Red Wing makes a USA made line of shoes/boots but boy-oh-boy are they expensive. They are not better made either, just a little extra ink on the box exclaiming they are made here. I used to get their oxford shoes for just a hair over $100 a pair, $60 on sale..... now with the USA ink on the box.... $250. No joke.
If you want to put a new sole on your shoes, you need to buy a pair made with a Goodyear welt. Some people routinely burn out the soles and still have good leather so for them its a good idea to get a proper shoe so they can be fixed. If you are a DIY kind of person, you can resole your boots for about $10. Soles are available on ebay and quart of Barge cement should last you a lifetime (unless you find out how good it is for other stuff).
Avoid the formed soles like the plauge. Not only are the soles not fixable, they tend to start pealing off. Also, the foam that they put around the edges for support tends to break down much sooner than the rest of the shoe, expecially if you dont wear them everyday. I had a pair of hicking boots like that and I decided I didnt use them enough for hiking to justify keeping them so I wore them to work. Got to work and was doing carpet, made a tight turn to grab a tool and I could feel the sole rip or tear. Look down and all that foam was crumbling. I had a heck of a time finishing the day just keeping the rubber under my feet. Unreal, couple year old boot with 20 or 30 miles on them.... right in the trash.
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