Red Wing Shoes

[Perpetual_beta]

@FlavourFade

Day 3 of 9060s. Increasing wear. Walked 3 miles to day. They seem to break in a bit faster than what I remember from IRs. But then I always break them in quick and walk a lot.

It is a well made boot with a leather midsole (rare for RW), which may contribute to the pleasant wear from the get go. No obvious manufacturing flaws.

The laces are atrocious. Too short and come loose in minutes. Immediately ordered from Pisgah Limited.

Will post some photos after a bit more wear.

Overall, seems to be a reasonably good boot. Hoping to get 2-3 years and 2 resoles out of them.

[jdwaid]

Really enjoying the varying stages of patina happening on these Red Wings. The Iron Ranger and 875 I swapped in paracord laces from Pisgah Range, which I think have really elevated the look and feel of these boots. I’m also digging the crocking effect happening in the rough out on the Olive Mojave, and hoping to give them more wear time this year. The newest pair are the Black Prairie Moc Toe, which I’ve swapped in with whiskey colored laces from Guarded Goods.

[long_john86]

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[Karol]

[WhiskeySandwich]

So I've complained before about my Red Wing leather footbeds breaking in in a lumpy way in every single pair i have. I've been too stubborn to admit that these may just not be for my feet, or that maybe I got the wrong size. Every pair bothers my left big toe and I've even considered removing it for a better fit. I'm far too invested in my 5 pairs to give up just yet.
I'm a 10D brannock, wear a 10 in all sneakers and I go with a 9D in Last 8, Last 23, Last 45, and a 9.5D Last 210. My toes are about a finger width away from the tip and all are pretty snug on the ball of my foot (at the widest part of the boot) when breaking in, but relax eventually and don't put pressure on the inside or outside. The left big toe, however, never seems to get the right 'print'. Maybe i have an impingement I should get checked, or maybe its just a quirk of construction and the outside edge where the welt is stitched beneath the slab of leather is just not allowing my toe to compress that area. I think I'll try doing the soak-and-wear on a pair to see if it sets that print better.

Any ideas?

[Go For Chill]

@WhiskeySandwich

What exactly bothers your toe? You said they have ample space on the sides? I’m a 10D on a brannock, and I wear a 9.5ee in my redwing mic toes. That gives me a perfect fit when new, then they break in a little and feel too big, then a little more break in makes them feel perfect again.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Go-For-Chill Iike i was saying, it feels like there is a ridge along the edge of the leather slab footbed that is not allowing my toe to compress the leather/cork. I probably just need to go with a Wide, regardless of my brannock measurement D. Can never have too much toe space...

[Go For Chill]

@WhiskeySandwich I started with a D width, but I felt like I was always walking on the welt. Might be what you’re experiencing?

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Go-For-Chill yeah its not like the upper leather is flexing so much that my foot is hanging out beyond the footbed, but it does feel like i'm on the welt.

[marco23d]

This was posted to Reddit as some of the 2025 lineup from redwing. wish the price wasn't so high for the engineers. hard to justify paying that much for red wings. the 8060 pecos are supposed to look like the 8168 in abilene

#2996 Engineer $550 : Black Klondike

#4585 Logger $370 : Briar Oil Slick, Black Oil Slick

#8060 Pecos $370 : Hawthorne Muleskinner

#2949 Roughneck $330 : Black (Oil Slick ?)

2 new Moc toe colors: Chocolate Muleskinner & Dusty Blue Abilene

[Luijim78]

@marco23d sorry are the 2996 engineer boots?

[marco23d]

@Luijim78 correct. engineers. klondike is red wings teacore leather as well

[Luijim78]

@marco23d yes I own the 9268 in Klondike leather, I couldn't find that acronym on the web, thanks for the clarification

[marco23d]

@Luijim78 i believe i read somewhere that red wing had to relearn how to make certain models including engineers. so it would make sense for them to add new model numbers because they would not be exactly the same as an older model

[Luijim78]

@marco23d 9268 in Klondike Teacore

[Luijim78]

@marco23d sure very right

[Go For Chill]

@WhiskeySandwich
Don’t know if this helps, but here are my 10d 8833s next to my 9.5ee 1907s. Weirdly, on the 10d my big toe sits almost dead center of the toe box, but on the 9.5ee it’s exactly where it should be.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Go-For-Chill thanks man. That def got me thinking I might need some wides.

[WhiskeySandwich]

Also, my 1907s are a lot wider than the others on the 23 last. Explains why my 1907 is my best fitting pair. 23 and 8 last tho, def need a wide

[Cskarev]

My 875s today