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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Everyone I know who works in the woods will not scrimp on quality boots
Red Wings, they are offered with Kevlar toe guards instead of steel. Steel gets cold very fast, and frostbite is extremely painful if you don't lose your toes. I have worn mine in -20F with only one pair of wool socks and never had a problem.
Don't forget to purchase some nice boot/shoe driers to stick in to boots afterward.
Those exact same Thorogood boots are available from Cabelas for $290.
My go-to boots when I was working were sold by Bailey's Logger Supply. Those same boots are still being made (they're made in Canada) and sell for $350. I guess I'm old. I believe they were around a hundred bucks when I first started out as a young guy.
Some of the guys I worked with bought White's (hand made and custom) boots. All the CDF guys bought White's. They could afford them. They're $700 today.
Redwing in the 80s until their quality went downhill. Its been Wescos ever since. The pair im wearing are on their third resole/restore and are about10-12 years old now. Klaus
Remember the Chippawaw ?(sp) boots I had in the 60s.Very high top logger style. I think my pole climbing boots were made by them too. The best motorcycle boots were a pair of zip ups with shifter pad on the toe made by Georgia Boot. Still have them after forty years.(Are they still around?) Bubbarust
Thanks CW. I would love to know the names of other quality boot brands that the folks here would recommend.
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DeleteWest Coast, if you can get them.
ReplyDeleteA 19 month waiting period on new orders for custom built Wescos.
Deletehttps://builder.wescoboots.com/CustomBoots.aspx
(Fine print, top of page.)
I wonder if George has anything to do with this boot maker?
ReplyDeleteRed Wings, they are offered with Kevlar toe guards instead of steel. Steel gets cold very fast, and frostbite is extremely painful if you don't lose your toes. I have worn mine in -20F with only one pair of wool socks and never had a problem.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to purchase some nice boot/shoe driers to stick in to boots afterward.
Those exact same Thorogood boots are available from Cabelas for $290.
ReplyDeleteMy go-to boots when I was working were sold by Bailey's Logger Supply. Those same boots are still being made (they're made in Canada) and sell for $350.
I guess I'm old. I believe they were around a hundred bucks when I first started out as a young guy.
Some of the guys I worked with bought White's (hand made and custom) boots.
All the CDF guys bought White's. They could afford them. They're $700 today.
Redwing in the 80s until their quality went downhill. Its been Wescos ever since. The pair im wearing are on their third resole/restore and are about10-12 years old now.
ReplyDeleteKlaus
My Chippewas rule. Similar winter boot to this one...
ReplyDeleteWesco are my go to boots for a day with the chainsaws.
ReplyDeleteWhy wouldn't they have a steel metatarsal as well? I worked in a glass factory one summer and the steel metatarsals were mandatory.
ReplyDeleteI always bought the best boots I could find. I think I had at least half a dozen pairs or more, from jungle boots out to Herman Survivors.
ReplyDeleteInfantry. 1980’s
Remember the Chippawaw ?(sp) boots I had in the 60s.Very high top
Deletelogger style. I think my pole climbing
boots were made by them too. The best motorcycle boots were a pair of zip ups with shifter pad on the toe made by Georgia Boot. Still have them after forty years.(Are they still around?)
Bubbarust
Logging boots (among others) check out Whites and Nicks both of Spokane; visit the websites. Also ‘RoseAnvil’ via YouTube will be a great reference.
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