Cold feet??

Does cold feet ruin anyone else's hunts? When its cold I wear nice socks, use toe warmers and wear insulated boots. After about an hour and a half or so my feet start to get cold. It keeps getting worse until its almost unbearable! Other than my feet, my body stays warm overall. Any suggestions??

Thanks

 

What kind of boot and what kind of sock do you wear?

 

I have found if my feet sweat then I get colder faster. So with that said I stopped using footwarmers and then just wear cotton socks with my wool socks and that is it with nice boots. I am good for a few hours then I am getting cold.

 

patagonia Capilene base layer socks. Pategonia wool or smart wool. and a layer of heavy smart wool or wool socks.
three layers in my thinsulate boots have kept me warm down to about 10. if it gets real bad, throw a heater in there

 

Two words....boot insulators. They help! My feet don't get as cold anymore when hunting while I'm wearing these. When the temps are 30's & 40's, I just wear the insulators. Any colder, I'll stick a "toasty toes" on the TOP of my boot. Good to go.

 

From what i understand, your body will start to cut off circulation to your extremities when your core gets cold. Also make sure you keep your neck,face and head warm with a thick layer such as fleece. You might be surprised how much longer your feet stay warm.

 

Man up? haha jk but ill wear wool socks and 2-4 pairs of regular socks

 

I have a similar problem as you have; I can take the cold but my feet get cold and I'm done. I have found that using wicking base layer socks and a nice stout pair of insulated socks get's the job done for me. I have used toasty toes, and they work.... the only issue is I wouldn't put them on until you're in stand, otherwise your feet will sweat, will cause you more bad than good. I bought a nice pair of boots this year and they help too,.

 

I wear Scent-Lok socks and a pair of wool or thick cotton socks. The Scent-Lok socks are moisture wicking, so they keep my feet dry while the cotton keeps my feet warm. A pair of insulated rubber boots and I'm good for hours in single digit temps.

I rarely hunt when its colder than that, but, if I do, I wear a pair of winter boots that have a fleece like liner, with the above sock combination mentioned, and, I'm fine.

 

Drop Tine, I love that signature! Very good.

 

Thanks guys. I've been wearing a normal pair of socks and a pair of wool socks over them. I will try some moisture wicking socks as the base layer. I cant remember without looking at them, but my boots have 600 or 800 grams of thinsulate. I guess maybe its the sweat walking in, or just that I have poor circulation. Those mornings in the teens sure do put a hurtin' on my toes though! Thanks for the input.

 

I would avoid those cotton socks as your base layer and you should be good to go.

 

I wear a pair of mid-weight Merino wool socks and a pair if 600 grain insulated boots from Bass Pro ... my feet stay warm in single digit weather while stand hunting....NEVER put cotton under wool...put your wool directly on your feet or on a pair of base layer

 

I've seen threads like this before.

I don't care what type of boot you buy, what socks, etc. If you're feet sweat, they'll get cold. I had this same problem years ago until I started doing a little trick. When I'm getting dressed in the morning, before I put socks on, I take a stick scent away deodorant, which is an anti persperant and rub it all over my feet. This keeps my feet from sweating much, which in turn keeps em nice and dry and more importantly, warm. I've hunted down into the low teens, in a treestand all day and never had an issue with my feet from that point on.

 

As others said, WOOL is your solution, I've gotten to the piont where I where a light wool base, then a heavier wool over those, and won't use the "toasty toes" anymore because the "toasty toes" seem to make my feet sweat and then they get cold. The thin wool under THICK wool seems to do the trick though. And I'm wearing an 800gr thinsulate boot in the teens and sub-teens right now.

 

does anybody use any sort of unscented feet powder or anything? I am planning an all day hunt here soon, and temps have been in the 20's and 30's, I know that isnt that cold, but my feet get so freaking cold, and its because they sweat.

Also, I have a pair of MucK arctic sports, give me your opinion on this situation.
They are tight with two pairs of socks on, would it be better to wear one light pair of socks so my feet are less cramped, or stay with two pairs and be cramped for the added insulation?

 

Basspro, see my previous post. If you're feet sweat, use scentless antiperspirant on them. I just buy an extra tub of scent killer deodorant. Keeps your feet much drier and more comfortable. Not to mention your socks won't stink!