I am sure this topic has come up before but I would love some current input as new models of boots and new technology keep coming out. I am looking for winter barn boots that will a) keep my feet warm and b) hold up. They should have a waterproof foot to make it through rain and snow and come above my ankle or mid-calf. I am open to taller boots, but usually those are rubber and that makes my feet freeze.
I am currently wearing these: https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/35474?page=women-s-l-l-bean-boots-8-gore-tex-thinsulate&bc=474-630&feat=630-GN1&csp=f&attrValue_0=Tan/Brown
They are great when it is 45 degrees and above, but lower than that and my feet freeze instantly. It’s like my feet sweat when they are cold and then get colder.
I have these for big snows: https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/91145?page=women-s-l-l-bean-snow-boots-with-tumbled-leather&bc=474-630&feat=630-GN1&csp=f&attrValue_0=Maple
They are wonderful and warm but also enormous and a bit heavy, too much for me on a normal cold-but-clear-ground day unless it’s 0.
So what are you people wearing that keeps you warm? And FWIW, I have tried all kinds of sock combinations. I have silk and wool sock liners. I have wool blend hiking socks in varying weights. I wear leggings under my jeans. It doesn’t really matter. Unless I’m actively running across the field, my feet are frozen from November to April. There has to be a better way?? I am in the Mid-Atlantic so not tons of snow but enough, and it certainly gets cold and raw. Not uncommon to have cold spells hover around 0 and it always feels colder because of the humidity.
