Snow boots

[East30]

There are lots of good winter boots out there. Many people forget about socks. All socks are not equal. Get a good quality pair, or two, of polypropylene socks. They will wick moisture away from your feet. Then wear a good set of wool socks to put over them. It'll help tremendously if not doing so already.

 

[nyone]

There are lots of good winter boots out there. Many people forget about socks. All socks are not equal. Get a good quality pair, or two, of polypropylene socks. They will wick moisture away from your feet. Then wear a good set of wool socks to put over them. It'll help tremendously if not doing so already.

Poly socks feel like your foot is in a garbage bag.

For hunting (minimal movement cold weather, 10*f) I use wool lined Sorrel boots with cotton socks, toe warmers over the sock then a thick wool sock over that. If/when I get cold I turn on my Milwaukee heated vest that's just over my 30% wool base layer.

What are you useing for other clothes? Usualy hands and feet getting cold means your body isnt warm enough.

 

[nfisheremti]

Poly socks feel like your foot is in a garbage bag.

For hunting (minimal movement cold weather, 10*f) I use wool lined Sorrel boots with cotton socks, toe warmers over the sock then a thick wool sock over that. If/when I get cold I turn on my Milwaukee heated vest that's just over my 30% wool base layer.

What are you useing for other clothes? Usualy hands and feet getting cold means your body isnt warm enough.

i typically use a set of fleece thermals, under an occumex hi-vis snowsuit. wool socks, and my old dead sorels (which i want to replace). up top, i have a fleece balaclava, hi-vis hood. hands i have a set of heated gloves the wife bought me last year. the gloves are supposed to be touch screen compatible but they're not, which means i'm always popping my left glove off (i'm a lefty) to record my times at each job. i've had to repair the left glove several times because it doesn't like being pulled off 20 times a day. i can usually remember several jobs, so 20 is probably an exaggeration, 15 is probably more like it. either way, the left is flakey a lot of the time. as mentioned before, i have Reynaud's. as i'm sitting in my office (temp 68F), my toes are killing me. even though i'm well dressed, jeans, socks, hoody, and a beanie. Reynaud's sucks (it's not circulatory, it's a nerve thing - but it makes my extremities very sensitive to cold).

 

[nyone]

Does your butt get cold? For me cold butt and neck means I'm cold. I bring a cushion to sit on also.

O and my Sorrels are about 3yrs old. I tried columbia bugga boots. Absolutely terrible boot. Even with double wool socks and toe warmers my feet froze in those things. Sorrels kept me nice and warm.

 

[nfisheremti]

Sometimes my butt gets cold, but it's usually when i forgot to flip my seat up before it snowed. my suit is a few years old, and i need to spray it again. my sorels are something like 35 years old, they aren't cutting it. i was looking at them the other day, and the rubber at the toe is all split.

 

[oosik]

I have a "hot pad" for the tractor seat. Normal snow - normal temps - Mucks. If it's really cold - I stay inside OR it's my Canadian Sorels.

With the Sorels ( Glacier XT ) I will wear Polar Teck socks under wool socks. It has to be REALLY cold and I have to be out there for a very good reason. This will usually mean Eddie Bauer down pants and down parka. With down gloves.

 

[Doughknob]

Unless its really cold, i dont even wear socks!

 

[Oaktree]

Unless its really cold, i dont even wear socks!

Me neither. I've never found a pair that stayed up well in boots, they always seem to work their way down and bunch up under my feet.
My current boots are warm enough I don't really need socks. Just went out and looked, they're Kamik. Don't remember where I got them, says they're made in Canada. A bit heavy, but warm.

 

[ruffdog]

I have a vintage pair of Red Ball Polar Extreme boots. I don't think they even make them anymore.

 

[IH2424]

i need new boots. i do snow removal in an open station Kubota L3800. i spend about 2 hours a day when it snows clearing neighborhood driveways. i have a pretty decent snow suit, balaclava, heated gloves, etc. but my 30 year old sorels aren't cutting it anymore. my toes are solid chunks of ice by the time i get back to the house. temps can be anywhere from around 32F to -20F. i'm doing this before my real job, so it's 4am or so, often snowing hard. i spend very little time out of the seat moving around, but i am working the pedals pretty hard with both feet.

what do you guys use? any recommendations? my primary goal is warm, followed by easy on/off, good traction on snow and ice, durable, and finally price (i don't mind paying if they're going to last).

thanks,
n

2nd the recommendation on Sorrels. I also have had a pair for probably 25 years. I replace the liners every few years as they get crushed over time on the bottom. I do notice my feet get colder as I get older, probably circulation issues.

Tim