Cold feet in Treestands

[danarnold]

What are you guys doing to help this, I usually walk about a half mile to my tree stand without wearing my heavy jacket, after I'm in the stand I put it on and I am warm for at least an hour or two, after a while my feet freeze out, it doesn't even have to be that cold outside.

I've read from previous posts about guys taking their boots off and using boot blankets with handwarmers in them, to me that would be a real pain because I'm wearing lace up boots and the deck on my stand is not that big, I saw some heavily insulated boots that look like they weigh a ton and thought about picking up a pair.
Rubber/Muck boots make my feet sweat and really get cold quickly, I've got some 800 g leather insulated boots that aren't great.

Any suggestions that work for you guys thanks.

 

[camping1601]

Boot blankets or the Arctic Shield ones over your boots. Ck those two out. The Icebreaker boot blankets are super warm but kind of bulky. The Arctic Shield boot covers are very compact but not as warm. I wear either depending on how cold it is and the AS ones I put a toe warmer in.

 

[camping1601]

And one of key things is to put them on before your feet get cold.

 

[elkyinzer]

Boot blankets are awesome. I have the Arctic Shield brand. They go over your boots. I hike in with my uninsulated hikers and throw the blankets on when I get on stand. I don't even use the handwarmers. Not sure how well they work on rubber boots, I never bought into that hype.

Make sure your head and neck aren't losing heat. There's an old saying..."if your feet are cold, put on a hat and scarf". 15 or 20 degrees starts getting a little chilly, colder than that I just wear my pac boots.

 

[ljalberta]

For late November/December in Alberta, if I'm sitting in a blind or stand I always have a pair of heavily insulated boots. The feet definitely sweat on the walk out, but I'll put on a fresh pair of dry socks once in the stand. Of course if your feet keep sweating while sitting still, then that wouldn't really work.

 

[Fishhead]

I love the boot blankets. I put them on over my boots with a hand warmer on top of my boots. My feet will be sweating in no time. It can get cold sitting in a tree for hours in the middle of November in Wisconsin. I just bought a second pair from goodwill for 15 bucks.

 

[mrbillbrown]

Arctic Shield boot blankets here also. Can't believe I hunted so long without them.


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[mikkel318]

If your walk isn't too far, try wearing boots that are a size too big with liner socks and a good pair of thick wool socks on top.

Tight boots = Cold feet.

 

[Jimbob]

Something under your feet to insulate from metal stand, also makes things quieter. Fleece or wool vest is perfect to put your feet on. I just bought some HOT MOCS to try out and this weekend my son used them (he's 9 and gets cold easily) and they worked great without the chemical hand warmers for him. The hot mocs could fit in your pocket if you want, I think they are a winner but I'll see during the later season.

 

[ezmorningrebel]

my recipe in the past has been oversized boots, liner and medium weight merino socks, chemical toe warmers.

i bought a pair of the icebreaker boot blankets to try out this year. cold feet are the one thing that will run me off the stand. they look ridiculous but if they work i don't care.

 

[Brodie]

I've given up on trying to find the perfect boots for stand hunting. My stand behind my house is about 0.5 mile walk, in cold weather I now use a heater body suit.
It is easily transported on my pack and I have spent the entire day up the tree in -10 to -20 Celsius before. I even bring it duck and turkey hunting sometimes when it's really cold out first thing in the morning.


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[danarnold]

Should've mentioned I have a pair of 10 year?old Arctic Shield boot blankets, I don't know if I got the wrong size or what but they are a bitch to get on my size 11 boots and really don't seem to work that well.
I'd much rather wear my insulated boots just for the comfort reason.
Thanks for the responses,

 

[coachjdub]

I wear a heavy set of insulated rubber boots, 1200 gm I believe. I bought them a size too big and wear a thin pair of wool socks and a heavy pair of Alpaca wool socks over them. My feet never get cold.

1/2 mile shouldn't be too far to walk with heavy boots and extra socks on.

 

[Beendare]

Some good suggestions. I too wear the overbooties....and didn't see this mentioned but I spray my feet with antiperspirant....helps a lot!

 

[camping1601]

Should've mentioned I have a pair of 10 year?old Arctic Shield boot blankets, I don't know if I got the wrong size or what but they are a bitch to get on my size 11 boots and really don't seem to work that well.
I'd much rather wear my insulated boots just for the comfort reason.
Thanks for the responses,

They shouldn't be that hard to get on. If your forcing them on you might be compressing the insulation at the tips. Mine are 15ish years old and I never get cold feet in them. I've come close putting already cold and wet feet in but they were still ok warm.

 

[danarnold]

Some good suggestions. I too wear the overbooties....and didn't see this mentioned but I spray my feet with antiperspirant....helps a lot!

Damn, there's a thought! I definitely feel like my feet are damp contributing to the problem.

What do you use to stay sent free?

 

[sniper61]

I loosen my boot and drop in a 50 cent heat pack on top of my feet . I am good for the day. Cheaper then a cup of coffee.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Wear a hat and other warmly things. Body stops pumping heat to extremities to conserve. Heat packs in the boots are a godsend for long sits.

 

[Northernpiker]

For 10 degrees or colder I like a thin pair of merino liner socks and a heavy pair of wool over those with some 1500 or 2000 gram lacrosse rubber boots. Make sure the boots aren't to tight on your feet. Standing on a small piece of carpet helps also. Start wiggling the toes before they get cold, once they're cold it's hard to warm them.

 

[doncarpenter]

I started using the icebreaker boot blankets last year and they worked awesome, drop a hand warmer in there and its very comfortable even all day sits in below freezing temps.

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