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Hi,
I'm sorry to ask a question about boots here and if the moderaters want to delete it it's fine by me but if possible I need help finding extra wide work boots.
I am currently wearing Cabela's outfitter non-steel toe model 10 1/2 5E sized boots. They do not sell any boot that size with steel toes.
If I get into ANY trade work I am going to need steel toe boots. The problem is I can't find any in my size. I've looked in every store and website I can find but no go. I even checked with a foot doctor. He didn't know.
There has to be a few tradesmen out-there that have wide feet. Where do you by your boots?
I am wanting to get a regular leather pair and then a rubber pair. Both in steel toe.
Can anyone help?
Thanks, Sam
Samuel A Mercure
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If I get into ANY trade work I am going to need steel toe boots.
What makes you say that? I've: - dug ditches - worked in manholes - worked in buildings, homes and factories - walked steel - worked out of buckets and lifts etc ...and have never used steel tipped shoes...and I see all ten little piggies every night. I'm not saying don't get them, I'm just asking why you are so adamant about getting them?
~~ CELTIC ~~ ...-= NJ =-...
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I have owned few steel toe shoes I just don't like them. We work for a few customers that require toe protection and they lend us toe caps that strap over your normal boots. All that aside have you tried 'Red-wing' I have heard they have a lot of choices.
Bob Badger Construction & Maintenance Electrician Massachusetts
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Not only do I have wide feet but long also. As they say, big house, big foundation . Red Wing can fit me in steel toes, I'm pretty sure they help you also.
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Why do I so adamant about getting these? My DAD. He told me that about 90% of jobsites and coal mines won't let you on site without them. So, Do I need them? I just never questioned his comment, I figured he knew ( though he's not in construction). I'll check-out Redwing. Thanks much fella's!!! Sam
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I have just the opposite problem. My feet are narrow. Check out the catalogs, nearly ALL advertisements are for medium and wide feet.
Redwing is about the only one I can get proper fitting shoes from.
Everywhere I work requires leather work boots, but not steel toes, it can be detrimental to electrical work, but there are tech toes.
Last time I hung around coal mines, though, it was steel caps and metatarsal protection as well. Good luck.
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Do you "need" them? I don't really think anyone here can answer that question. It may boil down to where/whom you will actually work for. In construction - whether it be home, office of plant - I have never been required to have them. Now mining - that's an area where I have no experience. Where ever you land, the company will have a rule about steel tips: a) Mandatory b) Optional c) Not allowed d) Not addresssed. I will also put in a vote for Red Wings(RW) ~ and also Irish Setter. If you do goto the RW store, be sure to check out their "clearance" area. I bought a pair of RW boots 3 years ago for $200+, they needed re-soling (yes, RW does that). Last re-sole cost me $40 which seemed like a bargin to me. This time they wanted $70.. WOW...copper isn't the only thing going up! Out of the corner of my eye I saw the clearance pile. My $200+ boots were now "discontinued" and for sale for $90...hmm $90 new or $70 for re-sole? I bought 2 pairs...LOL. ...and don't forget to get the American flags for the laces.
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I also reccomend and wear ONLY Redwing boots. They are expensive but they last. I personally won't buy the Irish Setter line as they are not made in the US.
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George, I have bad news--Red Wings has dropped their narrow widths. They only go down to B width now. I need AA, and I can't get them there. And even their B widths run quite wide in the heel--they're more like a D width heel.
FYI, I've found that some of the Italian shoes run quite narrow. I have some Ecco Track II walking shoes that fit OK. And for my bicycle, the Sidi Dominators fit well enough.
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My Redwing dealer must have a lot of old stock. He still supplies me with my 13 AA shoes. I'm real fortunate to have him around. He's an Amish fellow who has a shoe and harness repair shop. I pay $110.00 for the same Redwing shoes that sell for $210.00 at the Redwing store in Indy.
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