Just for reference, I use a pair of Cabela's 1200 gram thinsulate hunting boots that are sealed up through the laces, and they work great. They are my cold weather hunting boots and figured I could double them up as sledding boots too. They work awesome and they are not big and bulky at all. They are waterproof, but I threw on an extra layer of waterproofing too. For sox, I wear a pair of moisture wicking wool/polypro sox, which helps with any type of sweating. This is a great combo for the entire season except for spring, when it will be too warm of a setup. I agree though, cold/ wet feet is the worst. Good luck.
Wet Feet!!!
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Based on many years of training and educating infantry personnel in winter conditions I've come up with this solution to hold your feet warm an dry:
1 Wool socks, NO synthetic shi...!
2 Wool sole in the shoes, this for extra insulation
3 (The trick) Newspaper sole underneath the wool sole to suck up any moist created in the shoe.
I normally use 4 pages since this does not create too much build up in the shoe itself, and fold this into a sole like shape before I stuff the shoes with the paper.
1 Wool socks, NO synthetic shi...!
2 Wool sole in the shoes, this for extra insulation
3 (The trick) Newspaper sole underneath the wool sole to suck up any moist created in the shoe.
I normally use 4 pages since this does not create too much build up in the shoe itself, and fold this into a sole like shape before I stuff the shoes with the paper.
BC Liquor store bags in rubber boots with wool socks good till -30 after that just throw on another pair of wool socks good till -45 after that you should start a fire to stay warm anyways.
The lifetime guaranteed socks from Bass Pro Shops have worked well for me. I bought some for hunting season and was really impressed by how much moisture they wick so I tried them sledding the last couple trips and they work better than my Burton snowboarding socks! They are merino wool and pretty thick.
I heard that Costco has some merino wool socks now too. I haven't tried them yet but will check them out next time I'm there.
I heard that Costco has some merino wool socks now too. I haven't tried them yet but will check them out next time I'm there.
Well just did a trip to the mountains. I put some waterproof spray on my baffin boots and wore moreno wool socks and my feet stayed dry. While I was gone my new Klim Adrenaline GTX Gortex boots showed up at the house. So with those and the moreno wool socks I feel I should be good to go.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
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My feet were always sweaty went to hmk pro boas and hmk socks and no more of that. it works feet arent cold and dont sweat. good luck cause theres nothing worse.
My feet were always sweaty went to hmk pro boas and hmk socks and no more of that. it works feet arent cold and dont sweat. good luck cause theres nothing worse.
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