Alden shoes are phenomenal. I spent thousands of dollars on high quality shoes working in car sales until I found Alden shoes. I bought two pairs, one black and one brown. I got them in the nick of time because my feet were in bad shape. I'm a polio survivor and one foot was a few sizes smaller than the other. Alden accommodated me by selling me mismatched shoes for a little more than the normal cost. We took careful measurements of both feet and sent them to Alden. When they arrived they were a perfect fit, something I had never experienced in my life. They wore like iron and looked and felt perfect.

As a power lineman for over 4 decades, I’ve climbed in Knapps, Lehighs, Chipewas, Red Wings, White’s and IMHO the best climbing boots are Wesco Highliner. Wesco will send a ruler and instructions to measure and trace your feet to build a custom shoe and if they wear out, they’ll rebuild them for you. Best boot I ever climbed in.

Can attest to Thorogood boots, particularly the Moc Toe Wedge being great. Worn it for 3 years, day in and day out in wet, rough conditions and they've held up well. My tan Thorogoods formed a dark patina and are now a fairly dark brown color. They still clean up okay, but I recently bought a second pair to have the originals sent out to be redyed and resoled. For comparison, a pair of Red Wing blacksmith boots worn for a year in roughly the same conditions were letting water in through the stitching and eventually wore a hole in the leather where my pinky toe was. The Thorogoods are also way more comfortable. I don't think I'd work in a heeled boot ever again unless I was up on a latter all day.

Hope you guys can do a review on Origin boots...

Little update: Chippewa's Heritage boots have been discontinued and Parkhurst moved production to Spain and increased in price! Also White's is technically Japanese owned, but American made. Also, check out THE TOP 10 BOOTS you can buy (in under 10 minutes!)! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9Gle9yqysyyd3k.html

Love the Wisconsin connection in many of these brands. I bought a pair of the Thorogood’s with steel toes and didn’t even know they were a Wisconsin brand. Grew up 40 minutes from the factory.

i was wearing timberland but they were severly hurting my feet ,,,, i got a pair of red wing boots with a nonmetallic safety toe and metatarsal protection on the box they are marked 4456 and they instantly stopped my feet hurting they are very comfortable i work in a foundry and they are holding up very well ,,,,, the best work boot ive ever worn

Love this video and Love seeing you guys together! Over the past couple of years I have developed a passion for boots and Stridewise and Trenton and Heath have had a lot to do with this new interest. Thank you for the education and inspiration!

Hey love the video, but I have to say the audio seems really weird with an odd split between l/r channels. It is a bit jarring.

I certainly enjoy my pairs of 1000 Mile boots made in Rockford, MI.

I've been wearing my Redwing Irish Setters for years . I get them resoled as needed and they are great. Thanks for sharing.

You guys need to take a look at Origin boots. Made in Maine.

Being from the Pacific Northwest, I am always gratified to hear mention of WESCOS's, White's and Nick's boots. But I am always baffled that Danners get left off of that list as well! They build some high quality boots, but they have become a big company making shoes for Cabellas, Eddie Bauer, REI and other outdoor stores, at a price point where the retail shop can make a profit and still offer a decent boot. I used to be mostly interested in hiking boot brands growing up in the 60's and 70's, like Vasque, Asolo and Danners. Now, there are just so many good brands out there that to make up an exclusive list tends to leave off several brands of high quality, rebuildable, long lasting boots.

I wore danner when working ( L E ) , still wear them . ive had them re-soled at the factory 2 x. I believe they are all USA . ~ JDS/CT

I really enjoy OakStreet Boot Company. A small company, that has multiple limited editions; so you can have a boot that you may never see someone else wear. Great quality, and looks. 100% made in USA.

Nice video. I really like my Chippewa boots. Made in the use and super durable and comfortable!

The crossover we all deserve

OriginUSA is making 100% USA boots. Would love to hear your thoughts about them. They are doing a lot of good stuff up in Maine and now North Carolina.

Due to recently going to business for myself I’ve been able to buy some premium American made boots. I appreciate the craftsmanship.

Well it’s a good thing you included Nicks and Whites. Personally I favor Nick’s overall Quality and attention to detail.

Awesome collab guys. Weirdly I watch T&H to relax. These guys are the best.

Very well done. Straight to the point. Time stamps. Good information. Thank you!

Not surprised to not see wolverine in the lineup. They were my first pair of nice boots I purchased. The 1000 mile boot looks nice and broke in pretty easily but I ended up getting a small rip in the leather on the side of the boot. I know I can repair it but I ended up buying a pair of Chippewa boots and they've been holding up better for a few years now. The leather is better than in the wolverine boots and with my work I don't have to worry about it falling apart.

Two entertaining experts! Btw I recently bought a pair of Allen Edmonds Rainier boots on sale for $199 (!) and they are flawless. No QC issues at all. And, I love my Higgins Mills, so I continue to enjoy Allen Edmonds and that they are American made is a plus.

Video hype! Been keeping an eye out for this since that Instagram post. Parkhurst so deserves the value kudos on there, amazing value and quality.

Wolverine 1000 Mile are super comfortable once you break in the leather footbed

Russell Boot company in Wisconsin. Handmade, custom boots with a moccasin build. Amazing boots. Have been wearing them daily for a decade

I have the mock toe TG boots . Best pair I’ve ever had period.

Can't go wrong with Wesco, Nick's or White's. Basically comes down to style, as quality and durability is a non issue.

Gokey boots are also incredible. Made in Missouri

Parkhurst !! oh yea, West New York Representing! just got my new pair of shoes there. met with one of the owners and tried on multiple pairs. found my size, talked all sorts of shoe and boot talk. Those people are giving it their all to be in the top tier, please consider them everybody. The shoes fit amazing and are absolutely beautiful.

i recently got a pair of Chippewa boots on sale for $80, and i am extremely impressed

Love my Wolverine 1,000 Mile Boots. Classic, handmade in the USA!

Very enjoyable video. I'm sure I'll end up watching it again before long. More journalists, former or otherwise, could stand spending some genuine time in heart of America workshops.

I have found that Peter Limmer in New Hampshire makes a great hiking boot, The problem is the wait time for a custom boot (a couple of years), the cost (500-750 per pair) and the weight (4-5 lbs per pair)

I’ve worn Whites work boots for work work, their packer boots for farm work. I’ve worn Red Wing iron rangers for daily wear and their super sole 606’s for work (still US made) these are the most comfortable work boot by far. Danner Quarry USA for work and their Bull Run for daily wear. Danner are great too but, I tend to lean toward the whites and Redwing because I don’t like lined boots and they have a larger selection of unlined actual work boots. They’re all great though. I also have a pair of Allen Edmonds shell cordovans that I love but their a bit dressy for me and a bit too casual for dress up if you know what I mean.

Would love to see another video like this but with cowboy boot brands!

Would love to see a breakdown of Origin boots. They are a fast growing company. I also love their jeans.

Very good video. Comprehensive. I liked how both of you pointed out the working man boots. Good job.

Great collaboration guys....love & subscribe to both of your channels. I've learned so much over the last year about boot making, quality and value. Got burned a while back on a pair of Wolverine chukkas that I thought were stitched, until the faux welt started peeling off and found that they were cemented! Not again. You guys are boot rock stars, you know that, right? Right?? ;-)

Hi Stridewise! Could you make similar video for boots from Europe? Sometimes is quite tricky to buy boots from USA as the return's policy is not on our favour, additional taxes and shipping can add additional 100$ to boots and also there is no possibility of free return. It would help a lot of us to find really good bots made in Europe. Thank you, wish u a lovely day! :D

You started out with my personal fave - ALDEN! Admittedly they are more expensive than many of my other boots but I feel that they're worth it. Redwing are my daily go to boots but I have taken it personally that they've discontinued the Beckman model! As a Canadian I really like buying boots made by my neighbours to the south. I only regret that I can only wear one pair at a time...

So I’m wondering why you choose Chippewa over Wolverine? I would’ve thought the 1000 mile would’ve made the cut?

Great video.. I wish you'd have included Rancourt from Maine. Though Rancourt is more casual than workwear, and are blake stitched, rather than Goodyear, they are still very underrated in my opinion. Cheers.

Man, I love my Danners, but I also really understand why they aren't anywhere on this list. Really wish they tried harder to compete with redwing and thorogood in general.

Frank's boots are also made in Spokane and to my eye look like they are constructed identically to Nick's (many of the employees have worked at both companies)

This is awesome, guys. The video I've been waiting for. Thanks for the depth, haven't heard of many of these!

Two on my favorite channels on KZfaq! Amazing work guys! Thanks!!!

You guys didn't mention anything about Kreosote boots...🤔

A list of best American made boots and Justin's or Lucchese's aren't on the list? I just stopped by Baker shoes today driving through Eugene and I think their Drew boots measure up with Nicks and Whites. They are made in Spokane just like the other two. Is this a list of best boots worn on pavement to the local pubs?

Just picked up Nicks/Rose Anvil boot. Look at origin boots. Made in Maine. Love my bison boots.

Great review - thank you for taking the time to make this!

Wow, I thought just deciding USA made was going to be easy. Now I've got to consider what state I want mine made in. Very cool! 👍

The guy in the leather coat is near totally in coherent or understandable.

Love my Chippewas have had them for almost 6 years. Just replaced the heel rubber but that’s it

Great collabo. Love you guys do videos together. I think this is number two.

Manhattanite to Volunteer: What do you call a place where you repair things? Volunteer: A shop. alternate convo: Manhattanite 1 to Manhattanite 2 : What do you call a place where you repair things? Manhattanite 2: This is my Atelier.

I've tried Red Wing. My feet where never so sore as being in those.

Have you ever though of trying Waldviertler Tramper Flex boots? They are hand-sewn in Austria and still very affordable. Soles can be changed of course. Really long living boots and not made in Asia, but by hand in Austria

I wear Danner when I hike. I wear White’s boots when I do chore work. I wear Alden when I m in office. I wear Red Wing when I go shopping.

Pretty thorough, although I would include Danner in this lineup, awesome boots.

Excellent video. So glad to see Parkhurst getting well deserved props. The feature on the Parkhurst Boots that really stands out for me is the actual weight of the boot itself. Solid construction without the weight. Great styling as well.

Got my sz12 Danner USMC stichdowns for $85 new. Waxed them up real good. They will last forever doing moderate forestry work.

I’ve owned White boots for years. I had a couple pairs rebuilt. Also I am a fan of Danner boots made in Portland.

As we are talking about American made boots. What are your thoughts on Role Club boots? They are Made in California. Find them on the you tube Channel called Brian the boot Maker.

You guys were the start of my boot obsession. I bought my first set of “nice” boots with the redwing iron ranger in copper rough and tough. I absolutely LOVE them. I’m looking at a pair of nicks as a step up!

Thanks for the reviews. !

I'm the "ham and egger". The "brown bagger". I wash dishes at Panda Express. I make the prevailing wage. There is no way that I can afford to buy boots which cost more than a week's wages.

Your all forgot to mention Wolverine boots, some good ones still made in USA !

I would love to see a video of the most comfortable boots. I am on my feet all day but not in construction. I am always looking for American made have looked at some Redwings but the leather is as stiff as steel.

Great video Nick. T & H are awesome and I love their content.

I just bought a new pair of *Chippewa Ellison* 6" lace-up boots about 2 or 3 weeks ago. So far I love them, they're breaking in well. :)

Caught this one brand new. Have you ever heard of Kreosote boots? I learned about them from Carl Murawski, and he just made this video about a fantastic interview with the owner of Kreosote, I think those boots are amazingly unique and impressive.

Hey Nick. I love it when you do these videos with Trenton and Heath . It always looks like you have a lot of fun. If you ever get over to the UK you should do a video with Dan at Tring shoe repair and key shop. I'd get a front row seat for that one. : )

Crazy how I been binging both of your guys channels really hard lately then boom 💥 a collab

I use whites for construction in the pnw. I've had them rebuilt once and they hold up great highly recommend them

No mention of Wolverine boots? Are they not made in U.S.? That surprised me. I need some Red Wings though!!

Surprised Danner didn't come up given their Military quality. Good video regardless

Nice collab! Love Nick and Trenton and Heath!

Two pair of the same model Carolinas’ five years apart. I don’t have to think about’em “They got me”.

While I love my red wing weekender chelseas, I feel like they got away with selling us a $150 boot for $250 because it is in the heritage lineup. Again, love them, but do feel they are overpriced, especially when considering the type of stitch out construction

Yup, my first quality boot. Red Wing Iron Ranger It's been great very durable and comfortable.

Love Parkhurst. Can't find better value and service from an American boot brand. Don't regret any amount of money I give to that company. Andrew is great.

Thanks for the very informative video

I spent 55 years in heavy work boots, not the heavy tennis shoes mostly featured in your video. I started with Red Wings that were readily available locally. They didn't last long. I found Nick's 14 inch loggers with Vibram sole, and never looked back.

I’ll take this anytime over sneakers

Loving the collabs mate..keep going strong!

I was not aware of all the boot companies in my home state of Wisconsin!

Digging the leather jacket!

Thanks for the video guys! But a point of clarification....The Red Wing "Iron Rangers" is a reference to the Iron Range in Northern MN where they mine iron ore, not coal.

Awesome video as always

Love it, Awesome video and you couldn't team up with better people than T&H!!

Great video! Sometimes it can be hard to decipher who makes what and where these days. I have a question for the experts! I am looking to buy a good quality boot/work shoe. My days of needing safety toe is over, but I work in manufacturing and have to walk on concrete all day, and my shoes/boots can be exposed to very high temps on occasion(melted plastic, 400+ degrees) but only briefly. With that in mind, here's the kicker: I weigh 285 lbs. I am not fat(I used to pick my buddies Plymouth up by the back bumper) and it just strikes me that I am unable to find a pair of shoes, workboots, whatever that are designed to take the beating my weight puts on them. Almost every pair of sports shoes, hiking boots, whatever I have had has had the insole and whatever is under it crushed/squashed out before the rest of the shoe is worn out. Occasioanlly I will have one hold up but the sole gets thin and worn funny, which is bad on concrete. I haven't had an upper wear out on me in at least 30 years now on any footwear. Most workboots are the same, I destroy the insides of them before the outer parts go bad. Can you recommend a nice leather shoe-ish boot that will hold up to working on concrete under my weight?

Odd not to see wolverine 1000 mile

There's another boot company in Spokane that makes an identical boot to Whites & Nicks. The company is called JK boots and is family-operated.

We are fans of Danner (Portland, OR) & Red Wing (MN) boots

Goes straight over to Rose Anvil to see what these look like when bandsawed in half.

The best work boots I have ever worn are danner power foreman's. They put throughgood wedge sole boots to shame. And they are union made in Portland Oregon. Most of these boots seen here look like hipster specials 😆

Great collaboration and information

The collab videos are awesome, really enjoyed the video👊