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[mjrcpd]

How do we keep our feet warm while living / playing in cold weather climates? I live in upstate NY and really enjoy skiing, hunting & riding a snowmobile. I always stress over keeping my feet / toes warm while outside. I'm T-11 complete and cannot get my feet into boots with heavy insulation without my toes curling under as my feet are somewhat "jammed" into the boot. I instead wear the shell of a pac boot without its removable liner, with 2-3 layers of socks. This works for a while but my feet are always very cold to the touch at the end of a day outside. Any ideas or hints on keeping all of my digits from frostbite etc???

[Godsgirl151999]

how about a heating pad??

[dave420atya]

pocket hand warmers from walmart . They are cheap and come in a variety of sizes. just don't keep them agianst your skin they do get hot and last a long long time . some last 20 hours of good instant continuous heat . You can find them in hunting and sporting goods stores also. I love them they are great I stock up on them early but they sell them all winter down here in south alabama cuz it's football and hunting for the next 3 months.Ye haw !

[mjrcpd]

do you sandwich the warmer between 2 pairs of socks or just place it in the boot and slide the foot in? Sorry for my stupid questions and maybe I stress too much about this........

[rhyang]

mjrcpd, on Nov 27 2007, 06:30 PM, said:

do you sandwich the warmer between 2 pairs of socks or just place it in the boot and slide the foot in? Sorry for my stupid questions and maybe I stress too much about this........

Before I broke my neck I wore the usual two pairs of socks - one thin polypro liner and one smartwool (merino). I put the warmer on after the liner. Worked well for snowshoeing, ice climbing, & mountaineering.

btw At the moment I don't have pain or temperature sensation in my right leg, but full motor control, which is rather strange. My other leg was partly paralyzed but has full sensation, though the muscles seem to be getting stronger. A doctor told me that was a classic injury pattern because of the way the nerves exit the cord ... I wonder if that will improve over time (it's been a little over 3 months).

[stealtrain]

order some comperession sox , promotes the blood floew knee high or hip? wind proof gear over thich carharts like northface or somin in that order? the sox wil prob make a noticable dif, good luck

[Tim13]

Before my move to warmer earth, i used to snowmobile a lot (Polaris RMK 800), usually when it was 25+ degrees just tennis shoes with a pair of thermal socks (smartwool or similar) would be fine. For colder days, a pair of those goofy moon boots that open all the way down the side using velcro with a pair of good socks was fine. (the moon boots were good to -20).

[Tim Ripley]

I've been using Hotronics for skiing for years...you just need to be careful ie sweating etc...