Bean Boots and Cold Tree Stands

[Stumpknocker]

I grew up wearing Bean boots hunting and grew up with cold feet.  My feet sweat and the rubber doesn't breathe.  Thank God for Danner Boots and Thinsulate.   200 gram for normal winter hunting and 1000 gram for those occasional super cold south GA mornings.  

My Bean boots are for hog hunting only.

[Tioga]

On the really cold days, my 1600 gram LaCrosse boots aren't even enough. But then, I have bad circulation in my feet.

  The single most beneficial thing that I have done to help keep my feet significantly warmer is a piece of clean, scent free carpet layed on the platform to get my feet away from that cold metal. What a difference!  

I'm actually surprised that nobody has marketed a platform mat.  :eek:

[Smilingg]

Summit does market a platform mat.

The Bean boots with the 200 gram thinsulate insulation won't keep your feet warm much below 40 degrees if you are tree stand hunting.

They are fine for rabbit and quail hunting where you are walking around...

[maineac]

I wore Bean boots for years, but got tired of cold feet is sitting, and slipping on wet leaves and steep hills.  I tried a pair of Lacrose Burly's (old style) with the chevron sole and haven't looked back.  I tried the alpha Burlys when I wore those out, but will return to the traditional style.  I can walk supper quite they keep my feet dry, and with a variety of sock weights I can stand most temperatures down to low twenties. I don't think the  soles with knobby bottoms would be as quite.  Maine is a wet palce, lots of streams and boggy areas and it is nice knowing I won't go over the tops.