot and heavy when its warm. A pair of chips can last me 3-4 years. I also have two pair of them and I rotate them daily. and keep them full of obenaufs boot grease.
I coated my hermans with atf on accident then on purpose when dosing the mill and I give atf a thumbs down for a boot weather proofer lol
Quote from: nativewolf on May 19, 2017, 07:26:25 PM
Note I got when I inquired.
We are the manufacture and we do not sell to end users. Also the boot you are interested in is only sold in Canada. You could try to purchase it on Amazon or from a Grainger store.
Thank you
They don't have the 69 or 68, but I see all their boots are higher priced in $US than at Deakin in Canadian $ and an added bonus with a currency exchange difference. Shipping is never cheap across borders though. The model 68 is CDN $159.95, no caulks.
Been wearing Redwings most of my life. Got the scars on the inside of my feet above the arches to prove it. Redwings used to be murder to break in but after that were great boots. Started wearing them at 15. I wear them at home as well as at work. Well let me rephrase that, I wear them at work when I get out of the living quarters. I wear a cheap pair of wally world tennis shoes with velcro strap/laces at my desk. Easy to slip on and won't hurt my feelings if they disappear while I'm at home.