Red Wing did not move all manufacturing to China. The Asian made boots are better than most, especially the higher end and are marketed under the Irish Setter brand. I have three pairs made in China. One is a Deer Hunter model, about 180 dollars 15 or so years ago. Hundreds of miles on them and the laces are not even wore out. My go to boots in the deer season are Elk Tracker 1000 gr. At least 10 years old and as new. I like them so much I bought another pair in 200gr but the old deer hunters are still fine and I have these up for sale.
No one has more hatred on for China than me. I have walked away from 100s of products rather than support those that are holding our people hostage and brought the world to it's knees with the rona virus. The quality of the Irish Setter boots however is as good or better than most anything on the market in that price range. Some European/USA boots are certainly better but also double or triple the price.
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