I think my boots are too small

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One thing I can not stand is cold feet. I bought a pair of boots several years ago at Bass Pro's outlet store. 12" tops, fully sewn tongue, and 1200 (that's right 1200) grams of Thinsulate and my feet STILL get cold.

I normally wear 10-10.5 boots, but these are a 9m. They are a little tight but I can get them on. I am beginning to think they are too small and arent allowing enough dead air space and maybe slightly restrict circulation.

Thoughts?
 
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Agreed. My experience, at least, is that tight boots make for cold feet. They inhibit circulation. Unless climbing in rough terrain where you need the support of a tight boot, my feet stay warmer in a boot that has much less insulation, a good wool sox, and a slightly loose fit. If your feet are really sensitive to cold, nothing beats the old SOREL type pac boot with the thick wool bootie. Again, as long as not too tight, they are crazy warm, just not real great hiking boots because of the bulk.

Larry
 
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29aholic said:
One thing I can not stand is cold feet. I bought a pair of boots several years ago at Bass Pro's outlet store. 12" tops, fully sewn tongue, and 1200 (that's right 1200) grams of Thinsulate and my feet STILL get cold.

I normally wear 10-10.5 boots, but these are a 9m. They are a little tight but I can get them on. I am beginning to think they are too small and arent allowing enough dead air space and maybe slightly restrict circulation.

Thoughts?
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Nah! It's your feet that are too big.:D

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.:o

Twas the devil made me do it.:D
 
I was looking at the Irish Setter 860 Elk Tracker. It has 1000 grams of Thinsulate. I'd like to find another set like I have only bigger. I bought these because they didnt have a set my size
 
29aholic said:
One thing I can not stand is cold feet. I bought a pair of boots several years ago at Bass Pro's outlet store. 12" tops, fully sewn tongue, and 1200 (that's right 1200) grams of Thinsulate and my feet STILL get cold.

I normally wear 10-10.5 boots, but these are a 9m. They are a little tight but I can get them on. I am beginning to think they are too small and arent allowing enough dead air space and maybe slightly restrict circulation.

Thoughts?
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Okay, I gotta ask, and I'm not trying to be a smarty.

Why would you deliberately buy a pair of boots that are one size or a size-and-a-half smaller than what you normally wear?
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Whenever I buy boots, or winter time hiking boots, I make sure they're comfortable when I'm wearing an extra thick pair of wool socks. This sometimes entails buying boots a half size larger than my normal size. It all seems to depend on the boot...either how it's made, or even the manufacturer.
 
Watchdog said:
Okay, I gotta ask, and I'm not trying to be a smarty.

Why would you deliberately buy a pair of boots that are one size or a size-and-a-half smaller than what you normally wear?
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What am I missing?

Whenever I buy boots, or winter time hiking boots, I make sure they're comfortable when I'm wearing an extra thick pair of wool socks. This sometimes entails buying boots a half size larger than my normal size. It all seems to depend on the boot...either how it's made, or even the manufacturer.
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I was thinking along the same lines but I figured they must have been on sale or something....then I remembered once I found pork&beans on sale 2 cans for 99cents..I only had 75cents on me so I took a can to the register and told the lady this was on sale 2 for 99 and I just want the 49cent can not the 50cent can.....she said "sir that would be a mistake, there's more in the 50cent can..so I returned my can to the shelf and got the other one. :eek:
 
Few things are more unpleasant than footwear too small. Recommend treating yourself to new and bigger boots.

I am also a believer in good wool socks. Have not been in a climate that cold in years, but as a kid we’d double up on the socks.

Good luck!
 
Whitwabit said:
brought a pair of these back from the Top of the World .. and were the warmest pair I have ever owned .. finally dry rotted on me some 40 years later .. dredged through a lot of snow/ice and rain in those ..
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I still wear these every winter. Herman Survivors, bought in 1975. They'll probably outlast me.



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I get my boots 1/2 size larger but always wear them with heavy cotton Wig-Wam Socks. The best boots I've had sop far are LL Bean Kangaroo Boots which are tough as hell, warm but 30% lighter in weight than Cowhide. They are about 10 years old now and I really appreciate them when hiking through the woods and fields when Upland Bird Hunting.

I also have a pair of Herman Survivors I bought in 1973 but they are a little tight on me with the Wig-wam socks and so I only wear them in the warmer months.

Nothing worse than tight boots!
 
He said they are a size small, but his feet fit in them. Not all shoes run true to size.
 
I have never owned a pair of boot that fit right. I have freakishly wide feet. Last time I bought boots size 10 1/2 was the right length, but was not even close to a good fit. Biggest they had was size 13. Even that was kind of tight on the sides but way too long. Soak em in water and walk a couple miles and the sides stretched out a bit. Drives my girlfriend nuts with me always walking around in huge clown shoes. One of these days I will have to get a pair of custom made boots.
 
I wear 7-7 1/2 EE width, and most stores do not carry this size. Another strange thing, I have 2 pair of army boots from way back when, just plain leather boots in size 6 that are comfortable. One pair I have about worn out just using them as gardening and tramping through the woods boots, but have never worn the other pair except a couple of times.

I don't have any boots that actually keep my feet warm while hunting.

Have a blessed day,

Leon
 
Watchdog said:
I still wear these every winter. Herman Survivors, bought in 1975. They'll probably outlast me.



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That company no longer exists as you know it. Wal-Mart bought them out for the name and they're made overseas now. Having said that, the pair of waterproof steeltoe boots by that name I bought at Wal-Mart for $49.99 have held up pretty well. Long story short, I had a need for steel toes and didn't want to spend money for boots I needed for only 6 weeks. Worked out just fine for me.
 
To the OP, insulation woks by creating thousands, if not millions, of isolated air spaces. Doesn't matter if we're talking the walls of your house or clothes and footwear on your body. If you buy boots that are too small and everything is compressed, that ruins the insulating properties. I actually have 2 pairs of the same dirtbike boot in different sizes for that reason. The first is "true to size" for use with thin socks in the summer and the second is oversized for use with layered socks including a thick wool pair for winter riding. I had to do this since dirtbike boots don't come in insulated varieties.
 
Fishinfool said:
. If your feet are really sensitive to cold, nothing beats the old SOREL type pac boot with the thick wool bootie.

Larry
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I used to be able to find those locally at good prices. Great for stepping into for morning chores. Now the only place I see them they're really expensive.
I know it's AZ but we have late Dec.-Jan. 12-15 degree mornings. I have yet to find a glove that will warm my cold sensitive hands. It's 28 right now, and by the time I'm done feeding the stock my fingertips will be hurting like they're on fire. My most recent glove purchase is a high dollar pair recommended by a guy who spends winters standing in one spot running a chair lift at a ski resort in Colorado. They don't work any better than my 20 dollar Carhartt thinsulate work gloves.
BTW, yer boots're too tight!
 
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