Hunting Socks

quote:

---

Lacrosse rubber boots

---

This is the problem, not the socks. When the rubber gets cold, its impossible to keep it from freezing your feet. I have no sock suggestions. Ask yourself whether you TRULY need the rubber boots, like consistently walking/standing in water over your foot. I cant count the number of coonasses that we brought to the deer camp that showed up with their rubber boots, then were at Walmart buying literally any other boot they could find by the next afternoon.

Maybe battery operated socks if you truly do need the rubber? And if you're not standing in water once you get where you're going, grab a pair of boot blankets.

How much room do you have in your boots for socks?

Darntough’s heavyweight are nice but thin compare to Danner’s heavyweight. I feel like the Danner are the perfect thickness if I could only pick one sock. My old redhead lifetime wool socks are the thickest but I can’t wear them with every boot because they’re so thick.

ETA: the boot blankets mentioned are probably the best for rubber boots, although I have been happy switching to 1600gram lacrosse…. Rubber boots suck when it’s this cold.

Honestly that probably is my issue, which I thought about also. I never had a pair of insulated boots other than rubber ones.

I guess I’ll have to try a different kind.

quote:

---

Spray your feet with unscented antiperspirant deodorant and let it dry before putting socks on. If it’s real cold I put on a thin Thermax liner sock and then Merino wool socks. Make sure your boots are large enough that they aren’t real tight.

---

This! Came here to post this exactly. If you have to hunt in rubber boots your feet are sweating. My feet sweat in flip flops. This keeps me comfortable.

ETA: if youre standing on metal put some wood, fabric, something down to keep your boots off the metal. Doesn't make sense why it works so well but it does.

Rubber boots also sweat, boot dryer will help along with better insoles.

I have always felt proper socks did better keeping my feet warm than insulated boots. I don't own a pair of insulated boots anymore.

Cabelas or Redwing or midway brand mid or light weight merino socks. Cheap and excellent.

quote:

---

have a pair of insulated Lacrosse rubber boots that I use and my toes still get cold.

---

Because your core temperature is not properly regulated, or you have restricted blood flow to your feet, or both.

I like to post on here that I can hunt in uninsulated boots and mid-weight wool socks in sub zero temps and not have cold feet. The reason is that my feet are dry, my boots fit very well and my core body temperature is plenty warm enough. You need all of those things to have warm feet. A whole lot of seats in stands are too high and cause you to lose circulation to your feet. Bring something to put on the floor to elevate your feet and it'll likely help a lot.

A lot of good info already but here is my combo.
If I need rubber boots and I do most of my hunts.
Lacrosse burlys with liner socks and darn tough socks over them, if it’s real cold or I’m gonna really half to hump it antiperspirant spray or deodorant on feet first. I don’t wear my hat or gloves and unzip my baslayeres all the way to mid body.
Once I get situated as my core temp comes down I start getting dressed.
If no rubber boots are required then just a liner sock and a merino in uninulated boots. I sometimes bring artic boot blankets with me just as a precaution if it’s below 25 but down to 25 that combo works for me.
Most people over dress get wet then get cold.

I'll look at the brand when I get home, but my MIL gave me some for Xmas that I wore Sunday with tennis shoes; it never got above freezing and my feet were fine.

ETA: They say WIGWAM across the toe, so I assume that’s the brand.

I’ve been told by some old timers to get alpaca wool. Just ordered a pair should get them tomorrow.