Some Insight Into Who Makes The Best Work Boots?
Red Wing Shoe Company, in Red Wing, Minnesota, has been making work shoes and boots for both men and women since before World War I. The company has continued to grow and even grew during the Great Depression. With today's computer driven equipment, they produce thousands of pairs of shoes and boots a day.
In reading some of the reviews on the Internet; some of the questions written in the comment columns were about failures. What are the failures of some of the more famous work boots? Die Hard boots failed within four hours of use while the wearer was digging a ditch that partially filled with ground water during the digging. The steel toe of the Die Hard work boot, ripped out and the steel showed through the outside of the boot.
DeWalt work boots turned out to be uncomfortable — the last of the boot was a bad design — the wearer purchased some Dr. Scholls inserts and the painful problem was solved. However the DeWalt work boots started to fall apart after two months of hard use. The wearer used Crazy Glue to repair the leather rips and they held up another four months before the glue gave way — the boots were scrapped.
The Timberline Pro Series boot reviews were looked at next and it seems that within three weeks the toe of the work boot was worn down to the steel. Also some of the stitching came loose in the body of the boot.
The Sears Stores offer their own brand called Roebucks; when again asking who makes the best work boots, the Sears Stores Roebucks come in as a strong second. The reviews were very specific concerning Roebucks. One wearer proclaimed that his Roebucks lasted over two years. He was a plumber and a sewer tile setter — his Roebucks really took a beating. The boots are insulated and keep the feet reasonably warm during winter weather. What are the drawbacks? The only bad thing the reviews said about Roebucks was the laces. They seemed to last about three months. The wearer went to a heavy-duty off-the-shelf lace and that solved the lace problem.
Another good brand of work boots and shoes is the Wolverine. Since 1883, generations of American and Canadian workers have come to depend on Wolverine boots for comfort and durability. Established in Rockford, Michigan, Wolverine made the original boots for the workers who helped build the railroads, erect skyscrapers, and expand highways across North America. In 1914, Wolverine introduced a work boot line called the '1000 Mile Boot' setting a standard for durable footwear that has been copied by other work boot and shoe manufactures. In reading the work boot and shoe reviews, Wolverine is a close tie with number two, the Roebuck. Who makes the best work boots? Red Wing, Roebucks, and Wolverine.
