Edward
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In a similar vein, anyonw have any experience with Sendra?
I own a couple pairs of Chippewa’s and the break has been brutal almost to the point of throwing them away in disgust. One pair has come around and are pleasant to wear but the others are just uncomfortable. It’s a shame because they are handsome boots. I think Red Wings might be in my future.
Red Wing's engineer boots use thicker and better quality leather in my experience. The insole on the Red Wings that I have is leather while the insole on the Chipp's is a poron material. The poron insole is very comfortable but I'm not so sure on durability. The Chipp's I received had some stitching issues, the Red Wings did not. If paying full price I'd go for the Red Wings. The Chippewa's that I have I bought for $70 new shipped so at that price they were a good deal.
The Red Wing 2990's sound like what you might be looking for. The welt edge is brown but the sole is black so I'm not sure if that fits with what you're looking for. The Red Wing 2268's have a nicer looking heel IMO but are harder to find as I don't think they're made for the American market at this time.
It always makes me smile that, around here, a £350+ pair of engineer boots is considered 'cheap'.
They are the Red Wing Heritage serie 2268 /2972 with high heels and the two others with lower heels . And there is also the 2266 without steel toe.Where are you guys finding your Red Wing engineer boots? The only engineer boot that I see offered by Red Wing is a model #988, and it does not look like a high quality traditional US made Red Wing boot. That’s all I’m seeing on the RW website.
Thanks!
Just ordered a pair of RW 2966, 0.5 size larger than usual (2268 or 2968), let's see!
Sincerly , i doubt most of the engineer made today in the 200-400 $ range ( not even speakîng about most of the cheaper ones ) and even'some more expansive ones , are better made than the original ones !
When you check original Chippewa made from the 50's to the 70's ,they were at least as well made as today if not better and i suppose it is the same thing for Red Wing !
Not even speaking about actual Harley Davidson ones that are made in China or a similar country whereas back in those days ,they were made by Chippewa in USA !
Santa Rosa were great engineer boots as well ,Buco and a few others and they were cheaper also , knowing workers would use them for work and not for fashion !
They used more leather for insoles / soles and heels ( somemight say the Texon insoles are more comfortable , i don't know ) .
And when you check Wesco's they were nailed down with a stitch as well whereas now they are not nailed anymore which gives them a different appearance ( although there might be some good and bad things about that .) .
Most nowdays engineer boots manufacturers just try to reproduce the engineer boots made back in those days and i don't even know if there is any material used that is of better quality than it was ( maybe the rubber but i am not even sure about that !) .
The only advantage of the actual Wesco is that they might be more waterproof the way they are built now ; maybe,not even sure.