A YouTuber cuts open a pair of $170 UGG boots to reveal their internal construction and materials. The boots are made of 17mm twin-face sheepskin, with a chrome-tanned leather upper and a soft, sheepskin-lined interior. The construction is a binding construction, with a polyester strip holding the layers together. The outsole is a soft, blown rubber material.
After cutting open the boots, the YouTuber discovers that the internal materials, including the foam and fiberboard, are cheap and of poor quality. They conclude that the boots are severely overpriced, with the only premium element being the sheepskin. The YouTuber suggests that the high price is due to the UGG brand name and that people are willing to pay a premium for a name-brand product.
The YouTuber expresses their newfound respect for sheepskin as a material, citing its strength, water resistance, and insulation properties. However, they ultimately conclude that UGG boots are a cheap, trendy product that is not worth the high price tag.
1. Testosterone levels have decreased substantially over the generations.
2. The speaker's father's generation had testosterone levels that were 25% higher than today's.
3. 30 million men in the US have low testosterone that's affecting their daily lives.
4. Home health offers at-home testing and treatment for low testosterone.
5. UGG boots are made in China.
6. The UGG boots in question weigh 12.7 ounces.
7. The UGG boots in question retail for $170.
8. The UGG boots in question are made of 17 millimeter twin face sheepskin upper.
9. The leather is chrome tanned and sourced from either Australia, Ireland, the UK, or the United States.
10. The thickness of the leather is around 1.8 millimeters thick.
11. The boot is made from sheepskin, not shearling.
12. Shearling is a hide from a sheep that's only been shorn once.
13. Sheepskin can be any age of sheep.
14. Shearling is a thinner leather and the wool itself is softer and less coarse.
15. Ounce for ounce, sheepskin is stronger than steel.
16. Sheepskin is water-resistant, flame-resistant, and wind-resistant.
17. The fibers of sheepskin are hollow and can absorb up to 30% of their own weight and moisture without even feeling wet.
18. Wool is hypoallergenic and naturally static-free.
19. The UGG boots in question have a Treadlite outsole, which is a blown rubber outsole.
20. The outsole is super soft and registers as 30 Shore A.
21. Most rubber outsoles are anywhere between 60 and 80 Shore A on the top end.
22. The construction of the UGG boots is a binding construction, which uses a strip of polyester to bind the layers together.
23. The UGG boots have no lining, as the wool itself is the lining.
24. The UGG boots are made using a cheap and simple construction method.