Best winter boots

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I have it on good authority that Santa has bought me a pair of Sorel Conquest boots! Has anyone tried them out? Opinions?? What are the best winter boots you own, have owned? Thank you, and Merry Christmas!! :)
 
Sorels were what I always wore when I used to snowmobile, lo these many years ago. The warmest boots I ever had. Heavy bastids, though.
 
Uggs arent to bad, but they arent hiking boots... and bad on ice!

Not exactly water proof either!
 
One suggestion if this is the type with removeable liners - get an extra set of the liners. It is remarkable how much warmer my feet stay in my Sorels over a weekend, when I change out the liners at the end of the day. They are a great boot to have in the often slushy snow we get in Ohio.
 
Without impuning Sorels in any way, shape or form - 'cause they're good boots - the best winter/REALLY COLD WEATHER all-around boot I've owned/used is the Rocky Blizzard Stalker. It's warm, dry, has good traction on a variety of terrain... and it provides good ankle/walking support as well.
 
Rainmaker870 said:
Without impuning Sorels in any way, shape or form - 'cause they're good boots - the best winter/REALLY COLD WEATHER all-around boot I've owned/used is the Rocky Blizzard Stalker. It's warm, dry, has good traction on a variety of terrain... and it provides good ankle/walking support as well.
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My one experience with REALLY COLD WEATHER was a year in Stoney Plane, Alberta, say 45 miles west of Edmonton. -45f. I was 8 years old and tramped a few blocks to school in big canvas things (mukluks?) with 1" felt liners. They had zero water repellancy, but none was needed. No water at way below zero. The snow was like sand. Horses for courses.
 
Mukluks are great. Steger Mukluks, I hope to get a pair soon, they breath very very light, and warm. And for wet snow I use tingley overboots with steger felt liners and insoles in them, like seal skin mukluks, read about it in the conovers' book.
 
Thomas Linton said:
One suggestion if this is the type with removeable liners - get an extra set of the liners. It is remarkable how much warmer my feet stay in my Sorels over a weekend, when I change out the liners at the end of the day. They are a great boot to have in the often slushy snow we get in Ohio.
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I second that recommendation. I have 2 pair of removeable liners and also use a pair of felt insoles that are fit to the boot under the liners. I remove the liners and insoles at the end of the day. If I'm at home, I stuff paper towels in the bottom of the boot to draw the moisture out of them, otherwise I make do with what's available.
The other thing I do is change into dry socks when I get to the location where I will be sitting. My feet sweat alot when I walk any distance in these boots.
My Sorels have a green leather upper. They're probably 20 years old. Other than replacing the original laces with 550 cord a long time ago, they have held up very well.
Jim
 
Definately 2 sets of liners!
If you don't have 2 sets... when you get in for the night, take the liners out to dry.
That will make a big difference in the morning.
:D
 
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