Shoes that look better with age...

[Leonard Leroy]

Pictures my man. How did you size them? It's a bit more of an issue getting them here in the states.

[Denim Phenom]

I'm wondering what the expected lifespan of a pair of boat shoes is. I realize the soles were originally intended to be worn on docks, so how well will they hold up in the city?

I got a pair of rogues gallery ones, which are made by quoddy trail, and the soles appear to be pretty thin, even for boat shoes.

my mother in law wore a pair for 27+ years on and off a boat.

[Slub]

The new RM 2268s plus some bonus pics from Lightening Maintenance Magazine.

Fit wise I sized down a half on my regular shoe size. They crippled me after the first day of wear but I massaged a bit of mink oil in and have worn all day today. They seem to be getting there, tough SOBs though.

[edmond]

what jeans are those slub?? can we get a full body shot fit pic with them jeans and boots?

[Slub]

RMC 614 - 'dude ranchers'

I'll try and get a full shot up later.

[edmond]

whoaa dude ranchers? and they have a small hem opening?

[Slub]

Around 8 inches I think - have to do some measurements. Probably looks exaggeratedly small because of the width of the boot' shaft.

[edmond]

ohhh ..... errr pls post some full fit pics pls!

[erbs]

whoaa dude ranchers? and they have a small hem opening?

My size 32 RMC 614 have a 8" hem

[Leonard Leroy]

Hrm, size 8 Red Wings are too tight on me. Like I know how leather stretches, and they wouldn't ever be comfortable. Size 8 1/2 is perfect though. So I'm going for the 8 1/2.

[Slub]

Now with added legs!

Hope they work out LL.

[rnrswitch]

Do those red wings only come in black. It looks like in the lightning magazine that they come in brown as well.

[Bill2]

Now with added legs!

Hope they work out LL.

Have a pair of these in the tan roughout.... Great boots. Bulletproof. Reasonable price point. The ONLY thing wrong with them is the plastic heel stack instead of leather, but thats easy to have swapped out at the local cobbler cheaply.

edit: They come in black, copper (which is reddish brown), and tan roughout

[doogle]

i want a pair of saddle shoes help

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if you're looking for them in 2 tones, i'm selling a pair of regals in black/grey:

they make this color too but not really feeling the brick soles on them:

[edmond]

how much are you selling those? and what size?

[Leonard Leroy]

I wanna boot tuck my jeans into 2268s, damn, dejan telling me tomorrow if he has the pair in my size.

[edmond]

my 1 year old lonewolf engineers dont wear it that much

goodyear heel

[jstavrin]

Good lord. I might have to make those my next pair.

I'd rep if I could.

[Leonard Leroy]

So I guess Lone Wolfs are based on the 2268 design? Those are so fucking nice.

[edmond]

yeah but the toebox on these are more of a "classic" type to start with theyre not so rounded like the rw's they will age up to a more sharper toe box rather than a rounded like the vintage 2268's ive seen

[edmond]

check this post by takeshi san on his blog about the 2268

http://denim-gallery.heavy.jp/other-item-collection/redwing-2268-pt91.html

[Leonard Leroy]

ya so even with a japanese translation i have no idea what the hell is going on there.

[edmond]

he means that theyre good enough for the price and you need to change the plastic heels off and replace with a leather stacked ones..

[Leonard Leroy]

He seems to compare two different pairs. I can't tell if they're the same pair with different soles, or two different pairs of 2268s with different soles.

But thanks for the link, I'm really psyched to get a pair.

[Slub]

Nice tip on the leather heal replacement, I'll check out my local cobbler.

I love the red deep colour you've achieved for the wood on the Lone Wolfs. What kind of treatment have you been giving these?

[edmond]

LL= he has 2 pairs one is older than the other he says that the tanning of the leather is different ... and some details and he says that his pair has steel toes .. the soles onboth of them are done by okuyama-san

slub= i just put some mink oil on the soles before i started using them thats it just to protect it from water

[Shorty Long]

I'm sure this has been discussed somewhere in this thread, but I couldn't find it...

Does anyone know where one can purchase brown waxed laces? I'm tired of replacing my standard cotton laces on my Alden Indys.

[M4TM]

^^ your local alden dealer? or try contacting alden directly.

i went to my local dealer and they were happy to give me a pair of replacement laces!

[the_ming]

The new RM 2268s plus some bonus pics from Lightening Maintenance Magazine.

sorry to be dense, but RM is an abbreviation for what brand?

[rnrswitch]

I thought that for a second too, but I believe he meant RW = red wings.