How much insulation in your hunting boots?

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edenver

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I'm thinking of getting a new pair of winter boots for hunting. I plan on a combination of walking and waiting. I live in Colorado and it can be sunny in the 50s and 60s and then real cold and snowing the next hour. I have a pairs of uninsulated hiking boots and the Colorado stand bye Sorel Caribous. So should I go for something with 200, 400, or more grams of thinsulate?

Thanks,
Erik
 
If you are seeing 50-60 degrees during the day, I would be most concerned with not wanting to get too HOT!

I wanted a pair of insulated boots to take me all the way through hunting season. THis would be the end of August through the end of December in ND. We are talking a possibility of seeing 80 deg days in Aug-Sept to seeing -20 to -30 deg days around Christmas. One pair didn't cut it!

I should have had THREE pair! But that is another story.

I bought a pair of Timberline Iditarods. They have 300 grams of thinsulate and were adequate for everything down to about 0 with a pair of heavy wool socks.

Now that was for me. I tend to stay too HOT in weather down to about 10 deg. when outdoors.

I would think 400 grams would be sufficient then get yourself some different weights of socks. I prefer wool, and wear thinner socks in warmer weather and thicker socks in colder weather. I also carry one or two extra pair with me so I can change or add as needed.

I hope something here helps!



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Warm Colorado winters require more than one boot. I vote for larger boots with less insulation and more sock. Socks can be taken out and dried, boots are harder to dry. Pac boots (the sorels, or other brands) are better for snow/cold, and the liners can be taken out and dried. You will not be comfortable with the same boot for 60 degrees and 10 degrees in the snow.

Stryver, liking Alaska better than Colorado. The snow falls and stays here...
 
Well you both identified my "problem" - anything from 60 degrees to 0 degrees can happen. I have a friend who wears his uninsulated boots and leaves his Sorels in the car, about three miles away. He figures that if it gets cold he will just walk back and switch out... I'm trying for the best of all worlds here, and realize that I might not get it. Anyone else?

Erik
 
Edenver,
I think for what you are doing 400 grams
of thinsulate should be supurb. I have 2 pairs of boots from the cabelas catolog. One is 400 grams and the other pair is 600. The 400 gram boots are a little lighter and a little less bulky and if the day is warmer just wear regular light cotten socks and you should be fine.
Buckshot
 
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