Love language for a laced work boots hater
I am an oil field worker, used pull on boots pretty much my entire career, until recently our health-safety-environmental department made it mandatory to wear boots with some type of fastening system.I absolutely hated using laced or other easy-tie (similar to these) boots with exposed fasteners, because I couldn't tuck my pants in, and the laces or the tie strings would get dirty and will be a hassle to clean.Pros: These are functionally similar to pull on western boots. I can tuck my pants in and clean them up with a quick hose down or a wet wipe. Glad to have my old life back! Very comfortable for all day use. Been getting lots of queries since I started wearing them. Looks like Ariat just opened up a huge market with this design.Cons:I was expecting to fool my HSE supe, and use these boots like regular pull on boots, without ever using the laces. That's not possible. These have more room around ankle (compared to Ariat's U-turn entry system boots- Workhog), which makes it uncomfortable to walk without fastening laces.The main problem are the crank knobs. They are right where I seem to rub my boots when climbing down the stairs. The side welts around the cuffs of these boots flare out more than regular western boots, which makes the problem worse. As you can see in the picture, I already knocked off the lid (thank god only cosmetic) off of the left one, and the right one got scuffed up pretty bad within the first day.@Ariat, can you send me a replacement cover for the left shoe? I will be happy to pay :)Update: Ariat promptly mailed be free replacements for the cranks. Great customer service from them. All I had to do is get in touch, send a picture of the broken cranks. Took only 2 emails.
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Mike Sigler
December 14, 2025
The fit is great
Great pair of boots
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ElevatorDave
December 17, 2023
Pro level
First thing is these are not cheap. 2nd thing is the one of a kind BOA System. 3rd thing is the sole(amazing) . 4th thing is just the right amount of insulation, cool enough for July, warm enough for February. 5th is waterproof. 6th is styling, in Philly I get compliments every time I get out of my truck. 7th thing is comfort by the gallon. These boots are luxury for the guy who already has everything else. I put them on at 545am and take them off at 630pm daily. These are worth every cent and I look forward to putting them on every morning. Buy them if you can afford them. They will last 12-18 months. You WILL ❤️ them. These boots work well on concrete all day everyday. If you're still reading this, just buy them. They're as good as you think they're going to be. You're welcome.
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Awesome Boots!
First time I've been able to wear slip on work boots without them flopping around. Super comfortable and waterproofing works great while still breathing pretty well.
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Rodney B.
February 09, 2025
If you need laces at work they’re worth every penny.
So slip ons got outlawed at the company I work for. I was able to get these cleared by our HSE department. First the shaft is pretty large. I have wore a 13D in every pair of boots I’ve owned. These are a little wider than the other D’s I have worn. You can’t wear them without engaging the BOA, they are pretty sloppy with out it. Make sure your get boot cut pants as the shaft is huge. After a few days they are comfortable and look good. I just wish the shaft wasn’t so wide. You can’t wear see in the pic that my fr pants are tight.
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Gary P.
February 24, 2025
Like putting on slippers and the BOA SYSTEM tightens right where you want. very comfortable.
I bought these and so far I love theses Boots. Slips on like slippers no bending over for this fat guy. And the BOA SYSTEM makes it comfortable when walking you don’t have the usual slip that gives you blisters and sore feet, they tighten just were you need it. I’ve been in water most of the time I work as a water bottle driver for the oilfield and so far no water is penetrating. And as durability I will check back in a couple months. And when buying them always go wider than you usually do and the shoe size is pretty close.
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Boa system doesn't last
Love these boots and have had several pairs but the last 2 the string internal of the boot is breaking and is not under boa's lifetime warranty because it's internal. The boots then are too loose and are not as comfortable. The last pair made it 14months before it broke. The pair I currently have broke after 4 months. So now to deal with ariats horrible customer service to get them warrantied. .
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