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I CAN’T KEEP MY FEET WARM

peteherbst said:
Haha I’ll probably keep the alpaca socks for ice fishing. But not joking about getting higher quality wool, maybe merino, and trying it. Feel like the hot hands will start to fade after a few hours so thinking I need better wool or maybe sew cordura around the wool to better insulate it.
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Try a merino wool sweater from a thrift store, I've bought several of them for layering . Cut the arms off & double them back for your feet.
 
My problem is my feet sweat. So I wear a thin pair of merino sock and a heavy pair of merino socks and my muck artic pro's and I am good until the temps drop into the 20's. If the temp drops into the twenty's and I am going to be in my saddle or on a stand I wear my Baffin Titans. They are a rubber boot however they have the best liner (removable ) for moisture management that I have ever used. Originally I bought the titans for Ice fishing however I now mainly use them hunting. The liner is very thick but not dense. They are very are like wearing a comfortable slipper. When I take them off after a day hunting my socks and feet are dry and the inside of the liner are bone dry and when you pull the liner the outside of the liner and the inside of the rubber boot are soaking wet. If you have sweaty feet they are wonderful. The down side is that they do not have a ton of support due to the design of the liner.

www.baffin.com

TITAN (Plain Toe) | Unisex Boot

I just received my Baffin Titans and the quality, insulation, and over all boot is hands down the best out there.
www.baffin.com www.baffin.com
 
Nosaj said:
My problem is my feet sweat. So I wear a thin pair of merino sock and a heavy pair of merino socks and my muck artic pro's and I am good until the temps drop into the 20's. If the temp drops into the twenty's and I am going to be in my saddle or on a stand I wear my Baffin Titans. They are a rubber boot however they have the best liner (removable ) for moisture management that I have ever used. Originally I bought the titans for Ice fishing however I now mainly use them hunting. The liner is very thick but not dense. They are very are like wearing a comfortable slipper. When I take them off after a day hunting my socks and feet are dry and the inside of the liner are bone dry and when you pull the liner the outside of the liner and the inside of the rubber boot are soaking wet. If you have sweaty feet they are wonderful. The down side is that they do not have a ton of support due to the design of the liner.

www.baffin.com

TITAN (Plain Toe) | Unisex Boot

I just received my Baffin Titans and the quality, insulation, and over all boot is hands down the best out there.
www.baffin.com www.baffin.com
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My feet also sweat when I’m walking in if I’m wearing heavy boots. I may need to pony up the cash for these if they work as well as you say.
 
peteherbst said:
My feet also sweat when I’m walking in if I’m wearing heavy boots. I may need to pony up the cash for these if they work as well as you say.
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When I pulled the liner the first day I wore them I could not believe how wet the outside of the liner was and how dry the inside was.
 
One of the things t do to help is loosen the string on boots when I get to where I’ll be sitting to allow free circulation of blood. Tight boots are great walking in but sitting still relax the strings. It mates a difference.
 
Don't forget that metal works like a heat-sink in cold weather. Even if your boot soles are rubber, anything metal they rest on will draw heat. Found out that when I keep my feet on a foam pad on my fixed stand, nowhere near as cold as when they are sitting on that metal platform.
Not sure how might address this with saddle platform, but hey, somebody has probably a solution.
 
DSInfinite said:
Don't forget that metal works like a heat-sink in cold weather. Even if your boot soles are rubber, anything metal they rest on will draw heat. Found out that when I keep my feet on a foam pad on my fixed stand, nowhere near as cold as when they are sitting on that metal platform.



Not sure how might address this with saddle platform, but hey, somebody has probably a solution.
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I put alpaca insoles under my boot insoles. Alpaca insoles are a little floppy so I cant seem to get them placed and stay in place if I put them on top of the boot insole. Placing them under the boot insole keeps them nicely in place when sliding my foot in or out of the boot.

They really help provide an effective layer of insulation between my feet and a metal stand.

And alpaca never seems to get boot skank...they never smell. I have a couple pairs that I rotate while the other pair are in the washer.

I found them on Etsy for about $13.
 

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Bering sea approved. I used to wear these on fishing boats up in Alaska inside my rubber deck boots. These'll handle a ton of moisture, so much so that they can make it a bit hard to get your boots off. Anyway, another option for moisture control in rubber boots if that is your jam.
 
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