Originally Posted by HatchieLuvr

Many are missing a huge factor for hunters getting cold feet and in fact it's a simple law of physics. Metal and even wood actually draw heat out/away from boots. They literally suck the heat out of the soles of your boots, regardless of what kind of material and the boots and insoles are. That's why it's actually easier to keep your feet warmer on ice/frozen ground than it is when off the ground on a metal or wood platform stand. (This is also why the various "boot blankets" help as well as they put a layer between the boots soles and the stand platform.)

Thus the first GREAT aid in fighting the "icy feet" is a simple piece of heavy carpet, or foam or even the likes of a simple carpeted door mat carried with you and placed between your feet and the platform of the stand.