Robert< Mickey Mouse boot are the army issue boot for cold weather. The reason the toes are so big is because they have many different layers of felt incased in rubber.You only have to wear one pair of socks with them.

I was ice fishing on a river one morning,and stepped through a hole that had become covered with snow. Filled my boot with water and still fished for about three hours. It was about -10 far. I have spent alot of time on lake Ontario and Oneida lake and our local river Ice fishing in temps well below freezing. The day I mentioned in my other post was on lake Ontario and it was - 30 with no wind. I don't fish in a shante.

I laugh when I look through catalogs and see boots for $125-175 dollars.

They come in two colors black and white. The white are rated for colder temps. Here's a link so you can take a look.I've never bought from this place I got mine locally.

http://www.fatiguesarmynavy.com/store/item/US1616