Need help with cold feet!
 

What do you recommend as far as rubber boots and socks for cold weather?
Also, I just purchased the Arctice Shield Boot Covers. Are there any opionions on these?

RE: Need help with cold feet!
 

If you want to keep your feet warm, keep your face warm first.

If your face gets cold your body starts limiting blood flow to the extremities. What's the furthest extremity from your heart?

If your feet still get cold, put carpet on your tree stand.

Now you need to start looking at your boots if they are still getting cold. Extra wool socks are good UNLESS THEY MAKE YOUR BOOTS FEEL TIGHTER. Better a loose fit your toes can wiggle around in than a tight fit with two pair of socks.

Next thing short of new boots, put bread sacks on your feet before you ever put socks on. It keeps your insulation dry and fluffy. Wet feet get cold.

When it really get's cold I get out my Iceman Pack boots I bought for ice fishing in WI. Otherwise I wear my LaCross pack boots with removable insulation for different temps.

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Head over to The DeerHunting.com forum and look for the one titled Cold Toes ??? started by WantBuck. You will be amazed at the number of answers and realize you're not alone. Right now it's on page two about 1/3 of the way down.

RE: Need help with cold feet!
 

I have a pair of thinsulate socks that I wear in my boots.They keep my feet toasty warm.

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Jared, those boot covers work great. When it's real cold out, I typically wear them and my slightly altered Heater Body Suit and I have never gotten the least bit cold with that combination.

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The Arctic Shield Boot Covers work great. Just remember to put them on BEFORE your feet get cold. I usually put mine on right before I get in my tree stand.

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I also have a pair of the boot shields. My wife bought me a pair a couple of years ago for Christmas and I don't go late season bow hunting in Wisconsin any more w/o them, they work great. CR has a point, make sure you put them on BEFORE your feet get cold. I wish someone had told me that the first time I used them. It took awhile to get the toes warm.

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Supposed to be a thumbs up not down

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Start with Merino wool socks. No other material can compare.

BD

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I have been bowhunting for 30 years and the only thing I have found to keep my toes from freezing when it is cold is foot warmers. You can buy them at any Walmart, put them in your boots before you go hunting and they will keep your feet warm for up to 6 hours. You can get the Toasty toes brand or just the regular Foot Warmers brand. Use them and throw them away. I stay alot warmer totally with my feet warm and comfortable!They have worked great for me!

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I agree with CWB the toe warmers are the best thing since sliced bread!!!!!Jack Ryan putting bread bags over you socks? that is about the worst thing you can do. I dont know if your feet sweat but mine do put plastic bags over your socks your feet are going to sweatand in minutes freeze. That was a trick my grandma tried 30 yrs ago didnt work then either. Or maybe it dont get as cold where you are at.

RE: Need help with cold feet!
 

Time for a recheck.

You put the bags over your feet and then put on your socks. Your feet still sweat but your socks don't get wet so you feet stay warm. Wet but warm.

If your feet sweat any way, which do you want, wet and warm or wet feet wet socks AND cold.

Try it. You'll like it.

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Like I said, it's something to try short of new boots. It doesn't compete with a good set of boots but keeping your socks dry is going to improve the insulation value no matter what kind of boots you wear.

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I bought a set of boots from a magazine (Sportsman's Guide, I think) for $59. They're not quite identical to the 'Mickey Mouse' military boots, but they're similar. Very wide. They have 2,000 grams of Thinsulate and I made sure to order them at least a size too big.

I haven't had any problems with my feet getting cold in them at all and I only wear one pair of socks. Haven't used heat packets or anything special for socks at all. IMO, having plenty of room in the boots makes a huge difference; I compare it to wearing mittens as opposed to gloves.

Of course, the one drawback is that they aren't great for doing a lot of walking, but they get me to the stand and back just fine.