What a day. A brand new pair of Iron Rangers ON THE HOUSE. I was torn between the Classic Moc and this. I’m glad I went Iron Ranger though. I’ve wanted a pair for years. I’m wearing them inside at my desk (home now) to start the break in.

These boots are about four months old. I tend to work 50/60hrs a week. I usually go with thorogoods because they are union made. They are comfy for the first month or so, but as you can see I have an issue with how I walk and how they wear the outside of my boots. I went to a shoe store a while back and walked across some machine that measured my gait and it gave me a suggestion on this specific brand of insole to try, but it never really made a difference. Anyone else have this specific issue and found any sort of remedy? Thanks for the help!

My first and last pair of Thorogood boots made in USA mock toes. Bought them less than a year ago after I retired my redwing 6” supersoles. I need steel or composite toe with electrical hazard , puncture resistant is a nice to have.

Bought them November of last year. sharp looking boot was proud to buy American. Couple weeks ago the stitching opened up I sent them in for warranty and got denied.

Mind you I’ve never had to send my redwings in for any stitching or breaking. I’m a trackman on the railroad lots of walking on stone so when the sole wears I’m not surprised. This was not that.

The stitching on the side of the boot opened up left my foot exposed. Never happened to me with timberlands or redwings keens etc. it happened with these Thorogoods. And I got denied.

I can’t say that redwing wouldn’t have done the same had I sent theirs back. But I can say I never had to send my redwings back.

I won’t be buying Thorogood again. Unless it’s a steal to where I wouldn’t mind throwing them out 10months later. And knowing they won’t stand by the boot if I come across a problem.

Aight rant over I’m just pissed I’m gonna have to buy another pair of boots😅

Didn’t turn out half bad. Idk how much protection it will actually offer but I thought it was worth a shot.

The question is, should I have done this when they were brand new for a better result.

The heels of my boots are wearing unevenly and I want to know why and how I can correct it.

I've been using these boots for a couple days now and I got some dirt on the toe, is this normal?? 😂

I saw a post from someone earlier about JKs and I saw comments about them being fashionista boots, and for hipsters. Maybe I'm using them wrong but turns out these fashion boots are pretty good for working in an underground mine. Almost 2 years in so really I'm like $300 a year so far. By the time these actually wear out, they'll have been a much better value than anything I've owned in the past.

Gentleman, what a life we live. All of us. Boots don’t wear themselves out.

But I gotta say the obvious. Wearing boots beyond their lifespan, absolutely doesn’t make you any more blue collar or work any harder than the rest of us. It simply just makes your body break down faster, and your joints ache. We all do it for a profit, reinvest in yourself and take care of your feet.

Redwing 10877 and Thorogood 1957 BriarPitstop. The Redwings are about 4-5 months old and the Thorogoods are a little over 2years. There are many products available but for this project I chose to use Fiebings saddle soap and Obenauf's boot oil. Pics 12 & 13 show the difference of boot with oil and without out oil. Many people like to say that saddle soap is not necessary. I believe with as many miles as these boots travel the saddle soap is necessary. Imagine all the work you do with your hands and never washing them with soap. Also Bick4 is recommended a lot on the various boot subs and my bottle is almost empty, BUT, I don't believe that Bick4 is the proper product for work boots.

I live in an apartment so the tub was used for the washing and rinsing. Don't be afraid to get the boots wet a few minutes of wet leather isn't going to hurt the leather. Make sure to let dry overnight naturally before reconditioning the leather. After reconditioning the leather make sure to let the boots set overnight and let the oil soak in. Before you lace up, brush with a boot brush and do a final inspection, making sure to note all the times your boots protected your feet. Thank the boots for all the hard work they put in and get to stepping. Happy travels and thanks for looking.

I do mechanical insulation for a living so I’m on slab all day along with roofs and other various situations and I basically live on a ladder at all times. I got these in Feb of 25 so I’m very happy with 18 months of 6 days a week usage. I have bad feet problems and I tried so many brands and I’ll never go with anything else moving forward.

My preference is KG Boot Guard. It has a grippy rubber texture useful for occasionally moving objects. There's also Tuff Toe, and glue-on plastic guards.

But look, y'all are supposedly trades workers. Think about this mechanically from a materials perspective for a moment. You select a soft, pliant, glove-like leather, either a soft Red Wing pullup, or a tumbled Thorogood tobacco, or maybe a soft nubuck. You place it on the prominence of an unforgiving anvil, right on the edge. Then you take all 250lbs or whatever of your weight, and you drag it across unforgiving abrasives, every day, for months.

What are you expecting to happen here? And I'll add this: even if it was full thickness veg tan that took you a full three months to break in, and was so tough it snapped your laces, it would only buy you months, not years, of wear. As for dings and scratches? My dudes, think of leather tooling. Think of how you punch shapes out of leather. A hard toe is an anvil.

Protect your toes, train to squat, and think for a moment about what's realistic in terms of simultaenous properties in a material.

Found a pair of thorogoods practically brand new for $22 in a Savers yesterday. Little bit of wear on the heel tread, but for the most part they look and feel new. Been wearing them for three days straight to break em in and I love em so far. USA & union made.

Buy good boots.

Rated Beerproof. It seemed like that would come in handy.

So I like how I look in worn out boot. Idk, it's just looks more down to earth and more rugged. So I usually just walk around with the pair on the right. They are so worn in they feel like casual shoes. I mean i am not going out for the night with them. But if i'm just running errands and doing shit around town those are the go-to pair. The pair in the middle is for work(the right one is for work too tbh). The left one is going-out boots. Like with her.

I mean does the pair on the right really look that bad? She said ppl will think i'm poor..... Should i stop wearing the pair on the right for going around town and only use it for work?

Alright, I decided to take the plunge and see for science. Got these boots very cheap and tuff toe seemed too expensive at ~$30. Jb weld came out around $20 and came in “tan” which really was more of a j*zz frosted white unfortunately. They cured to a hard semi flexible plastic. Adhered very well. Gave them a little sand to take the shine off. So far seems like a totally viable option, and I like that its cheap and easy to touch up later on if I wear a hole. Only unknown is how difficult it would be to peel off for a resole.

Used to be a redwings guy but Thorogood has won me over.

14.85 mile hike today

I mowed my yard like 30-40 times max with these things and the soles completely came apart from the rest of the boot. Called Carhartt and said they’d only give me a 10% discount on buying a replacement pair. Was I too rough on these boots? Is this kind of problem to be expected? I personally didn’t think it was right for Carhartt to not want to do something more than that. This is making me not want to buy another Carhartt product again. Or are all of their boots terrible and I should stick with only their jackets? What are your guys’ thoughts on this?

I'd rather pay $400 every 4 years for great boots, than $100 every year for bad boots

Bought a pair of tread lites right after Christmas. Two weeks of 40hrs a week, I took them back in exchange for Irish Setter work boots (Mocs). 3 months in, my feet were getting wet after walking through minor puddles. I took care of my boots with cleanings and conditionings, but apparently my “cotton socks destroyed the waterproof membrane”. Whatever. So they recommended non-moc versions.

2.5 months later a hole is worn through the toe. I’m not in some crazy construction trade kicking rocks and dropping heavy shit on my boots. Went back to the store and asked why this is happening - all they could say was that I should pay for the toe cap. After I mentioned that I’ll just be ordering a custom pair of Nicks - they offered to do it for free. (Still ordering the Nicks)

Well I picked up the boots today and I’m pissed. Half ass job on the bullshit epoxy they use. The toe cap looks like shit due to careless install - and the cap is a shiny black on my brown boots. They told me they had a matte brown option. Oh well, it was free I guess.

Long story short, stay away from Irish Setter (or any redwing) if you’re looking for a genuine work boot that you can trust will live up to their name.

Last thing I’ll add: Redwing employees were awesome. Always super helpful and understanding, which made this process so much less frustrating. Sucks that it seems the quality is falling from the reputation I heard all about