I have heard of Whites.
I never have seen a pair.
From what I have heard they are in the same class as Wesco or Viberg.
http://www.workboot.com/

Wesco
https://www.westcoastshoe.com/wesco/

I think Wesco and Viberg are for loggers like what Danner
http://www.danner.com/home.do

and Dehner
http://www.dehner.com/index.html

are for the military types.
But I am not sure if Danner and Dehner are made as well because I have never actually worn them.

(I got a pair of Vibergs back in 1978.
They were quite heavy, but very comfortable. The only drawback was the weight, but they were triple soled, with the inner leather soles rivetted together with little wooden pegs.
The extra sole layers were for suppoert if you had to use climbing spurs.
I had to get them resoled in 1980, 1981, and again when I was in Ontario in 1983.
In 1984 they were retired because they simply wore out.
Pretty good boots except that the soles kept wearing out on them.)

If the Whites are as good as the Vibergs were then they should last you a good long while and they should get even more comfortable as you wear them.

Edit: @ Yelp.
Redwings are still very good construction boots, they are also pretty good for dress shoes and light hikers.
I have a pair of their dress oxford shoes.
Very nice.
To get the custom fit Redwings you need to order them out of the back of the catalogue.


Edited by scafool (01/07/09 09:21 PM)
Edit Reason: Redwing.
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