warm feet

[hdh]

How do you keep your feet warm paddling!!! layer by layer please..
All help and opinions wanted!!

Thanks

Harlan Hughes

[suckhole]

Hey Harlan. Long time no see. I got a pair or NRS zip fours(I think that's the right name). I only wear them when it's really cold because they get my feet hot. Seel skinz are supposed to be good too, as they keep your feet dry. Hope that helps. Merry Christmas

[suckhole]

Just ran across another post that has links to some cool foot stuff.

[hdh]

suckhole ,thanks ..I'm still going to get you your cossatot footage, pm your address

Harlan

[bmartin]

Dry feet = warm feet. A dry suit with integrated booties / socks is where it is at if you can swing it or if others are shopping for a suit. I wouldn't own one without the integrated feet. This suit is pretty close to what I use and it keeps me plenty warm and is not an outrageous price.

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Put on socks of choice under suit depending on temp. I use old fashioned poly/wool blends on cold days. Top off with your favorite river footwear, but you may need to go up one or two sizes to get them over the integrated booties and socks.

Hope your hollidays are warm for you Harlan!

[KAYAKN]

Have you tried staying in the boat so your feet dont get wet??

[okieboater]

as posted above, the first time for me to have nice warm feet in really cold kayak weather was when I got a Kokatat gore tex dry suit with attached footies (hope that is the correct word) liner sox, heavy weight smart wool duck hunter style sox then the dry suit then a couple size larger than normal neoprene paddle shoes and I got warm feet.

If a person never swims or gets wet feet, the same setup except for maybe paddling pants might work ok during reasonably cold weather.

I think the key is have a set of winter paddle shoes at least one size maybe two so the wool sox or what ever insulation has room to work

[druse]

Fleece socks have worked for me. Some folks swear by smart wool.
Best cure is definitely a dry suit with booties, worth the investment (priceless for sure)

[Gordon Kumpuris]

Extreamly cold paddling = silk sock liners, neoprene socks and and your basic shorty neoprene river bootie. + very conservative paddling i.e. don't dare swim and try to keep my feet dry!!!

Cold paddling and kinda cold paddling + slightly less variations of the above. Sometimes I replace the neoprene socks with fleece.

My problem is more my hands. Have not found a pair of gloves that I think are worth a damn. Have been using short poggies instead and I love them. They are not that great in extreame cold paddling though. I resort to an old pair of neoprene "Thunderwear" gloves which I hate but keep my hands slightly warmer. I hate them so much that I actually sometimes consider just staying home if I think I'm going to have to use them. I am intrigued by the "Glacier Gloves" I've seen. I hear they are da bomb?? Comments???

[Clif]

Warm upper body and head is part of the equation for me. When I start getting cold, feet and hands are one of the first symptoms.