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Anybody gone away from heavy insulated boots for lighter shoes with layered socks?
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<blockquote data-quote="scn" data-source="post: 5690353" data-attributes="member: 1859"><p>The "system" that has worked best for me was to buy an additional pair of boots. The Woody Max Muck boots keep me warm down to around 25 deg. I haven't had a problem with their durability by wearing my pants on the outside of them. I am probably going on year 10 with the oldest.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I added a second pair in one size larger than my normal shoe/boot size. I wear those in the mornings when it is coldest. The larger boots keep me warm down to a few degrees colder temps. Since I am usually around my vehicle before an afternoon hunt, I change into my normal size for the evening. That allows the "morning" boots to be dry for the next morning's hunt even without access to a boot dryer. And, the "evening" boots are ready the next afternoon.</p><p></p><p>And, to help with the hunting, I wash them well to start the season, and then DON'T wear them inside of my vehicle. I have had much less of an issue with deer smelling and alarming once I quit driving in my hunting boots where they picked up all of the gas station scents. I wear a pair of slip on neoprene ankle boots from SG for the drive, and put on the hunting boots beside my vehicle. Yes, it is a little PIA, but I have seen the difference in the way deer react (or don't react) when they cross where I have walked.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scn, post: 5690353, member: 1859"] The "system" that has worked best for me was to buy an additional pair of boots. The Woody Max Muck boots keep me warm down to around 25 deg. I haven't had a problem with their durability by wearing my pants on the outside of them. I am probably going on year 10 with the oldest. Anyway, I added a second pair in one size larger than my normal shoe/boot size. I wear those in the mornings when it is coldest. The larger boots keep me warm down to a few degrees colder temps. Since I am usually around my vehicle before an afternoon hunt, I change into my normal size for the evening. That allows the "morning" boots to be dry for the next morning's hunt even without access to a boot dryer. And, the "evening" boots are ready the next afternoon. And, to help with the hunting, I wash them well to start the season, and then DON'T wear them inside of my vehicle. I have had much less of an issue with deer smelling and alarming once I quit driving in my hunting boots where they picked up all of the gas station scents. I wear a pair of slip on neoprene ankle boots from SG for the drive, and put on the hunting boots beside my vehicle. Yes, it is a little PIA, but I have seen the difference in the way deer react (or don't react) when they cross where I have walked. [/QUOTE]
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