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Just wanted to update this for anyone else who may be interested. I went with a pair of thorogood boots, specifically their 8in, plain toe, wedge sole boot. I love them, feel like I'm walking in pillows, and for the $140 I paid for them, I feel their worth it. My only gripes are I wish the...

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4 Originally Posted By: afoulk I have a pair of redwing 877's I wear everyday outside of work and love them. If you can wear 877's, you got some very tough feet. If you can wear those, you can wear anything. Believe me, break in is murder, but once the leather/...

Originally Posted By: torino351 I have used redwings with good results. make sure your feet are measured correctly. What I have found that also helps is the Dr. Scholls inserts. the one where you stand on the machine and it tells you what to get. It made an amazing difference with lower back...

Guys who have the Thorogoods, how is the arch support in them? I need lots of it. Afraid to try them as I worry about heel spurs or lower back trouble coming back again. I've already decided though, If I don't go with loggers again, Thorogoods are what I wanna go with this time around. Haven't...

Originally Posted By: tom slick I've figured out that good insoles make more difference than boot brand. I agree to a certain extent. For me, having had lower back and heel spur problems, logger boots helped me more than anything, even more than insoles designed for heel spurs. I needed the...

Work provides my uniforms, which unfortunately are mostly polyester I believe, and I sweat something terrible in the summer, and freeze my butt off in them in the winter. As far as work t shirts, I really like the Duluth Trading ones. They are fairly heavy weight, without being to hot in the...

Thinking of trying these... http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000WKJJXC...=chippewa+73075 Yes they are made in china, and I hate going that route, but having a hard time finding a plain toe, unlined logger like I want, that's American made. More I think about it, I think I'm gonna stick with a...

Originally Posted By: doitmyself Chippewa Boots are U.S. made and they have quite a few styles. I don't know if they would meet the OP's needs for fit. They generally run about $180 to $300. https://www.chippewaboots.com/ I actually have a pair of their super loggers I wear outside of work...

Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle What about getting your 620s resoled? Soles are actually in decent shape, but the waterproof lining is wore through at my heels, and stitching is starting to come out on the heel counter of one of them. For what it cost to resolve them, I'd be into another pair...

Originally Posted By: skyactiv I'm a semi mechanic for UPS. I'm currentley wearing Thorogood steel toed slip resistant shoes. I put a product called Sno Seal on all my work footwear. You ever go to a podiatrist? I've heard of Sno Seal, never tryed it though, but I have started using Obenaufs...

Originally Posted By: Chris142 I had very bad luck with both RedWing and Red back boots. Redwings wore out in 6 weeks and Red back in 2 the replacement lasted 3 weeks.! Redwing told me to pound sand and red back did warranty 1 set which came apart 3 weeks later Thats surprising to hear on...

Originally Posted By: Doublehaul That first boot the 620 is made in China...fwiw Yes, I know, but I had always wanted to try redwings, and it was what I could afford at the time, and truthfully, before I decided to make a concious effort to buy american made when and where I could.

Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack You're on the right track, looking for custom made boots that can be rebuilt. The uppers and be protected pretty well and be patched or repaired as needed. I worked in Alaska for 5 years and it's common to find a good boot maker. People there fix and repair...

My current work boots... http://www.redwingshoes.com/red-wing-sho...gger-boot-brown My "street" shoes... http://www.redwingheritage.com/us/USD/product/footwear/8-inch-boots/8-brown-877-00877 Thorogoods... http://www.weinbrennerusa.com/dspNavCategory.cfm?rootID=1&catID=100&prodid=153 And Nicks...

Hoping to get some advice from guys here who may be diesel or heavy equipment mechanics. I've been a diesel mechanic almost 16yrs now, working on concrete all day, every day, and up until about two years ago, I thought the most comfortable work boots I had tried were timberland pros. I'd get two...