Hunting boot insulation

[GetLethal]

I was browsing cabelas and they have an awesome deal on the 200g Alaskan hunter boot. I own a pair of uninsulated meindls and absolutely love them, the only drawback is my feet get a little cold during the colder months while trekking in the snow. Im in the kootenays so the winters are relatively mild. My question is, for the area -15*c(ish) winters, would the 200g boots cut it? or should I be looking for something in the 6-800g range?

Thanks

[Ghengis Khandrey]

If you're moving around 200 gram should be fine. But if you're planning to stay in one location for more than a short period of time, I'd consider more insulation

[Citori54]

For winter hunting I use 800 gram insulated boots, particularly if I,m going to be in one place for extended periods. When it is real cold I add foot warmers if sitting in a stand.

[RackStar]

like said above... depends on your activity level..
you wont want insulation in the early season.
I use elk trackers with 0 insulation. wool sox my feet were not cold once this season even in -18.
but I plan on getting some insulated boots to have in the winter. especially for long tree stand sits.

[landphil]

I get cold feet very easily even with good wool socks, so bought a pair of Irish Setter elk tracker boots with 1000gram thinsulate ultra last fall. I couldn't be more pleased, never had such comfort hunting in 5C down to -15C weather. The difference between thinsulate and thinsulate ultra is that the ultra is insulated in the footbed as well, not just the upper. I had 800 gram non-ultra before and constantly got cold feet in them. I wouldn't consider the 200gr in snow or below zero conditions, but like I said, I'm cold-footed and your milage may vary.

[Ferenc]

^^ 1000 gram for late season

[Good Old Outdoors]

I have a set of lowa goretex hunter with 200 grams of primal oft. They are nice and warm for hiking and packing. Just be aware that no matter what boot you choose, your feet will get cold once you sit and spot a while. But they warm up fairly fast once you get moving again, unless you buy a loose fitting sloppy boot with no ankle support, if that's what you want go buy a set of sorel winter boots.

[boxhitch]

My question is, for the area -15*c(ish) winters,..... 1000 to 1200 gr. insulation for sure
200's are good to 0 , 800's to about -8ish,imho, ymmv

[nicktrehearne]

If I am hiking / backpacking in the colder temps like -15 or -20 (moving around a lot), I still usually stick to 200gr or less (often 0gr unless it's really cold). If you plan on sitting for long periods like in a treestand or a blind, you might want to go with more. You can also buy a light pair of down over-boots for when you're sitting if it's required. I just personally hate having hot feet while I'm hiking.

[Ry151]

I have the 1000g elk trackers and they are awesome. 9 years on them and a ton miles. I find a lot of hiking boots get super slippery once the rubber gets cold where the elk trackers don't.

[mddat]

Uninsulated all year round for me, I just layer up the socks more when the temps drop. That being said I'm generally moving when I hunt

[GetLethal]

Thanks a lot for the input everyone, I hummed and hawed long enough that now the ones I wanted are sold out. I'll have to hit up a store this summer to try on some stuff.

[RiverRunner]

double post

[RiverRunner]

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