Wearing these ones today. This pic reminds me i need to give them a scrub and oil for winter.
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Red Wing 899 by Dana Howe, on Flickr
Great pair of boots. I've got Red Wing Iron Rangers on myself right now
Nice, me too! They are my normal daily foot wear but i had to oil them up and give them a break on the shoe trees for a few days.
Wearing these ones today. This pic reminds me i need to give them a scrub and oil for winter.
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Red Wing 899 by Dana Howe, on Flickr
How tall are those boots exactly? Very nice pair of boots.
I can't wait when I have some extra cash for my first pair of nice boots.
I'm eying a pair of Red Wing beckman 9011's. Mhm.
If I had a lot of money, I would buy a pair of Alden Shell cordovan.
Being young and lack of disposable income kind of sucks with hobby-esk things like this.
They are right at 9" or 22.5cm floor to top of the cuff. 7.5" inside from heel to top.
The beckmans (i really want the Beckman Heritage Chukkas) are also very nice but they don't have wides which i found out i needed after buying my first pair of 899's in an 11D and getting major foot cramps. These are 10EE.
As for cost, i completely understand. I had the same conversation with a younger guy on my hockey team that was drooling over my iron rangers one night. You have to realize that these boots last a really really really long time. And then you do finally wear through the sole? you just get them resoled. I recently tossed on an old pair of ~$120 Dr. Martens and they feel so cheap and flimsy compared to my RedWings. I probably bought 4-5 pairs of docs in my 20's? I'm fairly certain i'll still be wearing my IR's in 10 years.