I buy red wings only also. I make sure that they are made here in the USA. I don't buy their chinese brand. I've never had a problem with repairs. All the stitching is gauranteed and getting the uppers resoled is easy. I have three years of daily use on my current set with one resole. Just keep them oiled and they last. My last pair lasted about 3 years and only failed when I had completely worn the leather on the toe down to the steel from scraping on concrete. As a matter of fact I wore the steel some too.
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