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Offline 3Feathers

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Snowboots?
« on: September 21, 2013, 01:11:00 PM »
What do you wear for boots when the snow flys???
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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2013, 01:38:00 PM »
The last few years cheap Columbia insulated with rubber bottoms. athletic running shoes, Nike, asics, etc, with regular old rubber overshoes work
better than you might think also.
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Offline Alvey

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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2013, 01:50:00 PM »
                        Like my kentrek ranchers for snow and cold.
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Offline pukwana

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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2013, 02:24:00 PM »
I've got a pair of Irish Setter leather boots with 1200 gram insulation that I wear until it gets down below zero, then I wear a pair of Cabelas brand with 2000 grams.

Offline northener

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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2013, 04:50:00 PM »
Sorel boots with removable felt/wool liners and merino wool socks. This combo has worked well for me cold weather to extremely cold weather.

Be sure there loose fitting and dry and your good to go.
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Offline Frenchymanny

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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2013, 08:51:00 PM »
I use snow trackers from Irish setter, happily up to -10

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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2013, 08:57:00 PM »
Muck wetlands with two pair of good wool socks and a chemical warmer when it gets real cold.
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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2013, 09:00:00 PM »
If I''m worried about grip, icy etc, I have an old pair of Sorel Mavericks that are awesome, but most of the time I wear insulated lacrosse alpha burleys.  I'm with Rob when it gets really cold no boot really keeps my foot warm all on it's own so I break into the hot feet!
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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2013, 09:16:00 PM »
Hand warmers really help, but make sure you wear heavy cotton socks between you feet and the warmers or burns are possible.

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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2013, 09:24:00 PM »
I used to have cold feet ALL the time.

Switched to a thick pair of smartwool socks and slightly loose mickey boots.

Never had warm feet till then.
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Offline B2

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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2013, 09:31:00 PM »
Schnees and if there is a lot if snow gators are the ticket.

Offline Cootling

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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2013, 10:31:00 PM »
New York is pretty mild. For those sorts of temperatures, I wear Schnees.  Great boots!

If it is colder, I wear One of the warmest Lacrosse packs. Can't recall the model name.

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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2013, 07:41:00 AM »
I traded for a pair of Muck (Artic Pros, I think) on the classifieds and used them for trapping in Jan-Feb. They were way too hot for bow season. I think they had 1000 grams of thinsulate, but I was very impressed with their warmth for a pull-on boot.  Your pants legs will fit inside also, a plus in deep snow/water. I tend to accidentally/on purpose step into creeks a lot, where Gortex never seems to live up to its claims!
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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2013, 08:05:00 AM »
Schnees Boots work the best for me. awesome boots.
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Offline PeteA

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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #14 on: September 22, 2013, 09:58:00 AM »
X2 on the Sorel Boots. I'm in NY as well, it needs to be 18-15 degrees and snow for me to break them out. These days we're getting a lot less of that type of weather here in the southern zone.
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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2013, 12:38:00 PM »
Not a clue. I have never hunted in snow. I kind of feel like I was a deprived child.
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Offline shirikahn

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Re: Snowboots?
« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2013, 01:17:00 PM »
Sorel Glaciers where what I wore in Alaska as a young man...they took everything that climate threw at them...

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