Red Wing Shoes
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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.
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Thank you!
I was referring to the material used for the heel stack. Typically, on boots in that price range, you’ll see leather heel stacks, and in some cases, leather board. But with the Red Wing Engineer, my understanding is that they’ve been using “chemigum” for decades, the same material as the outsole on a Pecos 1155.
It doesn’t bother me either way; it just came up in a few different forums, and I was curious to hear from someone who’s actually had them in hand.
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@northsouthdenimguy aaaaa sorry I misunderstood the question (my terrible English
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No worries, I appreciate the information!
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I’ve been waiting for them to drop a new leather and thought I’d be more excited about this:
Chocolate Muleskinner
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@WhiskeySandwich what are your thoughts on it? Tbh seems kind of like a slight modification of previous colors. Also I've found to steer away from the muleskinner/suede type of boot as they'd be tougher to keep clean after work.
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@catdad1 the color looks good but I’ve become less attracted to leathers that are heavily colored as they don’t patina the way I prefer. The brown looks great though and I’m sure a worn pair would look good still, just probably darker than I like…
I too was not about some roughout for the same reasons. That and waterproofness. But I got a pair of Hawthorne Muleskinner Rovers and absolutely love them. I’m not big on cleaning my boots, so I hit it with some mink oil and brushed the hell out of them early. The patina on those is gnarly and when oiled, waterproofing is really not much different than leather.
Roughout just doesn’t dress up as nice imo. So I think rough-in / roughout biggest deciding factor is style. Both kick ass. I’d prob try a pair of the chocolate if I didn’t already have so many pairs lol
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Rovers were super dry from sitting for 4 years. Fresh grease.
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As an alternative to my 3322s, I recently acquired 3321 Weekender in Hawthorne Muleskinner. They're already 10 years old and they where hardly worn since then. I plan to change that.
