As a kid I could and did run barefoot through the snow without much discomfort and my feet would almost instantly warm back up. Now even if they get slightly chilled, unless I take a hot bath it takes hours for my feet to really begin to warm up. I spend most days and evenings in the barn and have some pretty nice boots that do a decent job of keeping my feet warm. Or seem to anyways. My feet feel ok till I get to the house and remove my boots.
I really dont have the time/energy to take a hot bath every night. the only think I have found so far that helps is putting my frozen tootsies on my hubby and using his body heat! He does not really care for the icy feeling on his legs and I cant say I blame him! He will not allow an electric blanket on the bed due to fire hazard and has me scared to use one. I have tried different slippers and super thick socks and while they feel warm at the time as soon as I take them off its like the cold deep down in my feet radiates out.
What do you guys use to warm those cold toes up? I was just looking at the BOT socks and they sound nice! Even supposed to help with foot pain. By the end of the day I am hobbling because my feet hurt so bad! Usually doesnt bother me till i sit. Then i never want to get up and walk again because it is so painful!
Any other recommendations?
You need the little chemical heat patches for your toes. I must have poor circulation or something because my fingers and toes are always FREEZING and regularly hurt.
The heat patches, combined with good boots and warm socks, definitely help.
Also, roll your eyes at your husband’s fear of electric blankets and get yourself a heated pad AT LEAST, if not the whole blanket. I have one that’s made to wrap around your back, but I regularly double it over and stuff it down by my feet. They have an auto shut-off after 30 minutes. You can find them over by the arthritis and other pain stuff in CVS/Walmart/etc.
a large dog that won’t mind the cold tootsies? newfoundland maybe? 
barring that–hot water bottle in bed?
I do have a nice warm dog who would gladly warm my feet, but I cant sleep with her in the bed as she is a bed hog and tries to push us out of the bed. Moving this 60 lb dog after she has gotten comfy and sleepy is like moving a 160lb dog or id let her up to warm my feet then kick her off!
Electric blankets are great. Once you use one you’ll never go back. I was also scared of fire but after buying an electric blanket I’ll happily burn to death while sleeping cozy warm.
Well, you could get a heated foot bath for 30 bucks or so at Walmart. A lot less rigamarole than a real bath. I wonder if compression socks under your warm socks would help? They support circulation.
And sleeping in socks. For me, if my feet are already cold when I go to bed, I HAVE to put socks on, or they will not ever warm up. And Mr HH is equally disinclined to serve as my foot warmer. :lol:
Toss your socks in the dryer before going to bed. You can also get one of those bubbling water foot massagers to use while eating dinner or sitting on the couch.
When outside wear double socks or a chemical foot warmer.
I’ve had miserable feet since a teenager - and the worst is rubber footwear
in the cold. They give me chilblains, if anybody knows what they are!
Wool socks (Smartwool) for me.
I double up (or used to when I lived in the Northeast). I did see this past summer when I went to ride in Iceland for a couple weeks. The guys there double sock and then put their feet in plastic bags before slipping on boots. I am going to give it a try next time I ride in the cold.
Cheap solution maybe?
I have suffered most of my life from the cold weather.
This has really helped.
Rub your feet with Absorbine Jr…then apply a cracked feet and hands cream.
Make sure the cream is thick…and massage it into your feet.
I do it before I to out in the morning and again at night.
It has helped my circulation
BOT socks are nice. They are warmer than regular socks, but not as warm as a hot water bottle or heating pad. They are thin, like fashion weight socks, so you might try putting them under some wool socks.
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You need the little chemical heat patches for your toes. I must have poor circulation or something because my fingers and toes are always FREEZING and regularly hurt.
The heat patches, combined with good boots and warm socks, definitely help.
Also, roll your eyes at your husband’s fear of electric blankets and get yourself a heated pad AT LEAST, if not the whole blanket. I have one that’s made to wrap around your back, but I regularly double it over and stuff it down by my feet. They have an auto shut-off after 30 minutes. You can find them over by the arthritis and other pain stuff in CVS/Walmart/etc.[/QUOTE]
The heating pad is great. I had two but my big one that you could fold over die on me. I always had problems with cold feet and I would put the pad in bed by my feet about 15 mins before I would get in. Then climb in and fold it over my feet. in about 15 mins I would be warm. Now with menopause I seem to be warm more then cold and if I am cold all I need to do is wait a few minutes and I am over heating. Not to often I get in to bed with cold feet any more.
For “undersocks” look at the silk sock liners. Google them and you’ll find lots of choices. We used to buy ours from Cabelas but I just tried to find them on the Cabelas web site and came up dry. Amazon has them if nobody else does.
One way to keep your feet warm is to keep your head warm. We lose a huge amount of heat through the head. A good hat and/or hood will help stop that loss and keep the rest of you warm (including your feet)! 
Electric socks are pretty pricy. But if you mated electric socks with silk liners you might have real “world beater.”
Sometimes cold feet are a sign of poor peripheral circulation and that can be a sign of other, more serious things. Ever discuss this with your doctor? If not, it might be worth the cost of the visit and conversation.
Best of luck in keeping warm!
G.
I have one of the heated throws for just my side of the bed and I only use it to preheat the bed but turn it off when I get in.
A friend of mine made me a heating pad that is just a square pillow of fabric filled with rice. Microwave it for a minute and it radiates heat for about an hour. You could toss one of those down by your feet when you get into bed. They used to sell one in stores called lava buns that was the same idea but some sort of synthetic stuff.
When it’s cold I throw those chemical toe warmers into my boots.
I’ve had honest to god frostbite in both feet. The only thing that kind of works to keep them warm is good heavy insulating work socks and snowmobile boots rated to -humpty billion degrees C. They are klunky, expensive, and ugly as sin, but they work.
OP, you have two different problems here: Preventing those bad boys from getting too cold in the first place and warming them up, pronto, when you come in.
As far as preventing the cold, wool socks plus plastic bags will do an effective and down-home job. Shoes count, too. Put on insulated paddock boots or snow-type hikers earlier than your warm-footed brethren. Don’t be proud. Cold feet ain’t worth it. And having the right equipment for the job is sexy.
When you get home, figure out the easiest and quickest way to send heat down to your feet. Letting them thaw out on their own is just luddite suffering. A foot bath will do the trick in short order. A flat-blacked bucket from the barn makes a nice container. The other good way to do this is a with that cloth bag of rice (or dried hominy) heated up in the microwave.
You’ll find that body temperature all over is highly correlated with what’s going on in your wrists, ankles and neck. So if the cold in your feet seems to be all over )and you don’t want to take a shower, try the hot bucket foot bath where the water reaches over your ankles, plus dip your wrists in there from time to time. Try it.
These look like they might help with the warmth without adding too much bulk.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00341N6CG?psc=1
Once my toes get cold I’m done
I use the hot hands warmers. Throw one in my bed to warm up the sheets and it keeps me toasty all night long. They also have insoles made by hot hands. I just got a pair to try so no report on them yet.
