Red Wing shoes 6-inch Classic Moc vs Redwing Iron Rangers

Once break in is over they will fit like a glove. The footbed is a very rigid piece of leather with a cork mid-sole beneath it. There is also a removable leather insole. What begins to happen is that this rigid piece of leather begins to conform to your foot, almost forming a natural semi-rigid orthotic, which is the kind you want

.I don't really think these fit the bill for heavy work. They definitely will saturate through in wet situations, but may be ok for inside shop work (which I will be occasionally using them for)

Boots are comfortable after the break in period, but I recently bought my second pair of redwings and found they changed the insoles. The new ones seem cheaply made and are not as comfortable. I am disappointed redwings are not keeping the same standards they used to have.

I was hoping for more give/molding to the footbed but it didn't go as planned. I ended up just taking an insole out of an existing pair of shoes and using that. The insole wasn't very thick but it added some cushion underneath the ball of my feet and some arch support. I didn't necessarily want the arch support but I did want some cushion to ease the hot spots under my foot (ball of feet and under my heel)