Tag: boot-review

  • Is There a Perfect Light Duty Leather Work Boot?

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    My work boot problem isn’t fit, durability, or style. It’s that I go in and out of the house fifteen times a day and almost nobody makes a waterproof slip-on work boot that still looks like a work boot. Seven pairs in, I still haven’t found it. If you want the philosophical version of this…

  • I Really Like Red Wing Boots, But They Should Make a Waterproof Moc Toe Chelsea

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    I’m a Red Wing fan, and after four pairs I think they’re making all the right boots — they’re just not combining them. The boot I actually want from Red Wing doesn’t exist, and it should. Red Wing 8249 Steel Toe Moc Toe Supersole The 8249 is where this started. NYC film production days, working…

  • What is the Best Chore Boot? Bogs vs. Muck, With Reservations

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    If you live somewhere that actually has winter, regular rubber boots stop working below freezing. You need insulated neoprene. The question is which pair, and after two rounds I have an honest answer with a caveat. Round One: Bogs Classic High My first serious pair was the Bogs Classic High. They kept my feet warm…