1st Engineer Boots - Red Wing or Chippewa?

[Moonshine]

Hey Guys,

Due to all this IH forum wackiness I'm jonesing for some brown or merlot engineer boots.  I know that there are several top-shelf choices (Wolverine Stockton, Wesco, White's, Viberg, RRL, JL, etc.) but I want to start slow but still get a quality pair of boots, so which brown boots do you guys suggest, Red Wing or Chippewa?  Thanks in advance for the suggestions!

[demonito]

i like the chippewas. wellif you can find the 2268 rws then thats good enough

[injunjack]

I like Chippewas too…over the RedWings anyday, tho I have just tried RW's.....

[smittybat]

Chips are are good intro.  Probably best bang for the buck.

[CLJ]

The Chippewas are also steel toe, may be something to consider.

[Friday]

http://www.redwing-berlin.de/artikeldetails-en/kategorie/shoes-engineer-pecos/artikel/2268-engineer.html

[CLJ]

I wish Red Wing would list everything they make on their website (unless I missed it). Those are much nicer than the models listed on the American heritage site.

[Friday]

im with you CLJ. And to anyone who's on the hunt for a RW that berlin link sure offers lots of nice RWs. i.e. US and Japan version..

[Graeme]

The Red Wing Heritage site lists all their more retro styles.

http://www.redwingheritage.eu/boots

Moonshine, just buy the Merlot Viberg Engineers. You know you will eventually in any case, so I'm saving you the cost of a lesser pair.

[injunjack]

well….yes and no...

Chips are fine, and if these are your first engineers...start with those, and move on upwards. Everybody needs at least 2 pairs of engineers in their life. They're boots not just ankle high shoes with laces ( I'm still stumbled that ankle high shoes with laces are called boots);)

[demonito]

@Graeme:

The Red Wing Heritage site lists all their more retro styles.

http://www.redwingheritage.eu/boots

Moonshine, just buy the Merlot Viberg Engineers. You know you will eventually in any case, so I'm saving you the cost of a lesser pair.

this is actually true

[Forrest6775]

If I'm not mistaken chippewa's are the original engineer boots. Just saying.