How (and why) to Ramble on your goat sideways
08-01-2010, 05:02 PM
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I just paid $180 for a pair of Red wing boots but they are the most comfortable boots I ever put on and the other pair I had lasted 8 years. I can see the value in them.
My cousin paid $150 for some jeans that already had holes in them. I wanted to smack him.
If it's worthwhile, yes. If it's some trendy bullshit, hell no.
I'm guilty of it myself in the past but I try to be frugal these days.
My cousin paid $150 for some jeans that already had holes in them. I wanted to smack him.
If it's worthwhile, yes. If it's some trendy bullshit, hell no.
I'm guilty of it myself in the past but I try to be frugal these days.
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08-01-2010, 05:43 PM
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Why, it's exactly what Francisco Scaramanga would build, if he were a complete jackass.
Big fan of the Timberland Titan myself. $120 a pair, typically last me about three years. I recently bought my third pair, so that's the sort of loyalty I feel towards this boot.
Never tried Red Wings.
Big fan of the Timberland Titan myself. $120 a pair, typically last me about three years. I recently bought my third pair, so that's the sort of loyalty I feel towards this boot.
Never tried Red Wings.
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08-01-2010, 07:15 PM
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Why, it's exactly what Francisco Scaramanga would build, if he were a complete jackass.
Big fan of the Timberland Titan myself. $120 a pair, typically last me about three years. I recently bought my third pair, so that's the sort of loyalty I feel towards this boot.
Never tried Red Wings.
Big fan of the Timberland Titan myself. $120 a pair, typically last me about three years. I recently bought my third pair, so that's the sort of loyalty I feel towards this boot.
Never tried Red Wings.
I was recommended the Red Wings by a fellow construction worker in 2002. I tried a pair on and they felt great so I bought them. I'm glad I did, I just replaced them last week! Being a heavy equipment operator, I sometimes have to use various shapes and sizes of foot controls. They hold up well to the abuse.
The bad thing is the first pair cost me $129 in 2002. The same pair in 2010 cost $189...greedy bastards. If I wasn't in a pinch, I could have shopped around and got them a little cheaper but I needed them in a hurry.
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08-01-2010, 08:25 PM
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+1 on redwings, they're amazing, especially if you get their heat formed insoles. I paid $180 for slip on steel toe boots, including the insoles. They were/are great, although I quit my machining job 8 months later, oh well. I still wear them often, theyre incredibly comfortable. As a motorcycle rider, they keep my toes from ever getting cold.
Gun/puzzle dude: How do you ever ******* think of something like that, let alone make it?!?!
Gun/puzzle dude: How do you ever ******* think of something like that, let alone make it?!?!
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