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Joined: Jan 2014
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If I could figure out how to keep my fingers and toes from freezing, this wouldn't be bad weather to hunt in. Fingers are easy to keep warm in a hand warmer pouch thing with hot hands until the deer show up and it's time to get on the binos. Toes are a whole nother issue. Toasty toes work ok sometimes, not at all other times. What's y'all recipe for keeping them warm?
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Toe warmers, alpaca socks, and a great pair of cold weather boots.
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What's y'all recipe for keeping them warm? Walking the hills of North Ala...
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Moisture wicking, non cotton, room in boots for air
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Fancy
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Don’t have that much trouble with my feet as long as I have good socks and insulated boots. Hot hands in a pocket or hand warmer fixes any finger issues.
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Spray antiperspirant, preferably the unscented kind, to keep your toes from sweating. The mistake too many make is too many layers of socks. The feet then sweat and there is nothing to be done to keep toes warm if your feet sweat. Keep them dry, and modest hunting socks and boots will do fine in AL. DRY is the key word here!
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Artic shield boot covers solved my problems always had cold feet
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Moisture wicking, non cotton, room in boots for air Having boots with space in them matters! I buy my insulated boots a size too big for that reason. They don’t need to be tight with thick socks on.
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When it is really cold I wear 1600g Lacrosse rubber boots, but if I have to walk much I wear uninsulated boots. Thats it. But I do like hothands so I dont have to wear gloves.
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I always carried a throw blanket to wrap up my feet on the exceptionally cold days like we are having now. Put the blanket under and around your boots - I always believed the cold metal of the stand transferred into my boots coupled with the air on the soles.
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Schnee's pac boots and wool socks
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Artic shield boot covers solved my problems always had cold feet Yep. I wear light socks and slip on shoes. I take my shoes my off once I get set up, throw a few handwarmers in the covers and zip them up. My feet stay toasty warm no matter how cold it gets.
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Artic shield boot covers solved my problems always had cold feet Yep. I wear light socks and slip on shoes. I take my shoes my off once I get set up, throw a few handwarmers in the covers and zip them up. My feet stay toasty warm no matter how cold it gets. This is the best way!!
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400g Danner Elk Hunters loosely laced just to the ankle, super thin liner sock, Hollow brand Alpaca wool socks. I've got a pair of Artic Shield boot blankets on the way. I'm usually good for a couple hours sitting then they get cold, once I'm up and moving again their fine.
Hands are good as long as they are in the hand warmer. It's that last 30 minutes that I'm scanning with binos that they got cold. This evening was almost unbearable. I was rotating hands to the binos and back into the hand warmer with hot hands. In 30 years of hunting I've yet to find a pair of gloves that'll keep my hands warm.
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400g Danner Elk Hunters loosely laced just to the ankle, super thin liner sock, Hollow brand Alpaca wool socks. I've got a pair of Artic Shield boot blankets on the way. I'm usually good for a couple hours sitting then they get cold, once I'm up and moving again their fine.
Hands are good as long as they are in the hand warmer. It's that last 30 minutes that I'm scanning with binos that they got cold. This evening was almost unbearable. I was rotating hands to the binos and back into the hand warmer with hot hands. In 30 years of hunting I've yet to find a pair of gloves that'll keep my hands warm. as odd as this sounds .. plain old jersey knit brown gloves
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Heat holder socks. Don’t ask me how but they work. I just put a pair on 15 min ago sitting here on couch my feet are toasty. That’s after trying 2 pair of thicker merino wool socks with no affects. Have worn them a few times hunting also and they help
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First, keep your core warm as possible.
Second, take set of socks off when you get to the stand that you've sweated in while walking in. Put in plastic zip lock bag. Tak out your toe warmers, and presuming you have a roomy boot like others have mentioned. Take a dry set of wool socks out to wear while hunting. I see several interesting replies about Artic Shield and antiperspirant. Those sound good too.
A buddy I know talked about battery powered socks. They are supposed to be great. When paired with what is mentioned above, ought to be a good supplement
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A buddy heater and a shooting house. I’ve gotten old and I’m embracing it
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Artic shield boot covers solved my problems always had cold feet Yep. I wear light socks and slip on shoes. I take my shoes my off once I get set up, throw a few handwarmers in the covers and zip them up. My feet stay toasty warm no matter how cold it gets. This is the best way!! Again, this
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Silk glove liners for your hands. As for my feet, the best I’ve found is loose fitting non rubber boots with the fur liner and thinner socks. That along with the spray antiperspirant like jawbone said is the only way I can keep my feet comfortable. Also if my feet do start to get colder, I’ll slide my feet out the boots a little and my toes warm up instantly.
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