Red Horse Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Maddog13407 said: my biggest problem with most boots are they are too insulated. the Red wings were insulated little with the 400 gram quilted liner. most boots have thinsulate garbage in them and usually by 9 am my feet are soaked. i use to be able to wear inslated 400 gram redwings all summer long without any issue. I have Red Wing 914s-8" insulated-can't complain about the sweating -and I would switch them off during summer with 608's that Is I think same as 908 except no insulation- they just hurt my ugly feet! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52540-work-boots/page/3/#findComment-393459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I'm about to retire and since I will utilise a company boot allowance for the last time I figured I'd go all out to treat myself and buy a pair of Daytons... beats the China made Kodiaks and Walmart rubbish and since they won't be used in a hostile environment these will last forever... who the heck are Dayton? I hear you say.... been making boots since the 40's here in a small shop in Vancouver BC but sell worldwide, so stuck in their old ways of handmade logging and cycle boots that they still measure them in the same British footwear sizing number system they had back in those colonial days. Expensive, holy crap expensive, but they are made to order and custom fitted if required, and there are still stories around town from the 70's that you were barred from the bars and clubs if you were wearing a pair such was the association to bikers and fighting loggers. I got the lowest price steel toecap boot at $399cdn but the movie stars working in "Hollywood North" are reported to be good customers for the high end boots... it's now fashionable to look 'rough' I presume.... BC Mack https://www.daytonboots.com/ https://www.daytonboots.com/collections/csa-workboots/products/6-inch-64-csa-workboot 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52540-work-boots/page/3/#findComment-393486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I received my Chinese red wings since my last post! They have an all leather upper and seem very well made! They are almost broken in and are the most comfortable western boots I've owned! It pisses me off to buy a Chinese made boot,but like I said, Ill get over it! I looked at every brand of boot Rural King sold and they were all made in China or some third world country, and priced up to 200.00 the Red Wings I bought online for 79.00 appeared to be as good or better quality than any of them! Time will tell! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52540-work-boots/page/3/#findComment-393512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 3/4/2018 at 10:38 PM, Red Horse said: I have Red Wing 914s-8" insulated-can't complain about the sweating -and I would switch them off during summer with 608's that Is I think same as 908 except no insulation- they just hurt my ugly feet! And my feet stayed cold all the time in 200 gram Rocky's, so I bought 400 gram insulated Rocky's, and haven't even worn them yet, probably won't get that cold any more this year anyway. And made in Vietnam...wow. Good looking boot though. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52540-work-boots/page/3/#findComment-393791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Amish guy I get mine from talked me into getting non insulated, and if its cold just wear a heavier sock. I've been going this way for about 10 years now and I'm happy with the results. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52540-work-boots/page/3/#findComment-393863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Every time I wear my Chinese made red wings I like them more! I made a vow about a year ago that except for electronics I wouldn't pay more than 50 bucks for any Chinese made product! The boots were 79.00! They are a true 12d and fit perfectly. I am ashamed of myself! They are all leather and seem to be as good quality as boots costing twice as much! I took a chance buying them online but got lucky. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52540-work-boots/page/3/#findComment-394291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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