Customer Reviews Ariat Ariat Rambler

Damn, the size 12ee hangs off my foot and I cannot possibly squeeze my foot into the 11.5ee. These boots feel like they are made great and look fantastic. I really wanted these to work.

Material and construction are awesome. The style was box toe and felt too long similar to box toe style trend of 4-6 years ago. Regardless they are comfortable and look good to me. My wife thinks that they look too long on my feet.

Overall the fit was good. Just that heal area is a little abundant allowing for heal slide. Also the photo did not indicate the upper part of the boot is soft leather. A definite learning curve to putting them on and it can walk its way down and peak out your jeans cuff usually after sitting and standing.

After reviewing the comments regarding the size/fit issues for these boots I ordered a size 9EE expecting the boots to run larger than size. I wear 9 1/2 for regular shoes, 10 for hiking boots and 10 1/2 for running shoes. The size 9EE boots were too small; I could put them on, but they felt too small. I returned and ordered a size 9 1/2EE. The boots that I received were marked 9 1/2EE however they were so small I could not even put them on. They felt like a size 8. I returned these and ordered 2 more pairs: another 9 1/2EE and a 10EE, thinking the 9 1/2EE that I initially received were a one-off bad pair. The second 9 1/2EE that I received fit perfectly. The 10EE pair fit loosely, just like I would've expected a 10EE to fit. The boots that I just bought on 11/24/19 (9 1/2EE and 10EE) fit true to size. The existing comments on the site that the boots run about 1 size to large are not in line with my experience/purchase. Ariat may have addressed the "boots run too big" issue with the manufacturer as the 3 of the pairs that I tried on felt true to size. The first 9 1/2EE pair that I received and I was not able to put on is the exception. Ariat (in case you read these comments) will need to chat about QC with the manufacturer a bit more. Boots seem to be of very high quality and feel very good. Thank you Zappos as well for such great service.

This boot felt pretty tight being that it was a half size smaller. It takes a while to break them in. So if it fits good when you first put them on they will stretch too much. Great looking boot though.

The boot was well made and the finish of the leather was very well done. I had to return the boot because the heel bucket for the left boot hit me where I had and ankle injury and irritated the area when I walked. I will be checking on other Zappos boots in the future. It was not the boot but my ankle that was the reason for returning the boot.

As with other customers/reviewers, the heel was so narrow, my husband couldn't even get the boot on. He LOVES the style and so do I, but he won't wear them if he has to struggle to get them on with a shoe horn.

Great looking boots! The distressed leather truly looks distressed, the height of the boot is perfect (do NOT need over-the-calf boot socks), the top of the foot stitching looks great, and the toe has a slightly different appearance which adds to the appeal. They can swing from dressy to rugged with ease. They do need a lot of breaking in though, and the sizing doesn't seem to be the same from pair to pair.

I ordered these in a 10.5 Wide, which is the same as the other pairs of Ariat that I own. When received, they felt larger that the other pairs in the same size so I ordered 1/2 size smaller. That didn't work so the 10's are going back. I am not sold on the 10.5's yet so they are getting worn in the house on the carpet to see how they feel after wearing them longer.