jpm2 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:43 pmThe good thing about red wing is they list the last for every boot and shoe they make. The last is the mold they use to form the shape of the boot/shoe. Any style boot or shoe they make with the same last# should fit the same.
I've tried on a lot of red wing boots in their stores over the decades and know a lot of the last #'s that fit me good and bad. That lets me rule out those I know are bad for me and concentrate on the ones I know fit me well when it comes time to buy new.
Does anyone know of other boot makers that list their last #'s ?
I've seen some but can't really think of anything besides Corcoran's. Steel toe boots are a whole other animal vs soft toe, and the last definitely changes where the toe cap ends up in relation to the rest of your foot. I have a few local boot shops and I have spent an embarrassing amount of time in there just trying on every safety toe boot they sell, completely disregarding my preferences and tastes just to find ones that don't hurt my big toes. Even boots within the same brand are hit and miss, I've been through about 5 pair of Keens with varying success and even had 3 pair of the same model that each fit a little different. I once had an old guy at one of these shops bring out about 10 pair of the same style boot and had me try them all on and pick which left and right felt the best because he said even manufacturing variances change the fit.