Any cold weather boot recomendations?

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Any cold weather boot recommendations for when there is light snow on the ground and you are doing a lot of hiking? For like the 20-30 degree range in the mountains. Some still hunting also? I have a pair of Lowa GTX's but they are insulated. I was looking for something that may be a little warmer.
 
I have the Crispi Nevada GTX and I really like them. I think they're between 200-400 gram thinsulate. Haven't been able to find the exact rating.
 
Any cold weather boot recommendations for when there is light snow on the ground and you are doing a lot of hiking? For like the 20-30 degree range in the mountains. Some still hunting also? I have a pair of Lowa GTX's but they are insulated. I was looking for something that may be a little warmer.

i wear Schnee's insulated Beartooths. i love them. they only have 200gr of thinsulate, versus the more common 400 i typically see. my feet rarely get cold, and i find the 200 perfect for a hunt that i am moving alot in.

in AZ in teens temps..i never had a problem. not so sure i could stand in a frozen deer stand wearing them..for long.
 
Really depends on how tolerant your feet are to cold weather, and how much time you spend sitting vs walking. I used a 400 gm insulated hiking boots for a backpack snowshoe trip this spring with temp ranging between 20-40 F without issues, but living in Fairbanks I'm reasonably cold tolerant. Usually around 20 degrees, or if I'm not moving much, I switch to a set of Schnee's pac boots.

Yk
 
Have a pair of Schnee's/Lowa Sheephunters that fit the bill perfect in those conditions. Very similar boot to the Lowa Hunter Extreme. Tall boot with 200 grams of insulation. I don't like to wear over 200 g's of insulation if I am hiking at all.
 
My Kenetrek Mountain Extremes with 400 grams of insulation kept my feet plenty warm in temps in the low teens on last year's CO elk hunt. They also worked well on a late season deer hunt in OK. I usually wear thicker merino wool socks with a liner which also adds to the warmth.
 
I really like insulated gaiters, like the Wildlines, for extending the use of my Omegas into, or all the way thru, winter. They are quite warm and spare me the clunkiness of pack boots for all but the very coldest of days.
 
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