Does anyone have any experience with one of these? No matter what I freeze my a$$ off (especially my feet) and I am sick of it! Was wondering if this is the way to go. Thanks

You might consider trying to keep you feet,head and hands warmer.

I am like you as far as getting cold feet.

I've tried two things that work pretty well.

I spray anti-perspirant on my feet before dressing. (NOT deodorant, it only makes the sweat smell good). This prevents your feet from sweating on the way to your stand, and thus you don't arrive with wet socks.

I've also bought a good pair of pac boots, which are rated for about 30 below or something like that. They aren't too bad to walk or climb in, and my feet are always warm, down to about 20 degrees. After the temp drops below 20, I out of the stand. I can't seem to enjoy the bowhunting after it gets much colder than that.

Hope that helps.

I,d try silk socks then wool socks then your insulated boots { that usealy keeps my feet warm down to about 20 degrees }and boot blankets after that or put a hand warmer in each boot .

If information provided by the members of this board have helped you please let us know .

That's just it, I have the Pac boots and yes they work but not all day sitting on stand. They keep me warm for about 2-2 1/2 hours. I have been using the hand warmer packets but after awhile they just get pushed into the toe are and don't work. I have found that my hands are much better now that I use gloves, handwarmers and a MUFF! That thing was a godsend! Now if only I could figure out how to keep my hands that warm when I can't use it, like still hunting.

I'll definately try the anti-perspirant trick this weekend, Thanks!

Jolly Rogers, I don't know how old you are, but did you ever have a touch of frostbite in the past ???? My son had that on his feet, and now it is hard for him to keep them warm also.

"If it sounds and looks too good to be true, it probably is !"
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I'm 30 years old and I've never been diagnosed with having frostbite but growing up on a farm that doesn't mean alot<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>! It's just that we didn't go to the doctor very much. I had a broken ankle once when I was younger and my treatment was to wrap it in socks until the swelling went down about 5 days later and I could wear my regular shoes again. My parents never knew it had been broken until later when I was in the Navy and the x-rays showed it, I however had a sneaking suspicion when I couldn't walk for about a week<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>!

This weekend being the opener I'll be sure to try a lot of these ideas. So far I agree, silk socks, pac-boots, foot warmers, they all help down to about 20 degrees, but the problem is duration, they just can't seem to keep me warm for any considerable length of time. That's my concern, being able to stay on stand all day. 2 years ago when it snowed and got bitter cold I was able to last until 11am and just as I was getting ready to head in I shot my buck. Last year was unseasonably warm and I was able to sit all day and shot my buck at 2pm. I'm just trying to find a way to make it more bearable for those long sits and hopefully this suit will help.