My dad bought several Redwings many years ago, and they lasted his whole life; so, I recently ordered a pair with my fingers crossed about the fit. I got lucky that way because they fit--I wear an 8 1/2 wide. They're the Oxford style. They are sturdy and heavy, and will probably last until I'm 90.
On Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 5:26:39 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > This conversation has made it clear that I know very little about what > makes a good boot, a good work boot, or a good hiking or walking boot. To > ask one more question: Can anyone recommend a site, preferably not a mfr's > site, that analyzes the qualities of a good walking boot or shoe -- a sort > of "Hiking Boots for Dummies"? > > As to barefoot: sorry, not for me, but as Garth wisely said, I walk > barefoot in my socks and boots. But I recall reading, long ago, a lengthy > feature by a US journalist "embedding" (what a weird term!) with the > mujehaddin fighting the Reds in Afghanistan. This man, a youthful 30 or 40 > something, ran 10 miles a day at home, but found it difficult to keep up > with Afghan peasants walking for 8 or 12 hours straight over steep, rocky, > ungroomed mountain paths in sandals home-made from old tire scraps. In > particular, I recall the anecdote about a middle aged peasant who'd walked > a round-trip total of 48 or 72 hours in tire sandals just so he could bring > home 200 grams of cheap tea and 500 grams of coarse sugar. And when people > hear that I ride 7 or 8 miles to church in damp weather (as this morning), > they are impressed. We are indeed a perverse and effete generation. (Except > for The Deacon.) > > On Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 10:31 PM Drw <drewbe...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I guess mostly In the outsole material and the lack of any sort of >> insole. I’m sure anyone could do almost whatever they need to in >> redwings...They are super solid boots. >> >> That said there are other great boots made more specifically for walking >> and hiking. I have 3 pairs of redwings, but If I had to go on a hike, I’d >> take hiking boots. If I had to go on a long walk, Id take something >> something different. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f84351c3-5d44-46de-bf11-d6248eaa9218%40googlegroups.com >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/34fdab4e-bed0-43a8-9526-15caec0751b8%40googlegroups.com.
