Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

[Kane]

Just got my Red Wing 608’s back from a factory resole. I love these boots. Very light and comfortable, although the sole wears more quickly than my Vibram soled 899’s. This is my second resole for this pair of 608’s. I read were people are concerned about the break in time for Red Wing boots, but you can keep resoling them so long as you maintain the leather uppers. So a little break in discomfort will yield many years of comfortable service. And RW 608’s require very little break in time.

 

[Innocenti Kid]

Been wearing my vintage oxblood 1490 docs today. Bought these approx a year ago, NOS vintage made in England. I reckon they were made sometime early 1980's.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

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Nice. Interesting lace job.
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[Innocenti Kid]

Really? I've always laced my boots that way. Quickest way i reckon,basically it's just like sewing them together rather than faffing out with alternate left / right.

 

[regius]

58 ways to lace shoes https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm

I can’t fathom 57 of these methods...


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[Innocenti Kid]

So i use the shoe shop / factory lacing then. Who knew??

 

[Bamaboots]

I always thought those Thorogood Roofers were sharp looking. Danner used to make some boots with that abbreviated toe box. I think it was one of their elk hunting boots. They might still make them for all I know. I used to see them in the Cabelas catalogs, and I haven't seen one of those in years. They also remotely remind me of the old Grafters Monkey Boots because of their height and look. I should add that Monkey Boots are the most uncomfortable shoe I've ever worn.

Danner still offers them. I have a pair of their Ft. Lewis boots which used to be called the Ft. Lewis "Go Devil" boots. They offer some other models similar to this which we referred to as 'lace-to-toe' boots.

I owned some Herman Survivors back in the late 70's that were similarly constructed.

 

[Bamaboots]

Nice. Interesting lace job.
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I know you're familiar with these.

 

[regius]

I know you're familiar with these.
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Innocent Kid, can you post a step by step on how to achieve the horizontal/parallel lacing?


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[Bamaboots]

Innocent Kid, can you post a step by step on how to achieve the horizontal/parallel lacing?


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Not so innocent old man. No.

 

[regius]

Bamaboots, I was address the user Innocenti Kid.


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[regius]

So I’ll post one here, it’s a Long but pertinent video instruction,

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

Regius:
Ones i saw on Army guys went straight across bottom eyelets then either side up 2 eyelets, across, up 2, repeat to top, then do other side the same for eyelets not used. Think that’s right. I tried it on a pair of jungles. If i recall, the downside was they didn’t cinch up worth a s**t but looked cool. I wasn’t Army so we had to do left over right cause we weren’t cool. Lol
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Ps: innocentkid’s looks like it does a “Z” spiral thing then a tag end all the way up?? Idk

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

58 ways to lace shoes https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm

I can’t fathom 57 of these methods...


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Geez...i just looked at all 57 of these now i’m dizzy!!
I know now why Jarheads just do left over right! Leaves time to shine bullets! Lol
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[buler]

The real question is whether you are tying your boots/shoes correctly. Do you think you are? You are probably wrong. For 2019 start doing it the right way. I found this out a year ago and now I don't have to double knot.

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[Bamaboots]

Another good reason to wear cowboy boots.

 

[Innocenti Kid]

Innocent Kid, can you post a step by step on how to achieve the horizontal/parallel lacing?


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This is the method I use regius, https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/shoeshoplacing.htm

(btw....it's Innocenti Kid... after the Italian engineering company that was based in Milan that made the Lambretta motor scooters from 1947 - 1972 )

 

[Innocenti Kid]

Back to work so back to my daily wearers. Solovair 11- hole derbys. Approx 14 months old. I spend a round 10 hours a day in these 5 days a week walking around 5 miles a day all through the Autumn / winter / spring months, so they'e done about 700miles!

 

[BobHufford]

Breaking out and breaking in a pair of new Browning kangaroos that have been in the back of my closet for probably 20 years.

 

[Ernest P Shackleton]

I used to want a pair of Cabelas Kangaroo boots pretty badly, which were likely made by Browning or in the same factory. Kept putting them on the backburner. I think they're all now made in China. Correct me if I'm wrong about that. I don't have "a thing" against that in general. I don't think twice about that most of the time, but with certain type products, it bugs me for some reason. Boots are one of them.