Red Wing Shoes
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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.
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@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.
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@WhiskeySandwich dude, if you wanted a pair Im happy to grab you some and ship them over to you.
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@jiminstitches very cool of you, thanks! But I’m good with what I have for now. Pretty psyched on these Rovers
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Originally I wasn’t psyched about these scars but they’ve grown on me
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@northsouthdenimguy They are Klondike leather (Teacore) they are the 9268 only without metal tip.
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@northsouthdenimguy I own several Red Wing engineer boots, the classic 2268 in black chrome-tanned leather, the 9268 in Klondike (Teacore), two pairs of 8268 in Abilene Hawthorne… I have never had problems with the heel slipping but I have a fairly “regular” foot with a medium/high instep, so often the first few times they are hard right in that area, it is important in my opinion to get them in your normal size (half a size larger than a Moctoe but undoubtedly they need a lot of breaking in, they are not comfortable boots from day one.
