Red wing boots care3/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The nickel eyelets and speed hooks that provide some visual pop. The quad-stitched, pleasingly bulbous toe cap. The kind of boot that those boots can look at and say “that is an extremely handsome boot and yes I feel threatened by it, but here I am admitting it because DAMN.” The kind of boot that other boots want to grow up to be, even though that’s basically impossible. The Red Wing Iron Ranger is a boot’s boot. The Iron Ranger reigns as the most popular boot in Red Wing’s Heritage line, and it’s easy to see why. Today, Red Wing’s work-specific boots can be found on the feet of many a construction worker, welder, and more-but within the last couple decades, they’ve also focused on the Red Wing Heritage line of fashionable, functional boots that certainly can be used in many heavy work situations, but also transition quite cleanly into a casual lifestyle boot. Over the years, the Red Wing range expanded, most notably to include their iconic moc-toe boots for hunters and other sportsmen, which were introduced in the 1950s. Founder Charles Beckman ( who has a Red Wing boot named after him, naturally) developed boots for very specific work needs, from farmers, to blacksmiths, to Minnesota’s iron miners, which the Iron Ranger is named in honor of. In 1908, Red Wing began creating some of America’s great workboots in-you’re never going to believe this-Red Wing, Minnesota. ![]() How I Cared for Them: Cedar shoe trees usually inserted when not being worn wiped down and brushed with a horsehair brush after getting muddy full Red Wing mink oil treatment 2-3 times per year.Ī Bit of History on Red Wing Heritage Boots Worn How Often?: On average for those four years, at least one time per week-although sometimes more frequently, especially when they were new (and my collection was smaller…) and when traveling. Mine have the old nitrile cork sole Red Wing moved all Iron Rangers onto Vibram 430 mini-lug soles a few years back. Model: Iron Ranger 8111 in amber harness leather.
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