1st Engineer Boots - Red Wing or Chippewa?
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Hey Guys,
Due to all this IH forum wackiness I'm jonesing for some brown or merlot engineer boots. I know that there are several top-shelf choices (Wolverine Stockton, Wesco, White's, Viberg, RRL, JL, etc.) but I want to start slow but still get a quality pair of boots, so which brown boots do you guys suggest, Red Wing or Chippewa? Thanks in advance for the suggestions!
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Chips are are good intro. Probably best bang for the buck.
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The Chippewas are also steel toe, may be something to consider.
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I wish Red Wing would list everything they make on their website (unless I missed it). Those are much nicer than the models listed on the American heritage site.
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The Red Wing Heritage site lists all their more retro styles.
http://www.redwingheritage.eu/boots
Moonshine, just buy the Merlot Viberg Engineers. You know you will eventually in any case, so I'm saving you the cost of a lesser pair.
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well….yes and no...
Chips are fine, and if these are your first engineers...start with those, and move on upwards. Everybody needs at least 2 pairs of engineers in their life. They're boots not just ankle high shoes with laces ( I'm still stumbled that ankle high shoes with laces are called boots);)
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The Red Wing Heritage site lists all their more retro styles.
http://www.redwingheritage.eu/boots
Moonshine, just buy the Merlot Viberg Engineers. You know you will eventually in any case, so I'm saving you the cost of a lesser pair.
this is actually true
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If I'm not mistaken chippewa's are the original engineer boots. Just saying.
