A Boot Tip

[Mike Belt]

In the mornings when I go in it's usually cold enough that my feet don't sweat. Coming out it's warmer and I may do some scouting as well so they do. I used to have to put these same wet boots on the next morning. That makes for some cold feet even when you have quality boots. Then I got me a boot warmer. Over night they'll dry all the moisture from your boots and you start off nice and dry again. I think they run about $29.99 and they'll be one of the best hunting investments you'll ever make.

 

[DMD]

Amen! Keeps them from stinking too!

 

[Wompuscat]

x3 One of the best things my wife has gotten me! Snarled at first now I love it!LOL

 

[muddyboots]

Yessir those things are great

 

[scn]

They make a surprising amount of difference and are certainly one of the best (and cheapest) investments you can make for staying warm. On our late season IL hunts everybody in camp will usually have one going.

With the wader extensions, they also make a world of difference in how your neoprene chest waders feel when you put them on in the morning for the duck hunters in our crowd.

 

[smyrnagc]

In the mornings when I go in it's usually cold enough that my feet don't sweat. Coming out it's warmer and I may do some scouting as well so they do. I used to have to put these same wet boots on the next morning. That makes for some cold feet even when you have quality boots. Then I got me a boot warmer. Over night they'll dry all the moisture from your boots and you start off nice and dry again. I think they run about $29.99 and they'll be one of the best hunting investments you'll ever make.

Can you post a link to the warmer that you are using?

Thanks

 

[scn]

Mine is a Peet boot dryer. They have several different models including a propane dryer for situations without electricity. You can ususally pick one up off ebay in the $30 range.

 

[Mike Belt]

Mine is the Peet as well. I got it at Bass Pro for $30.

 

[Bottom Hunter]

thanks for the tip......I normally take my boots off, throw them in the truck and don't think about them again until I put them on again......I'll try this...thanks again!

How many here wear two layers of socks?

 

[scn]

thanks for the tip......I normally take my boots off, throw them in the truck and don't think about them again until I put them on again......I'll try this...thanks again!

How many here wear two layers of socks?

That involves a second tip. Trying to wear two pairs of socks in a pair of boots bought using your normal shoe size can be counterproductive for staying warm. It can get too tight and restrict circulation, causing your feet to feel really cold.

If affordable, it really helps to have a "cold weather" pair of boots a full size larger than you normally buy. That way you can add a second pair of socks and still have plenty of wiggle room. And, in doing that, I haven't had any walking problems with the larger size. For me, it really makes a difference for those cold morning hunts.

I alternated between two pair of Mucks on my recent trip north, using the large size in the mornings, and my normal boot size in the evenings. That also really helped in keeping them dry where there was very minimal drying time required on the boot dryer.

For me, cold feet have always been the chink in my armor on staying warm and in the tree. I don't have much of a problem in dressing appropriately to keep the rest of me warm. But, cold feet have cut short some hunts. Since I made some changes, the foot deal has become much better. When totalled in to the cost of bows, guns, and gas to get there, the second pair of larger boots is minimal in comparison.

 

[H Moody]

I have not tried this yet but a guy told me at the end of last season to buy the anti-perspirant in a spray can and spray it on your feet before putting your socks on. He said the anti-perspirant would keep your feet from sweating thus keeping your feet warmer. Sounds like its worth trying...

 

[thetoolman]

I have not tried this yet but a guy told me at the end of last season to buy the anti-perspirant in a spray can and spray it on your feet before putting your socks on. He said the anti-perspirant would keep your feet from sweating thus keeping your feet warmer. Sounds like its worth trying...

Sounds logical, but I have tried it and it doesn't help me any. Maybe your results will be different.

 

[JGreg]

Peer dryers are definitely worth the money. I love mine! I duck hunt about 30 days a year and never put on wet waders thanks to them, and they definitely help with the stinch of wet waders.

 

[Andy S.]

Love my boot dryers as well, so much that I own three pair. To better explain the need for three, my hunting buds love "my" boot dryers too.

 

[Bottom Hunter]

thanks for the tip......I normally take my boots off, throw them in the truck and don't think about them again until I put them on again......I'll try this...thanks again!

How many here wear two layers of socks?

That involves a second tip. Trying to wear two pairs of socks in a pair of boots bought using your normal shoe size can be counterproductive for staying warm. It can get too tight and restrict circulation, causing your feet to feel really cold.

If affordable, it really helps to have a "cold weather" pair of boots a full size larger than you normally buy. That way you can add a second pair of socks and still have plenty of wiggle room. And, in doing that, I haven't had any walking problems with the larger size. For me, it really makes a difference for those cold morning hunts.

I alternated between two pair of Mucks on my recent trip north, using the large size in the mornings, and my normal boot size in the evenings. That also really helped in keeping them dry where there was very minimal drying time required on the boot dryer.

For me, cold feet have always been the chink in my armor on staying warm and in the tree. I don't have much of a problem in dressing appropriately to keep the rest of me warm. But, cold feet have cut short some hunts. Since I made some changes, the foot deal has become much better. When totalled in to the cost of bows, guns, and gas to get there, the second pair of larger boots is minimal in comparison.

My cold weather boots are large enough that i can move my toes around with ease and even feel space on each side and the top....a full size larger than normal. I was speaking more of liner socks than two heavy socks...

thanks

 

[Mike Belt]

You can buy the "wicker" socks that are as thin as paper and they also help to wick the moisture away from your feet. That way 2 pair of socks are no problem irregardless of boot size.

 

[scn]

You can buy the "wicker" socks that are as thin as paper and they also help to wick the moisture away from your feet. That way 2 pair of socks are no problem irregardless of boot size.

I have those, Mike. I still find the larger size to be warmer.

 

[plinker22]

You can buy the "wicker" socks that are as thin as paper and they also help to wick the moisture away from your feet. That way 2 pair of socks are no problem irregardless of boot size.

I have those, Mike. I still find the larger size to be warmer.

I hear these "Wicker Socks" mentioned regularly, yet I never seem to find them in any stores. What gives? Recommendations?

 

[tiecampdeerslayer]

Try this as well, this works for me. Wear a wicking pair of thin socks, your normal size boots (preferably 600 gram thinsulate goretex boot), and when you arrive at your stand you'll slip on a pair of boot blankets....

 

[gondo]

get smart wool socks and use boot dryer, there is no need for wet boots or sweaty feet this day in age lol

 

[Bottom Hunter]

I I ordered a boot dryer with extensions from Cabela's. Should be here this week,.....Cabela's is a lot better at shipping times than Bass pro.....same price too.

Funny thing.....I got online and tried to order it from the memphis store for store pickup....basically wanting to make sure they had it, order and pay for it online and simply go by the store and pick it up when I went to pickup my wife at the airport yesterday....save me some shipping costs and time. I was driving right past it anyway.

I could never find a place on the site to even find out if the store had it in stock, so I called the customer service number and she told me that any item over the internet gets shipped from the Main store in Mo. She said that if I wanted to get a store to hold an item for me, I had to call the store itself....

I asked.."So, I can't order it and pay for it over the website and then simply walk in to the service desk and pick it up?"

She said,"No".

"You must call the store, ask if they have the item in stock, then if they will hold it for you." I told her that I did that one time, got there and the item was NOT in stock, they had made a mistake, and didn't call me back to tell me . they just looked it up on the store inventory page and saw that they had one, told me to "come on" and they would have it waiting for me , but when they went back in the back to get it, they could not find it.....after I made a special trip to pcik it up. Of course, they apologized......lol.


I wonder how many busy people would buy stuff from an individual store if they could simply order and pay for it online and drive by and pick it up in a few hours or the next day and save shipping costs...?

And I threw in this..lol," I was in the Memphis store last week and there were maybe 30 people working in there walking around and asking people if they needed help.. Maybe they could fill some of these orders or maybe hire some school kids ..."

She thanked me for my suggestion , I hung up and ordered it from Cabela's because they have faster shipping, usually two days to my home.

Would have been glad to stop by the Memphis store and picked it up.....

 

[Mike Belt]

It'll be one of the cheapest and best investments you've ever made related to hunting.