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[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 months ago (6 children)

What's the best boots for men? Looking for a pair I can keep forever and have repaired as needed.

[–] Luckybuck@ttrpg.network 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

My redwing iron rangers have been working for 10 years with no problems.

[–] storcholus@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago

Bought them like 12 years ago, no regrets

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've been thinking about buying some for ten years, guess I should have already

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Not sure the Red wings are the same quality anymore.

Solovair are high quality. Blundstone is excellent as well.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

Redbacks are better cheaper blundstones, also made in Australia.

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I got my iron rangers a couple years ago and they're fantastic. I think red wing was juuuust starting to fuck around with quality at that time, but I think it was on other models.

The break in period on the red wings is legit though. I could only handle them for a couple hours at a time in the beginning. I would bring another pair of shoes with me to work to change into when the boots got too painful.

After a couple weeks though, so so nice.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Starter boot? Get some redwings. The best? Whites or Nick's. It's worth a trip to Spokane to get sized, then they make the boots to you.

[–] JStenoien@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

+1 for White's, my first pair lasted me 16 years of daily wear and could probably still be rebuilt.

[–] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 1 points 11 months ago

Too bad that's a 13.5 hour flight.

[–] Randomunemployment@lemmings.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Look up a YouTuber called Roseanvil. His gimmick is he cuts boots in half so see what they are made of. Short list of good, better, best... Thorogood, redwing, nicks. I work everyday in a pair of Thorogood not too expensive so I don't have to worry about damaging them and they are really comfortable. Redwing better quality and slightly more trendy/iconic, cool to wear around the city. Nicks are a higher end work boot, if your life depends on your boots get a pair of nicks, think wildland firefighter/logger. Honorable mentions Thursday, a fashionable boot that can be repaired easily. Jim green best bang for your buck, got my super picky father a pair, he loves them and gets compliments from his fellow boomer truck drivers.

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks for the recs!

[–] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Look for Goodyear welted boots, if the soles wear out, you can take it to a cobbler to resole them.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Is sole wearing a thing that only relatively expensive shoes get? I've never spent more than $130 on shoes, and I've never had a sole wear out before the upper started tearing away from the bottom

[–] Basil@lemmings.world 2 points 11 months ago

Thorogood are expensive but are phenomenal. I'd argue better than Red Wing

[–] Sunfoil@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Thursdays, Redwing, Nicks, Whites