Red Wing Gentleman's Traveler

[Manfred Freitag]

Is an orthotic insert necessary?

I tossed a $6 pair of Doctor Scholl gels in mine, Made them perfect. I usually don't put inserts or soles in my boots but in this case it worked out great. Then again, I am a street 12 and bought them in 12, so I needed to take up a bit of volume.

 

[bl@ster]



Is an orthotic insert necessary?

Yes. Red Wing's have hard leather insoles with no foot contour. I recommend the Spenco Heavy Duty insole: http://www.amazon.com/Spenco-Polyso...=sr_1_15?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1318203610&sr=1-15

 

[HAL 9000]

Okay, thanks a lot for the suggestion bl@ster. One more question. Do I have approximately the right size if I can fit my index finger behind the heels (not too tight and not too much wiggle room)? Thanks again.

 

[bl@ster]



Okay, thanks a lot for the suggestion bl@ster. One more question. Do I have approximately the right size if I can fit my index finger behind the heels (not too tight and not too much wiggle room)? Thanks again.

In general, yes. And when you lace up the boots, make sure some of the tongue is showing. If the sides of the upper are too close, the boot is too big.

 

[HAL 9000]

How about struggling to put them on? When putting on red wings boots, you need to stretch out the laces and the sides right?

 

[stevent]



How about struggling to put them on? When putting on red wings boots, you need to stretch out the laces and the sides right?

Yes it should take some effort to get on

 

[TAR]



How about struggling to put them on? When putting on red wings boots, you need to stretch out the laces and the sides right?

When they're new they take a lot of work to get on. Ive had been wearing mine daily for about a month and they're getting easier to get on and off (I try to stretch them a bit every time I put them on). Also, get some insoles. They'll make them way more comfortable. I'd recommend super feet insoles.

 

[HAL 9000]

When they're new they take a lot of work to get on. Ive had been wearing mine daily for about a month and they're getting easier to get on and off (I try to stretch them a bit every time I put them on). Also, get some insoles. They'll make them way more comfortable. I'd recommend super feet insoles.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Yeah, the boots take so much work to get on, I have to like take the laces out of the sockets to fit my feet in.

 

[tetsuo]



Thanks for the suggestions guys. Yeah, the boots take so much work to get on, I have to like take the laces out of the sockets to fit my feet in.

that is completely normal

 

[HAL 9000]

that is completely normal

That's quite interesting. How would you know if its too small then? (I went a full size down, its unbelievably hard to put on, I'm thinking of returning it for a half size larger than the one I have).

 

[Grayland]



Thanks for the suggestions guys. Yeah, the boots take so much work to get on, I have to like take the laces out of the sockets to fit my feet in.

They shouldn't take that much work. I'm a 10.5 and bought a 10 in the RW GT. The boot is a little narrow and took a few weeks to break in, but I never had a problem getting them on. They shouldn't be that tight.

 

[NormanF]

That's quite interesting. How would you know if its too small then? (I went a full size down, its unbelievably hard to put on, I'm thinking of returning it for a half size larger than the one I have).

I'd buy them normal size, put in a pair of Birkenstock cork and latex trekking insoles and just get used to them.

 

[Matt44]

So, as a rule, should most people size down by a half? Sorry to beat this already dead horse, but I'm about to go with my normal 10.5 on a pair 9016's. Or should I go size 10?

 

[HAL 9000]

So, as a rule, should most people size down by a half? Sorry to beat this already dead horse, but I'm about to go with my normal 10.5 on a pair 9016's. Or should I go size 10?

Yes, I'd say thats the general rule. At first, I sized down by one, and it was too small. Exchanged it, size down only a half and it perfect. Keep in mind that it may be different for you though.

 

[rosenkruez]

I usually wear 13 in most shoes. I went to the store today and tried GT in cherry in 11 and I could fit in them. I'm not sure whether I should go with 11.5 or 12. Then again, I was barefoot so I'm leaning more towards 12..