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Two pairs of socks works well for me, makes a quiet walk in also.

Damn, thats tough right there.

x2 on the socks... I wear 800 gram UA boots along with the socks.... Never have problems....

Most underrated strategy for keeping feet and toes warm is making sure your core temperature doesn't drop. If your overall body temp is dropping, or if the skin on your torso and legs can't keep comfortably warm, then your blood vessels close to the surface constrict to keep blood from losing heat to the surroundings. Obviously, on bodyparts with high surface area to volume ratio like fingers and toes, they are then left to thier own devices, and you can't hardly keep them warm. With no blood flow through fingers and toes, it doesn't matter how much insulation you put on them .... There's no heat flow.

It can be hard to wear enough clothes to stay totally warm without sweating on the way in. So I walk in carrying the outer layers (parka , bibs, etc) and only put them on once at the stand.

lots of baby powder. keeps feet dry and makes boots easy to slide on. believe me it works

Agree with you M48. I do the same thing, and have for years on my property. My stands require some walking...no fourwheeler. I pack in my zip up suite, and insulated boots. Once I get to my climber I change socks, and put on my boots. I also change the my short sleeve shirt next to my body that acquired sweat walking a ways to get to the stand. I hardly ever get cold when doing this...very rare.

If I'm gonna be sitting I wear light non-insulated lace-up boots and Artic shield boot covers with a heat pack in each on. Feet havn't been cold in 10 years.

staying warm starts with your head !!!!!!!!

Been doing this for decades with waders......Spray anti-persperant will keep them dry no matter how much you walk. For deer hunting you gotta get ur pants up high, get out on the porch and spray down wind. Tight boots up top(muck's) work the best at allowing little scent to escape. Now I'm a duck hunter by trade, so most of you may think this is crazy.

Mind over matter !

Muck Woody Max and Toasty Toes does the trick for me. 4 hours yesterday with no problem at all.

Cabela's Predator Extreme Pack Boots, 1/2 size big, poly-pro liner sock then 1 pair of medium-heavy wool socks. When I leave the house I wear regular socks and street shoes, change just before walking to the stand. I've hunted Canada when it was below 0 all week, pack boots with removable liners is the only way to go when it's really cold. Ya'll can have your all rubber Mucks and Burlys, I'll stick to my Herman Munster look alikes .

Wish I would have read this a lot sooner!

That's why there feet are getting cold because they are sweating,until this year I have always worn the old lacrosse or bean boots,never had any insulated,I bought some muck woody sports this week and the past two days my feet have been warm with just regular socks with temps in the upper 20's

Thermacell heated insoles.

I was wondering this as well.thurs morning was the first time my feet have ever gotten that cold.I put on 3 pairs of socks.I think it was all the wet mud that turned to ice and basically was freezing my feet in my boots.I had to take off my shoes and warm up my feet in my hands it was so bad.I noticed the tighter my boots the colder they got so i wore 1 pair of socks today and put walmart bags on my boots to keep the wet mud off.Worked like a charm.Didnt get cold this morning.I have Gore tex boots so they are waterproof but the mud is so bad it gets on them real heavy and freezes sitting still.

Folks, it ain't been that cold. Get a decent pair of socks, don't lace the boots too tight, and don't stand on your feet much.

As a Soldier for 25 years (4 of which was with the 10th Mountain Division - cold weather experts), we would train our Soldiers how to stay warm in all types of cold weather environments. If you'll remember the word COLD, that will help a bunch.

CLEAN. Keep the fabric clean. When the fibers are clean, they breath the way they're designed to work. Clogged fibers keep dirt and moisture next to your skin, making you cold.

Avoid OVERHEATING. Move slow. When you move fast, you sweat. Sweat = wet. When your body temperature drops back down to normal now you're cold AND wet. Not a good solution.

LAYERS. Wear light, loose layers. These layers trap body heat. Particularly for feet, tight = cold!

DRY. When you get wet, dry off. When you get wet from activity, you'll normally sweat on your head, back and feet (short of full body, dripping sweat). Change your t-shirt and socks and wipe the sweat off with the damp t-shirt. If you don't have a dry t-shirt, remove the damp one, let it dry for a while. In the mean time, put your shirt/ sweat shirt back on w/o the t-shirt. Rub your skin/ bare feet in your bare hands to stimulate blood flow and to dry them off.

Lastly, your mentality determines how cold you feel far more than the ambient temperature. Stay positive and focused, determining that "this isn't the coldest I've been. Remember that time when it was so cold? This is NOTHING compared to that!" That may sound silly but it really works!

I hope this helps!