Red Wing Shoes
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Being an E width Red Wing fan in 2025 sucks, but when Red Wing takes eBay provides! I managed to find a deadstock pair of Hawthorn Mocs in my wide size. Even better they have the old fabric Irish Setter tongue tags.
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Harvester makes a nice change from the ubiquitous Iron Ranger… but they feel narrower!?Mahalo!
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@NorvilleRogers Love those. There do seem to be variations in boots made on the same last. I've got a few pairs on the 8 last, same size but all fit slightly different.
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@NorvilleRogers no IRs to compare with but I have two pairs of harvesters and the brown is definitely narrower than the black. Still, both are comfortable in their own way and I guess some variation is normal.
“Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“
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Thanks @cosmic55 … good to know. I thought my feet had been sneaking off to the pie shop!
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Thanks @ARNC
It feels almost a half size different, definitely cant fit a thick boot sock in there, but it’s nothing a few weeks of gentle pain won’t solve! -
My Redwings after their spring cleaning and re-conditioning. I’ve had the Engineers for over 30 years now. I use them exclusively for riding. Lots of miles, several re-soles and a couple of repairs. But still excellent. I bought the Iron Rangers in 2007 - when they were re-released. They saw minimal use until this last year - when I finally got the toe boxes stretched a bit. I’m wearing them regularly now. The 606s are only a couple years old. This is my second pair of 606s. I find them very comfortable.
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@SFMCfranky Nice! the engineers are in good shape considering their age/use. Iron rangers are looking great!
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@NorvilleRogers My Merchant's are the snuggest fit and my Rover and 4585 Logger are a lot more spacious but they both feel different to each other as well. I wear a Darn Tough full cushion sock in those but would be too snug in the Merchant.
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@cosmic55 … I got myself a boot stretcher. I wasn’t particularly hopeful, but it actually worked quite well. My little pinky toe is very grateful!
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@ARNC said in Red Wing Shoes:
@NorvilleRogers no IRs to compare with but I have two pairs of harvesters and the brown is definitely narrower than the black. Still, both are comfortable in their own way and I guess some variation is normal.
I feel like that goes for all modern Red Wings. I wear moc toes and I’ve found that two pair in the same color in the same size will fit totally different. I’m to the point that I almost won’t buy them unless I can try them on first.
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@Go-For-Chill I’m the same with most footwear - trying on is the way unless it’s impossible or I have learned from experience that a particular last/size combo always works for me.
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Gold Russett
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@WhiskeySandwich its a shame but they've seem to discontinue all their round toe models..
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@louisbosco yeah that’s why I was on the hunt before the resale market dries up. These were made 2021, and I guess that’s around the time they quit.
As far as the flat sole models, I like the Mocs but the No.8 last just works better for me. -
@WhiskeySandwich my first pair was a 8165 that I’ve had since about 2010. Then had a 9111 a few years after. Wanted to get a suede pair recently but couldn’t find much
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@jiminstitches I saw that and even asked if they could ship to the US. Nope. Strange to me how many Red Wing models aren’t available in their country of origin.
