Posted: 8/2/2017 11:34:09 AM EDT
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I need to find some heated socks that don't suck and actually work before hunting season and winter steelhead season show up.
Chemo fried my toes so they always feel really cold and painful, I used to just wear warm wool socks and was fine even in cold ass water steelhead fishing in January. Thanks to fucking cancer my feet feel like shit, I want them to feel warm. So does anyone actually make a pair of heated socks that are worth a damn? Most reviews that I've read of various brand lead me to believe that they all kind of suck. I've tried stuffing my boots with those little hand warmers but that is not very comfortable, I have great hunting boots so thats not the issue. |
last 2 winters, I put my 1200 gram boots upside down on a heater vent to warm insides and have socks on my feet on another covered in a towel  ...when warm I quickly mate them all together and it's good for feeding the goats and other animals and such down to zero, as long as I move around enough to circulate my blood enough to keep them warm, blood thinners don't help either 
Sitting idle in the cold  that doesnt work after awhile, hunting and fishing sucks 
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Cabelas sells electric socks... but these work pretty damn good and are cheap enough...
Hot Hands Toe Warmers |
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hit up amazon, surprised not many option at first glance
heated insoles those wires look uncomfy, maybe tape to out side of sock so they don't chafe
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Tagging for info also. The issue I have with the packet-style "hand warmers" is that, when inside your laced up boots, they don't get enough air circulation to activate the chemical reaction to heat up. I've used them and they work well. |
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The ones I linked to in my post above are designed to work inside a boot. I've used them and they work well. Quoted:
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Tagging for info also. The issue I have with the packet-style "hand warmers" is that, when inside your laced up boots, they don't get enough air circulation to activate the chemical reaction to heat up. I've used them and they work well.
On really cold days, I put warmers in my boots and gloves. A "stick-em" warmer pad on each kidney, and a couple hand warmers tucked inside my neck gator sitting against my carotid arteries. Only my feet get too cold. |
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Cabelas sells electric socks... but these work pretty damn good and are cheap enough... Hot Hands Toe Warmers |
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Last year I bought Sorel Expedition Boots that are good down to -75 F. Anything besides regular ankle socks is too much. I wore them standing in 0-20 F for eight hours at a time last year and never felt better. |
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I may have to do something like this if my feet never recover. I currently have 1600g boots that are awesome, its just that my nerves are fucked, warmth is the only thing that helps |
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When I used to work outside in the winter I took cayenne pepper in capsules. The improved circulation kept my hands and feet warm without needing thick gloves and boots. Take the minimum that does the job, more is not better. |
| my flambeau battery socks are the bomb. really takes the bite off. even though im in central AL, for some reason my toes turn to completely numb blocks of ice iwhile n the treestand in the winter. no one else in my family has this issue. these things work great. |
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my flambeau battery socks are the bomb. really takes the bite off. even in central AL. for some reason my toes turn to completely numb blocks of ice iwhile n the treestand in the winter. no one else in my family has this issue. these things work great. 
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I may have to do something like this if my feet never recover. I currently have 1600g boots that are awesome, its just that my nerves are fucked, warmth is the only thing that helps |
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I don't have any experience with heated socks, but cold feet - definitely. The best solution I've found is to give your feet enough space to allow adequate circulation. For me, that meant going up boot sizes. Combine a larger boot with high quality liners and wool socks, and cold feet are a thing of the past.
Try checking out Intuition Liners. I'm replacing the liners of my Scarpa double boots with these when they finally pack out. |
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I use Hotronics foot warmers(heated insoles) in my ski boots.
Hotronics foot warmers |
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Get a pair of these for stand hunting.
I can't find the kind I have but I have used them for years and they are bad ass. Toss a hand warmer in them before you leave camp and they will be toasty by the time you put them on and they will keep your feet plenty warm even with nothing on but uninsulated boots. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005IAY98G?tag=vglnk-c102-20 |
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one thing i always did was take some near boiling water and seal it up in a few bags and stuffed them in the boots i was going to wear, would bring two pairs with me so when one pair would get cold and wet i would switch out to warm dry ones.
i also went and got some thick wool felt from a fabric store and sewed up some booties to wear in my boots, that meant i needed a size larger boot or wader but they worked great. the trick i found with the hand warmers was to let them stay outside for a bit before stuffing them in as the O2 got the reaction going strong. the above has worked for me for the past 10 years in NEO on the steelhead streams and rivers. Of course now that i may be having chemo soon means i should be looking at socks as well
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I'm willing to try it, but I'm not sure circulation is my issue here, but nerve damage from chemotherapy. I never had this issue until last year |
Its amazing to me how a product like this even makes it to market. Almost every review is 1 star, wouldn't a company want to make sure the product actually works before selling it?
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