ARIAT Men's Rambler Western Boot

I have had injuries to both legs and have had both rebuilt. This has caused my shoe size to change from a 12 to a 13W. Boots were particularly difficult for me, as my ankles no longer had the flexibility to navigate into the boot. I still cannot wear any of the taller boots, particularly with a riding heel, but these ropers from Ariat have been great. The uppers on the boot are no reinforced, so they have a lot of flexibility and give. The boots themselves are very comfortable. It is amazing how much more comfortable boots are now compared to 30 years ago. I still have to use boot hooks to get them on, due to my injuries, but they slide on pretty well and I don't have much in the way of slippage once they are on. To be honest, I enjoyed the first pair I bought so much that I bought another pair, same style, different color. I heartily recommend these boots. Even if you don't have mobility issues, they will feel great, and if you think you can't wear western boots any longer because of injury or mobility, give these a try.

I love that I didn’t have to go to a store and get them I’m a homebody I don’t like going out and socializing with people so Amazon saved my life and the product is excellent

So I go through boots like every 6 months to a year. Honestly first time buy ariat boots and the quality is not that bad. Definitely stiff leather out of the box; I'd recommend soaking them for a minute then dumping the water out and wearing till dry. Probably should condition them too. I received these boots today, the leather is soild and quite thick. Soles are not super comfortable but adequate along with the stitching which isn't that bad either. Now I'm a 12EE and I ordered a 12 wide; they absolutely run about a half size longer than a normal 12 and almost a whole size smaller around the arch by the heel. To me that's pretty normal for every boot I've owned. There's only one minor defect in the right boot. Since no 2 boots are the same; the right boot doesn't hold/retain water when filled. It seems pretty obvious that the stitching wasn't 110% check/completed. Now it's minor to me and a easy fix. However for someone else well that's gonna piss them off. Wicker grey is more dark brown than grey especially wet. The mouth of the boot is also quite large and thats okay because normal relaxed or straight pants fit fine over them. Honestly 9/10.

Disclaimer, I'm a Justin Boot man, have been all my life. I was looking for something different, a square toe work boot. After looking at many different boots, I kept going back to the Ariat boots and looking at the reviews. I kept seeing people say that they are comfortable, but warned you to go 1 size smaller because they run large. WOW, I was nervous. I wear a size 13 in every footwear. I ordered these boots in a size 12 wide. I'm so glad I listened to the reviews. Because I received these boots and wore them to work. It was a perfect fit. So if you are planning on buying these boots order them 1 size smaller, but make sure it's wide. I do believe that if I order a regular size 12 the toe would be to tight. I'm a big guy so it made sense to get the 12 wide. The fit was perfect and so comfortable to through out the day. I would definitely recommend these boots to anyone. I promise this will not be the last Ariat boots I will buy. Take the chance you will not be disappointed. I will be doing another review based on the longevity of the Boots

I hesitate on these boots because this particular boot is made in China, but ariat still is the parent company and they don't put out just anything. That said, the pictures don't accurately fit the picture but they are still an attractive boot. These are a great square toe with no steel toe, which is what I wanted, steel toes hurt my toes! Before I purchased I checked with NuShoe to see if they work on these when a resole is needed and they said these are repairable, so that helped me decide to get them as I'd like a pair to keep around for awhile. I normally wear a ten and a half and that's what I ordered. I then noticed my justin boots are a size 10, so if you're used to those, you might need to order a half size larger. So far these are quite comfortable, I hope to see ariat quality and get years of service from these boots.