I've taken to wearing rubber boots on the lakebed. Cheap, durable, convenient. But their not at all insulated. I have all sorts of wool socks and polypropylene and polyester liner socks, etc.

Those of you in cold climates; what do you do for your sock situation? What have you found to be the best or work the best?



https://www.walmart.com/ip/Unisex-Rubber-Rain-Boots/22026486

Picked up a pair of these last year:
http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/outbound-men-s-arctic-boot...
along with a pair of thermal wool socks my feet stay toasty.

Or, a good pair of Sorels (what I used to wear: http://www.sorelfootwear.ca/en/men-boots/#prefn1=activity&am...)

A waterproof boot with a good reflective felt liner should keep your feet warm. Rain boots will need too many pairs of socks to be comfortable. (This mornings windchill: 8 degrees F; Current: 5F going to -11 overnight - that's -24C for the rest of us Canucks)

You would be shocked to feel just how well bread bags work on top of wool / old school work socks on top of cotton socks.

Breads bags!!

....... or the evolution and refinement of Vapor barrier Liners.


....further evolution into the Double vapor barrier system: Thin synthetic sock, then vapor barrier (plastic bag) ,then a thicker boot sock , then 2nd vapor barrier over that, then slip into boot. Boot sock stays moisture free in plastic ... keeps heat value when moisture-free.

Overall heat value of socks also increased by vapor barriers stopping of evaporative heat loss.
Great especially for less than waterproof boots that leak in moisture from outside(snow, slush , water..). For Kite buggy boot, kite ski boots, kite skate boots...

Used this system for several decades now.

Just skip any cotton type sock in Winter and go wool, silk or synthetic.


This system may not be for everyone. Though warm moisture... the inner sock may get a bit noticeably damper through the day. I often don't feel that (synthetic sock feels dryer and they retain more warmth when wet).... especially on bitter cold conditions when perspiration there may slow..

Sorels always one of tops for warmth and waterproof(rubber bottom).... for buggy or walkin' 'bout.

Muck brand boots. Plus they're the most comfortable rubber boot style footwear you'll probably ever wear. In my experience anyways.

Hey.... there you go...

Well, rubber boots don't breathe,,, but you have a simplified built in vapor barrier. Just wear liner sock and barrier plastic bag over it to keep your sweat out of insulating sock and/or boot liner.

Hold that heat value in your foot insulation.

May not need it but if feet tend to get cold this is a heat saver.

How ' bout toe warmers...any one use them?.....I actually have never used a heat pack.