Red Wing Men's Iron Ranger 8111 Amber

Description

The 8111 is a rugged 6-Inch boot, featuring premium Amber Harness leather, chrome hardware, speed hooks, Goodyear welt construction, triple stitched quality, plus a durable Vibram 430 Mini-lug sole for grip while maintaining the classic Iron Ranger. This classic with a new Vibram Mini-Lug sole. Red Wing responded with a boot made of thick leather with an oil resisting outer sole, speed lacing hooks, and a comfortable cork midsole. That boot is still made today, the fittingly named Iron Ranger, and it represents not only Red Wings commitment to making boots for working men and women but also its Minnesota origins. The miners needed tough but comfortable boots that could stand up to the long days and tough conditions a northern Minnesota mine pit presented. The 8111 is a rugged 6-Inch boot, featuring Amber Harness leather, chrome hardware, speed hooks, Goodyear welt construction, triple stitched quality, plus a durable Vibram 430 Mini-lug sole for grip while maintaining the classic Iron Ranger construction and silhouette. The defining characteristic of these boots though, was their double layered toe, capped to protect the miners feet from injury as they labored with hand tools and heavy machinery. The early history of iron mining on Minnesotas Mesabi Range is intertwined with that of Red Wing Shoe Company.

Key Features

• The miners needed tough but comfortable boots that could stand up to the long days and tough conditions a northern Minnesota mine pit presented.
• The 8111 is a rugged 6-Inch boot, featuring Amber Harness leather, chrome hardware, speed hooks, Goodyear welt construction, triple stitched quality, plus a durable Vibram 430 Mini-lug sole for grip while maintaining the classic Iron.
• The defining characteristic of these boots though, was their double layered toe, capped to protect the miners feet from injury as they labored with hand tools and heavy machinery.
• Red Wing responded with a boot made of thick leather with an oil resisting outer sole, speed lacing hooks, and a comfortable cork midsole.
• The early history of iron mining on Minnesotas Mesabi Range is intertwined with that of Red Wing Shoe Company.
• That boot is still made today, the fittingly named Iron Ranger, and it represents not only Red Wings commitment to making boots for working men and women but also its Minnesota origins.