Customer Reviews Ariat WorkHog XT VentTek Bold H2O

Comfortable but Hotter then I anticipated since there vent tek. Thought they would be cooler then they are!!

Perfect style of boot that I was looking for. Easy to slide in and out of.

The boots feel great keep your feet cool and circulate the air well so your feet don't overheat . This boot runs a half size bigger in the EE size for me .

Excited design, comfortable, somewhat breathable half waterproof

I like them wish they came with a round it is tight around toes for me

Everything that I have expected. Out of the gate, I can't wait to put these to the test.

Excellent fit , no break - in time needed ! !

I have worn them almost daily for over a year and they are cool and comfortable in the summer yet are not cold in the MN winters. Only downfall is the mesh has torn apart in some spots

The boot itself is nice and comfortable. The safety toe took up extra room inside and was rubbing against my toe even though I ordered a size up. So I had to return them.

After three months of dry and semi wet conditions I am starting to feel a little water. I am disappointed because other ariat slip boots lasted me longer than six months.

Well my boots have a problem with them they keep cutting in to my legs

The carbon toe makes the boot feel smaller than it really is, it rubs on my big toe on both feet (kinda painful ) but besides that it's comfortable

Bought these to replace my old workhogs. These run a bit bigger. I added insoles and they took some room up but not enough. After break in they flop on my feet too much but unable to return due to being worn.

Easy wearable weather resistant but heavy "taking my material engineering background" I even doubt that there's carbon fiber toe rather than just shock resistant plastic (composite commercially), however it's not very comfortable for long wear the heavy weight will make a pressure on the upper part of feet, that whenever you walk or climb stairs when your foot moves holding the boot weight over it causes pain by time wearing arc rated EH socks, I wonder if I can even exchange it for lightweight EH or even refund after only few days of use. Sadly I was looking for American products stepping away from British products that my company recommends by Skanwear that provides superior STRATA safety gear hope this experience just is rare and helpful, if I got a refund I'll look to try it myself for another American products

Ordered these for my son who is a lineman. He loved the boots, but unfortunately they were to big, needed to exchange for a different size. Was very disappointed that there is no exchange option only return and repurchase.

This is a very well made product Awsome design. My only issue is they are extremely heavy and my feet hurt badly at the end of the day after wearing them maybe they will feel better when I break them in more

Fit great. Extremely comfortable. The opposite of waterproof. I had a pair of Ariat rebar that lasted 4 years. Completely waterproof till they weren't. Wore these 1 week and my feet were soaked from day 1. I'm a hydrovac operator. I should've stuck with timberland. I Atleast got 1 year out of them. So disappointed

I got 10 1/2 wides & they are not wide enough. They smash the sides of my toes & cause a lot of pain. I work 10hr shifts welding & standing on concrete. Thet are ok to put on & feel ok at first. After wearing them for longer than 30mins they start to hurt. If the steel toe could be wider I might buy them again.

My first time buying anything ariat it's going on 3 weeks my feet hurts everyday I know to give some time to break in but it's so bad I going to start wearing my old Wolverine boots that leaks I work in oil and gas fields

One boot was bigger than other I asked for a refund after wearing them one day and noticing one was bigger than other they said because wore once could not

I was so excited when I purchased these boots with the expectations of good durability. Beware they advertise that they're waterproof but they're not. We got some rain and at my work I had to walk on puddles. Keep in mind that they have a line of the waterproof height but I was walking on puddles no deeper than 2 inches. Before I realized my socks were fully wet when they're not supposed to. As far as protection they work well but I wouldn't advertise them as waterproof. Very disappointed because these are not cheap boots.

Been buying Ariat products for years, usually Ariat head to toe, would have underwear if they sold it lol. This boot was by far my favorite boot I had bought in years, super comfortable, everything about it, but like others have stated the boot fell apart on the inside. The inner lining separated from the outer, could not get boots off. Had to throw them away after just a couple months, not a single rip, dry crack or hardly any sole wear. Simply could not get boot off foot, had to toss them. Contemplating buying/trying another pair hoping after 2 years they have got this issue solved by now.

I bought these boots about 4 months ago. They felt amazing at first. I wore them for 2 weeks straight roughly 100 hours. I go from outside to inside from up ladders and a stairs to sitting at my desk all day. Always moving sit less than a hour a day. The first week was horrible I couldn't wait to take them off. I was very fatigued and feet were sore. I gave it another week and it was better than last so I just worked thru it. It took roughly 4-5 weeks to get them broke in. But I still feel the fatigue and pain In my feet if I spend all day on the shop floor and on and off ladders. I have had many pairs of ariats and these are probably the worst ones for comfort after the first hour. At the stair they feel good but not long term. The plus side they seem to be holding up Ok but they are starting to let water in around the sole and leather meet almost like a slow seeping in water. Kinda disappointing

I purchased these boots the end of January/ beginning of February 2023. I work on natural gas compressor stations. When i bought these boots they checked all the boxes for me. I was looking for slip on waterproof boots with a composite toe and toe bumper to keep them from wearing out too fast and these looked awsome. They were a little uncomfortable breaking them in but they did break in. I work outside sun rain snow you name it. I always did my best to keep the boots clean use mink oil on them. After just a couple months they were not waterproof anymore. My feet were always getting wet the leather marked up extremely easily. The insoles wore out extremely quickly I'm on my third set in these boots. Friday 10/13/23 I came home after a long day my boots were muddy so I washed them of my feet were instantly soaking wet. Where the leather meets the sole is cracked and separating on both boots. These boots were awfully expensive to not even get a year out of them.

Don't get these waterproofing is non existent after 2 months.