Original Chippewa Collection Men's 6-Inch Service Utility Boot

UPDATE: Everything below still goes, but I ended up sending back the 9 and getting an 8.5. They're perfect now. The 9s were just too big. I'm looking to find the best conditioner/waterproof because the color on these is fantastic. Wearing them today to break them in and they're comfortable out of the box. Beautiful shoes and absolutely no faults I can find. I'm wearing two pairs of socks as well just in case, but so far, so good. High quality and looking forward to years of wearing these. There is some wear already and creasing in the leather after a little bit or wearing. My guess is that the leather is a little dried out, but I plan on conditioning them anyway, some stuff on the way. The other reviews I've seen show that these shoes (and any leather shoes) MUST BE CONDITIONED and WATERPROOFED. That's how the boots really last. The stitching and construction is great, but any leather no matter how expensive, will weather.My sizing advice: If you normally have some room in your shoes at the end (about a pinky length if the shoes are too skinny) then go down a whole size from your most common shoe size. As stated below, my shoe size is all over the place, but 9.5 fits the best in most and the 8.5 here is perfect.As everyone has said, these run large. Almost too large. I wear a 10.5 in Adidas, 10 in Nike, 9.5 in Puma, 9 in boots and dress shoes so I went with a 9. I maybe could even get away with an 8.5, but it would be a problem in width wise I think. The boots look huge compared to my foot, but an extra pair of socks and they fit nicely. The leather and cordovan/burgundy color is gorgeous. The finish is nice and as some others have pointed out, there are some concerns with the stitching, although it doesn't appear that anything is actually "wrong." Boots feel sturdy and are heavy. I have not worn them yet as it's supposed to be 90 degrees this week, but looking forward to fall. I have 4 other pairs of boots, and none of them were this expensive. Comparing them, these seems to be much more substantial and have a cleaner finish and look. (I have Timberlands, Aldo, Clarks, and Bullboxer). They look great with jeans and cords and the burgundy color is the new neutral so I'll get lots of good wear out of these. I'll need to add protectant as I bought these in hopes of not having to replace them for a few years like I did with my Docs - those lasted 6 years!

I wear a 9.5 in dress shoes, sebagos and other shoes. Took advice from other reviewers and ordered a 9 M. Perfect fit.Beautiful leather, feels great and looks great. Visually inspected and no problems with quality. I wore them around the house and office for a few days this week to start breaking in. No problems. Walked about a mile today on pavement. Felt great. No heel slip, no blisters, not even hot spots. I am wearing some heavier hiking socks, but don't plan on always doing this.Not sure about other reviews, the insole feels fine, comfortable and not too hard. It's a boot. Also, if your heel is really rising a lot, the boot size may be too big for you. Boots do take time to break in and crease on the top of the boot near the toes. Until they bend here, your heel can lift up instead. I have not noticed this in this boot.These are not quick boots to put on. There are no speed eyelets near the top like hiking boots, which would be nice. Those could be fitted later by a cobbler. The laces are long enough to leave them all laced up, but loosened entirely so the foot can be slipped out and in. To tighten, reverse process.These boots are too nice to really work outside in and get muddy. They are not sturdy enough and do not fit tight enough to hike in. Great for kicking around town, working in the garage, or wearing to work.UPDATE: 2/7/2015Break in period is officially over, it really was just a couple hours. They are also easier to get on/off now. If your feet hurt from these boots after a few days of wearing, something is wrong.I ended up getting some Danner's Boot Dressing(Clear) to condition the boots today. I've used the brown color on my Danner hiking boots and it goes on nice. The clear does NOT discolor the leather at all. I used my fingertips to apply a thin coat, and rubbed it in. In addition, the Danner dressing has some water-resistant properties. That's good enough for these boots. I have Obanauf's LP for my other hiking boots, and I will not use that on the Chippewas.I dropped by the Red Wing store the other day and purchased a pair of leather laces for the Chippewas. The brown waxy laces they came with are OK, but I feel the leather laces look really nice with the Tan Renegade color of the boots. I also treated the laces with the Danner's Conditioner. See my review of the  DANNER BOOT DRESSING (Protects,Revives,Prolongs,Conditions & Breaks in Boots) 1.7oz/48Grams (CLEAR)  to see a picture of the boots after the dressing was applied, and laces.

Ich besitze einen RW. Von den Bewertungen im Internet habe ich eher etwas minderwertigere Schuhe zum Vergleich zu meinem RW Merchant erwartet. Aber die sind echt tiolle Schuhen und sehr gut verarbeitet. Für diesen Preis ein sehr gutes Deal.

Die Schuhe sind nach ein paar Monaten kaputt wobei habe ich die nicht als Arbeitsschuhe getragen- nu Freizeit also weniger km.

Really can't recommend these boots. Considering the price, there's far too many quality control issues. Weird stitching mistakes, the parts not aligning properly, etcAlso, I sized down and they were still too big. I'll be returning them

Entgegen vieler Rezensionen ist die Größe bei mir genau wie erwartet: 40,5 bei dem Stiefel entspricht 40,5 bei meinen Business-Lederschuhen. Bei Sneakern habe ich auch bis zu Größe 42 - wahrscheinlich kommen die Klagen über zu große Chippewas von Leuten die überwiegend Turnschuhe tragen.Die Stiefel sind für die 170 Euro bei Amazon ein klare Kaufempfehlung: tolle Optik, gute Lederqualität, Vibram-Sohle und die handwerkliche Machart bekommt man zu dem Preis nur selten angeboten.Bei 300 Euro+ allerdings wäre der 5te Stern bei mir weg. An einigen Stellen hat das Leder schon frisch aus dem Karton kleine Druckstellen und manche Nähte sind nicht 100%tig sauber. Da waren vergleichbare Modelle von Red Wing und Wolverine, die ich bisher in der Hand gehabt habe, von der Verarbeitung her von einem anderen Kaliber.Auch sind die Schuhe vorne mit Stoff ausgekleidet, was ich eher von günstigeren Schuhen kenne. Vermutlich ist der Stoff aber in der Praxis robuster als zartes Leder.Ansonsten: häufig wird geschrieben, man müsse die Schuhe gut einlaufen, bevor sie passen. Ich habe die Schuhe heute bekommen und bin gleich im Anschluss testweise letztlich 11 Kilometer damit marschiert. Die passen wie angegossen, nix zwickt und nix drückt. Und ich bin normalerweise empfindlich und laufe mir schnell Blasen.

A great pair of boots! The leather is more of a golden brown than is shown in the picture, but not a problem for me. I used a little dubbin to darken the leather slightly. Sizing, as with many boot makers is slightly on the large side. I wear a UK size 10 in a shoe, but ordered down a half size to a UK SIZE 9.5 and they are a perfect fit. I wore the boots around the house for a couple of days to break them in, but I could probably have worn them straight out of the box with no real concern.I have put an insole into the boots for a little more comfort as they are a little hard on the feet when walking.I wouldn't hesitate to recommend these boots. I bought the crazy horse leather which is less smart than the other leathers and will look aged more quickly, but that is what I wanted.