Dry feet thread

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

I've run Crispi West Rivers (Scheels exclusive) for 2 seasons of big game and upland bird hunting. They've not leaked yet and are in amazing condition. I clean them and get them warmed up by my wood stove then apply protectant (Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP Leather Preservative) and let it absorb. Other than a barbed wire scrape here and there, they look and feel great. Extremely comfortable boots.

 

[doverpack12]

Schnee Beartooth are the only boot that hasn’t leaked on me. They are old and are still what I depend on when I know it’s going to be really wet.

Lofty socks help a ton. Darn Tough are the opposite of lofty. My feet sweat and I have been much happier, comfortable and drier in all conditions with a coolmax liner and lofty socks. Changed mid day if I’m super sweaty or the boots (Lathrop’s, but they fit great) leaked in the morning. And dry dedicated sleeping socks at night like MT Worden.

 

[mtwarden]

Not a keep your feet dry tip, but how to keep your boots from freezing over night in cold weather trips

Cnoc just came out with some 1/2 liter water bottles that fit into shoes/boots very nicely. Boil up a liter of water at night, fill each bottle and stick them in your boots— put the boots (with the heated bottles) in a dry sack and stick them in the bottom of your sleeping bag.

 

[dirtshooter]

My Thors brand new leak like I'm wearing cheesecloth boots. Definitely never wearing them in wet conditions again, even snow wets through. They breathe well in the hotter dry hunts though lol.

I'm gonna have to treat mine and stand in the tub. The only time I can recall that my feet actually got wet was an elk hunt with brutal muddy conditions