I purchased these boots as a work boot. I am a pipefitter working in underground utilities. After 2.5 months of hard use, here are my thoughts...
Pros: a) Maintains waterproofness
b) comfortable, able to stand and work all day without extreme discomfort
C) quality laces
Cons: Although the soles are lasting longer than I thought they would, they are still wearing out pretty quickly. The eyelets are pulling away from the leather. The leather uppers are buttery smooth, but absolutly lack decent quality. They seem to stretch out over time. The uppers might be okay for hipsters, or clothing enthusiasts, but is severely lacking for a workboot. The stitching is pulling out, and while on comparable boots you see triple stitching along the lacing flaps, these only have a double stitch. These boots never seem to be tight enough, and the lacing design seems to allow heel slippage.
The comfort is the best thing about these boots. The wedge sole, although wearing quickly is nice for people on their feet all day. For comfort alone, these boots average a 3 star. Other than that, I will not purchase these again, and almost regret spending 189.00 dollars on them. I could have chosen a different brand. This is also my first red wing /irish setter boot, and they are not impressive. I got better use out of my cheaper cabelas branded boots.
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