The best boots I have ever pulled my feet into stirred anger in me last week. What boots are they, and why am I furious?
The boots are the Ariat Workhogs. These pull-on cowboy style workboots tick all the boxes for features. They have the carbon safety toe, waterproof boot, vented top, plastic rands, slip resistance, electrical hazard, chemical resistant sole, and hearty pull tabs. After they broke in I found them incredibly comfortable. The most amazing part to me is how long they lasted.
And that’s what makes me angry!
Every 6 months I get a boot voucher at work. That means I go into the office at work and ask one of the chicks there for a voucher. I need to fill out all this paperwork and boom, I get a voucher to buy a new pair of work boots. My employer will pay up to $250 for boots. That’s a great perk!
Every other pair of boots I’ve bought since I started working in the oilfield over 10 years ago have started to wear down and hurt my feet after about 6-8 months. No matter how nice they looked at the beginning or tough they seemed, after a few months of driving semi trucks and walking around rigging up equipment my boots always started falling apart.
When my feet and back started to hurt and parts of the boots began falling off it would remind me to go into the office and apply for a boot voucher.
The Ariat Workhogs NEVER got to that point! As a result I’ve been wearing them every day for over one year. That means I skipped over one whole voucher I was entitled at work. I left $250 on the table and I can’t get that back. Now I’m mad!
I didn’t realize my boots were over one year old until I got a comment on a YouTube video I made about these boots. I happened to see that the video was made 12 months ago. My feet don’t hurt and nothing as fallen off. I hereby declare the Ariat Workhogs to be the best boots ever.
You’re dadgum right I marched into the office and signed up for a voucher. I’m not waiting for the Ariat Workhogs to fall apart first. When I got the voucher in my hand I just went and got another pair of the exact same boot: The Ariat Workhogs.
I tested these boots in oilfield applications in West Texas and they performed exceedingly well. They may not be the best option in other situations. That’s no knock to the design of the boot. Pull-on workboots for oilfield hands won’t work well for roofers. That’s just the nature of the design. You’d need laces to keep your foot snug on a three story incline. But you don’t want laces when you’re ankle-deep in toxic sludge.
So consider what style boot you need for your job. If it’s the same or similar to mine, then get these Ariat Workhogs. Try them on of course, because everyone’s foot fits differently into boots. But rest assured when you buy boots from Amazon. They have a good return policy and you can click the box to get seven days to make up your mind. That’s a good perk!
Go ahead and click this affiliate link to buy the Arait Workhog VentTEK Carbon Toe Workboots. Give them a go and come back and tell me what you think!