Absolutely! Dry feet are warm feet and all natural fibers (even wool) hold moisture. I'm comfortable wearing Wiggy's socks down in the teens, even when wearing UNINSULATED boots. I'm continually amazed at how well they work, even after wearing them for some years now. I have drawers full of synthetic and merino socks that never see the light of day when temps fall below 40 degrees.
I used the hot hand and feet in the winter when I was delivering mail in the winter. Walking 10 miles a day is a challenge, but cold, damp, wet, snowing, and windy conditions makes working outside very difficult.
Have you ever tried 'sealskins' they are waterproof socks, hats n gloves. They act like a thermal barrier - initially I thought my feet would sweat more, but truth is once my feet reach a comfortable natural temperature they stop sweating and stay warm n dry. I'm not a hunter, but backpack long spans of time in all seasons. At night one hot hand at the base of my neck keeps my body warm for over 8 hours. Because they are activated by oxygen sometimes I have to give them a little shake to reactivate the heat, but they do last for me. As always great, thorough content.
As a former professional ski patroller, enthusiastically agree with all of the above. There's one element i don't see addressed. Cover your head, keep the heat in there and it's easier to keep the rest of your body warm. There are so many tiny blood vessels in at the skin surface you can lose 60 to 70 % of your body heat through your head. Aside from the adage " cotton kills" in the mountaineering community, the next most used was always "if your feet are cold, put on a hat"" is the next most valuable.
Daniel moulton... While wool is best... The phrase "cotton kills" is simply Not true! If you use Any fabric incorrectly and get it wet with no way to dry it.. problems will occur, especially in winter!
All damn good information. I have practiced most suggestion going on several years now. Except for a better reason to wear Gators. I simply did not realize exactly how over the calf socks & gator kept my feet warmer. I watched this on a day where it's going to hit 90 F-:)
Very good suggestions on keeping warm in low temps. If folks remember nothing else, remember this: Cotton Kills. Cotton is designed to move heat away from your body. The opposite of what you want in winter. If you really want warm feet around camp / in a tree stand (or other hide site) get a pair of “mickey mouse” / “ bunny” boots. Not good for walking long distances, buy put them on at your destination & you’ll have warm feet for hours.
I stick those toe warmers to the top of my socks before I put my boots on, the air space above your foot allows it to breathe better and doesn’t make my foot feel crammed in my boot. They also slide into the boot nice
Thanks, Clay. It’s funny how it feels like I know you after watching you on Alone. I see lots of good tips in the comments, too. I didn’t read all of them, but being well hydrated is key to having good circulation and staying warm, in my experience living and working as a photographer in Maine, specializing in ice. 😊
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I wear a vapor or goretex sock against my skin. Keeps insulation BONE DRY all day, no matter how hard you hike. And no need to take boots off until bedtime. It feels clammy at first but you forget about it quickly and it beats the hell outta wet/cold socks and insulation, which is impossible to ignore. I fully agree with Clay's advice on non constrictive clothing. Regardless of the climate.
Good tips man I have those same Hoffman boots my favorite boots but they are not warm enough for deer hunting here in mn great if I'm moving tried iceman s but too heavy curious about the insulated rubber boots but that's another set of problems I use gaiters or in a pinch use some 550 cord to cinch my pant legs closed now im leaning towards cabelas or thorogoods
I’ve got a question about boots, my feet sweat more than the average person, does a waterproof boot like a muck boot prevent the moisture that wool attempts to absorb and release from keeping your feet dry even with wool liners? Will that water proof material still keep moisture in? I’m waiting on wool socks to come in the mail, and I have not had the chance to experiment with wool on my feet yet. I’ve always used cotton socks and of course that has been hell, and I suffer from continuous athletes foot. I do work as a landscaper and need to wear water proof boots
I take the toe warmers and stick them on my top of my toes, first pair of socks them put on thicker pair over them they stay in place and cause no discomfort.
Agreed , They definitely work better on top of your toes and having a little extra room in the toe box helps too. My feet always get cold no matter how much insulation a boot has. Now I just wear a 400gr Keen boot with the toe warmers on top of my wool socks and it’s better than any bulky boot with lots of insulation I’ve tried.
Socks suck! Dry grass insole (changed daily), thick fiber wool cloth foot wrap, loose as you mentioned, and be aware of flipping wool cloth when feet feel damp or dry cloth over fire. Avoid soft wool like merino on feet, head, and mittens. Not worn socks of any type in over six years. Deeply regret trying to make socks work in back country for decades! Dry moss, cardboard, inner bark, and even leaves work as absorbing sweaty feet. Russian Army screwed up switching to socks in 2009! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areni-1_shoe
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Regarding the toe warmers, one key to increasing the effective length of time that they'll produce heat is to remove your boots every few hours and introduce some fresh oxygen to them and give the toe warmers a shake or kneed them to get air into the chemicals. This will also allow some moisture to evaporate from your socks and boots, further helping to stay warm and comfortable. Great video!
My bad experience with Hot hands could be chalked up to holding too much surface area then cause they would go from intensely hot on the table to a lot less so in my hand. I let some air in next time.
I used to make the mistake of wearing too many socks or boots that were too tight or small, I think giving your feet some room is actually more important than the material of your sock. As long as your foot stays relatively dry. I've had super cold feet while wearing thick wool socks in boots that were too tight and had comfortable feet for hours in thicker cotton blend socks in a looser fitting boot. The boots were both about the same insulation level as well so I think the big difference was leaving room for your foot to circulate blood and also breath a little bit so they don't get sweaty and then really cold because of it.
I froze my toes late season bow hunting. That was 46 years ago. Worst pain in my life so far, and the damage to the capillaries is permanent. So I'm focused on keeping my feet warm, and I know a thing or two about it. I was doing to make this exact same video. In other words, this guy knows what he's talking about. Excellent content for the real world, all the way around. I will now peruse this channel. (My video was going to be entitled, "Warm Feet: Circulation trumps insulation." 🙂)
i worked outside my whole life as a lineman for a power company up in the northeast and i would always would wear two shirts, a flannel shirt under my regular work shirt. i also wore flannel lined jeans and when it got real cold i'd put on insulated bib overalls or a whole suit.the warmest boots i had were sorrel pack boots with the wool inserts for when it really got cold like in the single digits or below zero and we had to be outside. another trick i learned and used at times was to sprinkle black pepper inside my boots and it actually worked. i'm 72 and retired so the working outside days are over except for snow removal at our house. thnx for the info.
I am so glad that you mention gaiters not only as a snow protection, but as an insulating layer. I have been hunting in Canada for ten years and always wore gaiters in cold temperatures. I have never seen another hunter wear them. I can vouch that I love them, the colder the more they are appreciated.
Gators are a must-have in my book. I also have a thick pair of leather chaps that cover the calves of my legs for hiking in the spring and summer for snake bite protection.
Thanks for the tips. When I went skiing when younger, my fingers and feet would get cold. Wool socks only did so much. Silk socks under the wool made a big difference. Silk gloves under my ski gloves also made the difference. My extremities didn't get cold after that.
Take a high quality windshield sunscreen, the shiny ones, and cut out a piece for each boot and place it under the insole it helps reflect the heat up and the cold down, as well as a bit of cushioning. I work up north in winter and being from the south I never get used to the cold harsh winters! Give it a try…
@@bigchiponmyshoulder7573 same principle people use on car intake tubing. Either make sure its polished aluminum or they add gold tape to intakes to reflect heat back. Also why space/survival blankets work. Shiny material reflects heat back at body.
The reason the Hot Toes warmers are rated for 6-8 hours, but you are only getting a couple of hours out of them is because they are designed for the oxidation to be slowed by the decreased air inside the shoe, which slows the chemical reaction. If they are outside, exposed to air, the reaction takes place at a greatly speeded up rate and makes them very hot, but for a short period of time. If you are going to stick them to the outside of your boot, place a large piece of duck tape or something over them, to slow the air flow.
Saw an Arctic documentary back in the 70's and they used cayenne pepper sprinkled in their gloves and boots. We would use this method when we went skiing in the Rocky Mountains, works great!
A square foot wool cloth foot wrap takes only minutes to steam dry without foot odor near a fire. coarse wool fabric, not merino or other soft woolens. Fibers are too small. Be comfortable or dead.
I never though of putting something down on the ground to insulate between my feet and the ground. 41 years on this planet and it never occurred to me 😂. My feet are the only thing that ever get cold when I’m out. Great video clay!
I'm a tall skinny guy, I actually am skinnier in the winter and heavier in the summer. And I'm always battling to keep warm. Something I've noticed for myself is eating. Eating always heats up my core in the cold. This video definitely helps! Gotta get shoes that aren't so tight and more wool!
Yeah, you are more sensitive to cold when hungry. I'm quite tall and thin, and I have a pretty good cold tolerance, the only moment I really get bothered by it is if i'm exhausted or hungry!
I got cold last Saturday... I was out 6ish hours and getting snowed on the large majority of the time. I got pretty well soaked through. I got cold toes because I think the wetness got through to them. They eventually numbed up and I was able to regain my comfort. I did get up to walk a bit a few times... moving helps.
Try not to eat any carbs or sugars out in the cold. Experiment with a carnivore centric foods. Sugar results in vasoconstriction so your hands and feet will be the first to get cold.
I always carry a white gas camping stove in the winter. Besides all the points that you’ve touched, I’ve found getting right to our internal body temperature, it’s best to make a pot of hot tea and keep the body temperature up to normal. You could do all of the tricks to keep your feet dry. I always wear one pair of polyester liner socks, one pair of wool socks and a pair of outer gators.
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Another thing that helps is to make sure your boots are warm before you put them on. Putting on ice cold boots just starts you off on the wrong foot (heh). Don't keep your heavy boots in the bed of your truck when you're going hunting, keep them in the warm cab with you.
I have found that the anti sweat product called crape for feet has been a godsend since the bottom of my feet always were damp which always makes for cold feet...since using the crape, omg what a difference Give it a try
Those toe warmers are a different formula than hand warmers - they "burn" very fast in full oxygen and quit early. The way you're using them is doomed to failure. Cut out an outline in your wool insoles and put them in that spot. Not tight, last all day, and you can walk around in them. I use the larger insole-size heaters the same way. I was out all day today in 20 degree weather, in snow, with windchill showing 5 degree equivalent. Feet were warm standing still.
In negative 20-30+ spray your feet with antiperspirant. You may sweat more from your armpits/forehead, but your feet will be crazy dry in comparison to not spraying them.
Cold feet? Put a hat on! Cold hands? Put a hat on! Cold ears, nose....? Put a hat on! I mean a warm knit stocking hat, not a baseball CAP. Save that and the flat cap for warm sunny days.
I was 26 before I was taught (by my BiL) how to correctly dress for winter. My parents could only afford to buy school clothes at the beginning of the year so when it got cold I put on a few summer shirts, useless long johns and put on whatever flannel shirt I could find in daddy's closet. This lead people to believe I was going through a "redneck" phase in high school. LOL Nope just poor and uneducated about the correct ways of keeping warm. Us Floridians really do need an instruction manual to go north in the winter. This info is very appreciated!
do not use plastic bags on your feet, they hold in moisture. the worse enemy you can have is wet feet. i have tried this at 15 deg F and my feet got wet and cold very quickly.
I love, love, love hot hands toe warmers. In my experience, I flip them around so that the wider part is adhering to the sock on the bottom of my toe area, and the narrower part goes toward my instep where my foot narrows. They last a lovely 6-8 hours and save my feet when I am walking outside running errands and trying to save gas by parking in one spot and walking to the post office, the grocery store, and the pharmacy.
Toe warmers run off of oxygen...putting them on the outside of the boots ensures they vaporize very quickly and most of the heat is wasted into the surrounding air. Just wait until you get to your stand and then drop them into the toes of your boots instead. As a mail carrier in NW Illinois my biggest issue is keeping my fingers warm. My best gloves so far are lined wool gloves. The only issue is having to remove gloves to use our touch screen scanners. Alternate is tobuse a thinner glove
I use venom brand black nitrile gloves as a liner. Then I wear my winter gloves over them. If it is a snug fit I turn the liners inside out as the white side seems to have less friction. When I need to manipulate my camera I slide my gloves off and the nitrile gloves will work on touch screens. My hands get a bit sweaty due to vapor barrier but they stay toasty warm. It is easy enough to dry them off on the car heater. When it gets to -40°F and colder I have a pair of army surplus overmitts with a shoulder string. I put chemical heat packs in those and can easily warm my hands up between tasks that take more finesse like hooking the dog up to his leash.
With the HotHands I've noticed that they clump but if you break up the clumps so more oxygen can circulate they can keep working much longer than 2 hours.
I put the toe warmers on top of my boots when I’m in the stand, also will take thick socks and slide over the toes of my boots. Helps holds the heat of the warmers longer.
6:05, it may not be convenient those Hot Hands for your feet/toes are time released and are meant to be worn in your shoe to deprive all that oxygen from activating the whole pouch all at once. Also, heat rises so you aren't being efficient about not using it properly either. Do yourself a favor, try it in different shoes and follow the instructions, as soon as you tear open the hot hands package open and remove the plastic sheet to expose the sticky side, stick it to the bottom of your socks (by the toes) and put your boots on, it will last at least 6 hours if not 8. If you take them out of your boot before the active ingredients have expended the little pouches will fill with air and be extremely hot. Also, it won't turn into pouches full of air if you keep them in your boot. Maybe you want to remove one of the layers of insoles in your boot and try it once, you will be happy with this decision.
It grew up in houses with 3 foot thick solid stone walls no central heating only fires or stoves. Never felt cold. At that time my clothing was natural materials like wool. My grandmother made slippers made of felt
Medium weight tall wool socks for the win. Whenever I hear people talking about their feet freezing I ask about their socks and they are either wearing super thick socks or 2 pairs of socks. I always tell them to get one pair of socks that aren’t super thick. Gotta have that circulation! What a great video you made. I wish everybody with cold feet would watch this video!! 👍
Thanks Clay for another great useful and informative video. I am on older ex Brit Military dude and about 55 years ago the MO (Brit Military Doc) told me to Never Ever wash my feet with soap as it will remove the natural oils and I would get dry feet and blisters. To this day I only use water on my feet as do my sons and grandchildren. I also just like you, wear wool layers and the same boots. Something else that I learned decades ago was that if I was extremely cold was that a dram of scotch gets the blood flowing and warms you up. Twice I have been suffering from exposure and have downed a large scotch and within five minutes it has opened the capillaries of my blue hands and has helped to fix me, along with the hot meal a half an hour later, comprising protein, fat and carbs. Just as a footnote for a couple of hundred years, when Scottish shepherds dig lambs out of the snow, they have put a bit of whisky in the first bottle to revive the lambs. Cheers 😊
Chesty Puller also said to not wash your feet to toughen them up. A sapper recommended putting bag balm on your feet before marches and hikes and it's amazing.
HELL YEAH FRIEND. I BRING A SMALL FLAX FILLED WITH BOURBON. TO SIP ON. IN THE WINTER. AND I DO MEAN SIP. AND A GOOD HEAVY WOOL BLANKET TO WRAP UP IN. KEEP YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE UP. KISS ALWAYS
The boot area is a good tip for sure (thank you) and also Do you wear thin nylon dress socks ? because i was told to try those both during winter and summer . some use it as sock-liners with another thicker sock on top of it but i was told to just wear the thin nylon dress socks alone with my boots.
Hey Clay, I live down in Arkansas. It gets down in the teens and 20s, I was wondering if the cold is any different up north in Wyoming /Idaho. I’ve heard it’s a dry cold, where Arkansas is wet cold. Thanks for any input
I wear Wiggy’s lamilite boot socks in my rubber boots which are good into the 20s. He also makes boot liners as well for colder temps. The socks are worn next to the skin. First it transfers the sweat away from your feet without absorbing it while keeping your feet just right. The nice thing is you can go from the boots to your sleeping bag at night with the socks on, and then into cold boots in the morning with the warm socks while camping. Which is not a good idea with wool because it absorbs moisture. So wool socks and different thicknesses of socks and changing socks often, are now a thing of the past for me. Thinsulate is a poor performer compared with lamilite. And the boot socks cost me $25 for the 8 “ high socks and I’ve never looked back. He also makes other clothing items and sleeping bags as well. I have two of his bags, and his camo sweater which is also good down into the 20s. I like wool as an outer garment like a shirt, jacket or coat, but not as pants. Wool will freeze if it’s wet and cold enough. If your torso and legs are warm your feet will be happier. I agree calories and the right clothing is key.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Finally, somebody has done it right. I have a couple tricks that might help as well. Back in "the day", before Gore-Tex, the best we had for winter was Sorel pac boots. But living in NE South Dakota, sometimes those weren't even enough. Many guys would wear those old white paratrooper boots, we called them bunny boots, that were very warm. The problem we found with pac boots was that at about -25 degrees F, the rubber would produce condensation and frost inside the boot and your feet would get wet. So, our "fix" was to put a paper grocery bag around the outside of the felt liner and then a plastic bread bag. Then the whole thing went into the rubber outsole. I was good down to -50 with that set-up. But moisture wicking wasn't really well-known back then. My Dad had feet that were uniquely adapted to South Dakota. I never saw him in anything other than cowboy boots inside 5 buckle overshoes, unless he was ice fishing. For ice fishing, he would wear a pair of Chuck Taylor basketball shoes. But he always sat with his feet on top of a 2X4......lol. He always wore dress socks but I'm not sure what they were made of.......maybe silk? maybe poly? Definitely not cotton. Now I live and work in Wyoming. I don't use insulated boots much at all. Only when I plan to be sitting a lot in temps below 0. But, I have a good quality pair of leather boots with a waterproof barrier (similar to Gore-Tex). I wear thick MERINO wool socks and because I am allergic to wool, I need a liner sock. I have found that silk dress socks are awesome as liners AND they add a tremendous amount of thermal barrier and moisture wicking. They can be a bit expensive but what are your toes worth? I have tried almost every type of wool socks.....MERINO is the best, by far. Not rag wool, not virgin wool, not lamb's wool. MERINO. For extreme cold weather, I use the same sock system but put it inside a Schee's mountain pac (16" tall) with the removable liners. Gaiters are nice but the taller pacs are even better. Most people don't realize that they really don't need much sock if they are moving around. They wear too much insulation and their feet sweat and within an hour or two, their feet are cold.....because they are wet from sweat. Unless you are in VERY cold temps, most don't need 5 layers of insulation. Point of fact, most folks would get along famously with just a pair of light-weight merino hiking socks inside a waterproof boot....if they are moving. Another area that is neglected is hydration. It is difficult to keep hydrated properly when it's 20 below 0. But hydration plays a HUGE role in how warm you feel. As well as covering your head. I know it's an age-old adage but it really does work. I wear either a Simms stocking cap that is wool exterior and polar fleece interior OR a wool Scotch cap (Elmer Fudd). Dry feet and a covered head will keep you nice and toasty. The troops in Bastone' (Battle of the Bulge - WW2) wanted all the socks they could get their hands on. A minimum of 3 pairs. They would wear 1 pair on their feet, 1 on their hands and dry the 3rd pair around their neck. If none of this works, you might want to get to your doctor and have your thyroid checked...
I've worn gaiters since my days of training Arctic Marine warriors. Snow or not. Never ever put cotton against your skin. Only wear clothing that wick moisture to the outside. Dupont poly materials. Hollowfill II. Wool is good because it will still insulate to 80% when its wet.
Does any one else's feet just not get cold? My feet run hot. Even working construction outside all day in Michigan winter, skiing or hiking, as long as I have a good pair of dry boots my feet are warm. At night I often have to stick them out from the blanket.
I often hear wool is best. I have 2 merino jumpers/sweaters that I sometimes use gardening in Autumn, but I still need a long sleeve t shirt underneath to stop the itching. Woollen under garments! I have heard that before from a Canadian YT channel, but I don't think I could. I'd be scratching all day, I expect. I understand that cotton is the worst next to your skin in cold weather, because it acts like a sponge for sweat, and doesn't allow for vapour transmission. So yes, I can see wool is better. I would just need to field test it for a day. Ha ha! Interesting channel.
Dec mc... Wool is best! Cotton like any other fabric must be used correctly. Get Any fabric wet with no way to dry it and you'll have problems especially in winter. I always wear cotton against My skin.. Having the ability to thermal regulate allows it to dry quickly if it gets wet.
Great video I love it very informative just a thought that I've heard is with on top of your toes in anything but like a work boot a work boot is more breathable any other food it will not work very well unless it's on top of your toes
He seems to know his business I was taught by 2 of the greatest outdoorsmen I’ve ever known My dad and my uncle Joe Dad was mixed blood Native American/ Irish and uncle Joe from moms side was full blooded MikMak who spent 98 % of his time in the bush tending his trap lines They both taught me how to survive anywhere and this young man knows what he’s talking about
Funny thing, I wear cheap cotton socks more than I should, but they work for the most part. the kicker is Mukluks,and I don't oil the leather part, I want that to breath easily too. I've had the insulated Muck boots and they are the pits, hard to dry out and after a couple hour drive in the truck or just a trip to town my feet would sweat and that equals cold clammy feet and when I get home I take them off and can leave wet footprints on my floor. But with cotton socks in mukluks I can drive to Bangor and back with all day and come home and take my boots off and my feet are dry as can be, because they breath. Yes in slush they can be a problem but even when wet the wool liners do a decent job of keeping my feet warm. Breathability is important. My latest pare of mukluks are on the bigger side and I have three wool felt soles in them and the booty. Makes a huge difference standing around on cold concrete or ice and snow. For wet conditions I have felt booties in rubber over shoe boots, I use them a lot with our slushy Maine winters. I envy those with cold dry snow.
Nice to see a fellow mainah. For me I tend to use one pair of thin compression like socks made of thinsulate like material and one pair of semi thick tall merino wool socks. If it's real cold I'll toss a hot hands in the toes of the boot to help and a pair of artic mucks. Personally I like the mucks. Mine are big nuff I tossed one of those insulating mylar insoles in and this helps with drying. If it's cold I'll put my pants outside my boots to keep the rubber from getting cold n to breathe, if it's wet out pants go inside..... but that works for me.... I've seen a few options I'm hoping to test out this winter.
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I find a light winter boot works best that has a leather outer as the best wind resistance as well as good waterproof ability. I also have boots 1/2 size bigger then normal shoes and boots tend to have a roomier toe box anyhow, so this works best for me that I have found for South Dakota as you need wind more then anything else when outside in winter and snow resistance second, specific leathers on the boots work for this that have the treatments or a synthetic leather if it is thicker/stiffer and not a thin flexible material as that thinner flexible fake leather tends to crack quickly. I still use all lower laces but not all the top ones often skipping the second to last and running both top two eyelets, metal quick lace, or the metal loops, this helps with the stiff leather boot being able to have ankle flex and a little bit more room in that part when hiking yet still keep the top closed off from snow. I do have other socks to use when I need them but rarely need to use them. Oh I have used the boot heater things that were more like another insole stick them onto the insole and they worked. I had a pair of crappy boots that were a no lace winter boot but they were steel toe and sucked the one year I used them, too heavy and went to some Gore-Tex like waterproof hiking boots, later some cheap light winter hunting boots with a Gore-Tex like membrane in most of the boot, all but the composite toe box from Walmart that lasted years of abuse in mid fall to deep winter as my only winter boots and now have found boots from Timberland in all leather light winter boots (second model, first model that lasted one season were crappy that made my ankles blead no matter how I wore them), this after having some Ithica brand all leather light winter boots that sucked on anything slick I would slip and fall even with outer traction devices like Yack-track chains or ice spikes that I had for a few years hoping the rubber on bottom were work in but only got a little better when the slick outer layer wore off then got worse after that with less traction.
Sticking those "HOT HANDS" designed for your feet to the outside of your boot is a total joke because they are designed for an oxygen poor environment, like the inside of your boot, and exposing them to too much air will make them overheat and burn out really fast! That's why he is only getting 2 hours of use with most of the useful heat floating off into the cold air!
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Your feet will ALWAYS sweat. The problem, THE problem is that they want to be humid, and they will sweat until they have the humidity that they want/need. The ONLY way to stop « wetting » your socks, boots liners and the boots is to stop the humidity reaching from your feet to the rest. Sooooo, one word, VBL, well, 3. Vapor Barrier Sock. This is a completely waterproof sock that you put directly to your foot or after a light merino WOOL liner sock. Then your thick sock and your boot. This is the real and the ONLY way to stay warm for days after days.
0:51 Where did you get the wool shirt. I have been looking for years to find an affordable wool shirt. I mean a shirt. Not a pull over or a 'shirt-jac'. I mean wool, not 50% polyester, 10% nylon, 40% wool or any of the other combinations manufacturers call "wool". 3:50 "...a company called Bison Wool Company." Could that be _Buffalo_ Wool Company? I can't find Bison Wool Co.
I put on thin nylon socks first, then cotton knee-length socks, then thick wool socks. I 've never had a blister that way. Wear the socks you intend to use in the cold or hiking, when you shop for boots, then wet the boots well before you break them in while wearing all those layers.
Don't remember full story Christian vikings live on island inhabited by eskimos.Eskimos. wore leather and fur..Vikings being Christian ,Eskimos not..Vikings wouldn't wear fur wore only wool Vikings died..I like wool also hav a nice goose feather Canadian jacket,pants.i realize ur knowledgeable to all this ..just saying.
I have Raynaud’s disease. Keeping my hands a feet warm is a constant battle. I never wear more than one pair of socks because my circulation sucks to begin with. Stick on toe warmers have been a game changer.
Best socks I ever had are British Army vintage socks, come in vlong and short. Were introduced as super socks. Thirty years later still use them regularly.Anything after 84 are great.
i'm a retired ups driver in nw minnesota. we take our footware very seriously. one of the most common ways to ensure our feet stayed warm. expensive socks, great boots and a plastic bag to separate our feet and socks from the liner. keeping the liner dry was essential. the plastic bag acted like a wet suit. wool socks were still effective damp.
Dude this is insane just got back from hunting and my feet were the only things cold most of the time and I didn’t even search this just popped up love your videos always amazing
