Quest for the ultimate cold weather pac boots

[Flingblade]

I've had good luck with the thermacell heated insoles.  I can wear lighter boots with a little less insulation and my feet don't get cold.  I also like the black mickey boots but they are too big to use when climbing with my lone wolf climber.

[Kevin Dill]

If you want low cost, hassle-free, no maintenance, guaranteed warmth on stand...Icebreaker Boot Blankets are all that. A 1/2 to 3/4" thick piece of wool padding on your stand platform makes a noticeable difference, adding insulation at the bottom of your foot. In the most bitter conditions add chemical toe or other warmers. Warm feet are happy feet. No need to burn more serious money on additional boots hoping they'll work.

[LC]

Quote "If you want low cost, hassle-free, no maintenance, guaranteed warmth on stand...Icebreaker Boot Blankets are all that. A 1/2 to 3/4" thick piece of wool padding on your stand platform makes a noticeable difference, adding insulation at the bottom of your foot. In the most bitter conditions add chemical toe or other warmers. Warm feet are happy feet. No need to burn more serious money on additional boots hoping they'll work."

Times 2
I have and use boot blankets! End of story!

[RAU]

The black Mickey Mouse boots have kept my feet warm in the coldest temps here in Pa . Never sat a stand in -40 and pretty sure I'm never gonna!!! But if I was I'd get a pair of the white Mickey's they're really incredible cold weather boots and the price is right!!!

[Overspined]

I use the schnees extremes like 16",  when sitting and add toe warmers over the toes and wrap with arctic shield boot wraps. I have incredibly cold feet and this really helps. The other thing is to wear 2 pair of socks without making them tight and keeping your legs warms and your core warm.  So I often wear a 850 ll bean down coat (not sweater) under my Wool outer  and layer 2 wool long underwear wool power and smart wool under my wool pants. All this stuff leads to warmer sits and my feet just don't get cold much anymore

[Mr. fingers]

I use the Cabelas predator extremes. They are a good boot.I like mine a lot. I wear them late season here in northern MN. If you buy them buy big. My normal shoe size is 9.5 I bought size 12 they run a little small and you want room for extra socks and room for air circulation. I usually wear a wicking nylon sock and a 100% wool sock. I rarely have to use chemical toe warmers when I do there is a nice little pocket under the toe on the liners for them.
They are waterproof too so they are good for ice fishing.

I read mukluks to walk to you stand then when on stand boot blankets over the mukluks with a chemical warmer in the boot blanket. This to me would be ideal because they're light and your not wearing a heavy boot to clomp through the snow to your stand and get all sweated  up. And they are a lot stealthier. The only down side for me with mukluks is  there isn't much on the sole so walking over lots of deadfall you feel everything you step on. that and they are not waterproof. You can waterproof them but then your adding the scent of the waterproofing spray and they would not be ideal for ice fishing. Good luck with you choice
Tim

[MnFn]

Running shoes inside a pair of insulted overshoes is better than you might think also.

[Tim Finley]

Lacrose Icemen are the warmest boots Ive tried, my feet got clammy cold in the military all rubber boots . I think mukluks might be the best my friend had some green military surplus mukluks and their feet never got cold even when we were hunting in -35

[sbschindler]

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[damascusdave]

Ice Bears are warmer and a lot simpler

DDave