Their WM Moorby boots look good, but unfortunately the one retailer in my city that carries their products only has their work boots.

I like the style of those boots.

Do they have removable insoles? Forgot to add that in my post.

I think I've seen those in shoe stores but didn't pay much attention to them. Will take a closer look at them.

I haven't actually looked yet.

Thanks for the suggestions. Will take a look at the Jim Green Stockman and Mongrels as I've looked at the others.

Canada West seems to be a strong contender. Not sure about Doc Marten and Ugg.

No worries. Thanks for your input though.

What do you think of Redback boots?

They're slightly cheaper than the Blundstones I looked at, have removable insoles and apparently have better build quality than Blundstones but they're also made in Australia instead of Vietnam.

Those would be the use cases that I would wear Chelsea-style boots for. I rarely spend more than an hour outside during the winter.

I live down south in Kitchener-Waterloo which might be just a few digits warmer than Ottawa.

Thanks for the suggestion.

So it seems. I might have to try looking into some lace up boots with a removable insole.

Do you have those woolen insoles in your Blundstones for the winter?

Thanks for this.

I checked their retailer list and the one store in my city that carries their products only has their work boots. The Romeos look good though.

Seems there are a few stores in my city that carry their footwear. I should check them out.

I deleted a response to your comment which was supposed to be intended for someone else's comment FYI.

Hmm that does look to be a flaw.

I updated the post to include my sex and budget. Currently researching what Goodyear welt is.

Where does the air creep in from? The elastic side panels?

Those forks look like they're being swallowed by the sink drain lol