Airgo Ultralight Knee Boot

We farm and ranch, which means we're out taking care of critters every day, come rain, or as of late, more rain. It also means that we wear a lot of different hats, from mechanic and midwife to muckraker and mule. Over the years my wife, adult child, and I have a acquired a collection of boots for every occasion. Included in that are Mucks, Red Wings, Timberlands, Sevlors, Danners, Schnees, Whites & several others, and they all have their place, as well as their short comings. For example, I'm pretty careful to wear my old Red Wing metatarsals on days when I'm mainly in the shop, and I'm still careful to wear my loggers when taking to the woods with a chain saw, but animals and deep lugged Vibram soles do not really do well together, since they can seemingly pick up at least an extra ten pounds of mud on each foot, making for a very long and tiring day when it's wet, to say nothing of the mess it leaves in the trucks and everywhere else ya go. I saw a big pile of these in boxes at a local feed store about 8 or 10 years back, and they had marked them down to something like $25, but still couldn't interest anybody. Mucks are probably the most common foul weather/farm boot around here (lots of waterfront, bird hunting, et al), and we all have a favorite pair or two of them as well, but the insulated versions are still a bit heavy, and their very nature makes them a little warm for half the year, so I figured for $25 I can't go wrong. When I got home the wife and kid both swiped them at various times just to run out to get the mail or something, and then suddenly they were gone. Next time I went to town I picked up a pair for each of them, and they've been a favorite ever since (I later went back and bought three more pair just as a back up). There is nothing as comfortable, or as light, period. The sole tread design is perfect for us, 'cuz it doesn't hold mud and washes off in a foot bath without any serious effort. For their thickness they are amazingly warm, and yet not any worse than the Mucks when it warms up. What they obviously don't do is offer much of anything in the way of protection, and that of course is the where and how of why we routinely destroy them. They're just plastic, so no, they won't stop a nail, and yes, you will feel every sharp rock that you step on, so don't forget and wear them out hiking, but what they do extremely well is give you something easy to slip into, and even in your bare feet, they'll let ya run out to do a few missed chores without harm. Now one of the greatest shortcomings of these is in the material itself. Because we get a lot of rain their water-proofness is certainly welcome, but we also get a kind of green mold or algae looking sorta growth on just about anything organic around here, and that includes other plastics (all made from hydro carbons, which contain carbon, therefor organic in the chemical sense). That growth will turn a pressure treated yellow pine stair tread into greased Teflon before you can say broken tail bone, and once the new tread gets a little worn, they can be death on a stick on winter ice. One thing ya learn quick about farming, and logging, is that tey are incredibly dangerous, and you really have to keep your own safety front of mind all day every day, 'cuz if and when ya get hurt, chances are there isn't a spare you around to get the work done. Just sayin'. These boots are amazingly comfortable and great for what they do for us, and we simply replace them every year, which ain't bad considering they're typically being worn every day. You will break your toe trying to kick a stuck gate or crooked fence post with them, but that's just common sense, so don't do it. And they'd be about as much help as a second par of socks if you drop the bar of a running chain saw on them, so again, just common sense. But if your day includes lots of climbing over fences, totin' feed and dragging hoses, shoveling black gold and slipping into and out of your boots a dozen times or so, we all agree that you can't do any better. Lighter than the all of the rubber alternatives, comfortable, and reasonably cheap, just keep in mind their limitations.

Very good for a long workday, they're very lightweight and don't tire your feet.

Great Lightweight design, durable, waterproof and tough

These boots are unlike any other. They are light as air, really, it’s almost unbelievable. I won’t buy any other boots besides these again. I wear these when I go fishing and so does my dad who’s 79 years old and he won’t wear any other boots either. They are super comfortable and while providing support and comfort they feel like you have nothing on due to how light they are. In my opinion they hold up really well. They are a little more expensive than basic boots but I promise they’re worth it!!!

Light and flexible, but insulates against cold and water very well. Can tear easy or melt in sunlight or near heat so be mindful. Overall pretty satisfactory

Great boots. Super comfortable and lightweight. Hold up good except for snags on stuff like barb wire. Be great for muck boots. Got 4 years out of my 1st pair. Not meant for guys with big calves though. Very tight w a pair of jeans on Not gonna fit anything else in there

Light weight and durable. Last longer in cold temps as the boots don’t crack like rubber boots.

These boots are great for winter or summer, so lightweight. From the 1st time wearing them, there was no rubbing anywhere on my feet and no blistering. For rubber boots they are surprisingly warm.