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How to keep your feet warm in cold weather better idea.

Lee Whitsel

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Working as a carpenter for 55 years I learned a trick t keep your feet warmer in the cold weather. One day I had on a lot of cold weather gear kept warm and the next day I forgot to dress up with the same cloth's as I was in a rush to get out of the house and not be late for work. The weather was rough and I was shaking from being dress lighter not enough cloth's on and no more in my truck. Boss said i want you to lay out those wall lines on the concrete so I put my knee pads on to protect my knee's. After a while I noticed I wasn't s cold I thought how can it be I'm not shivering like earlier? Then I learned a less0n. The knee pads kept my knees warmer with the blood flowing over all that bony knee so when it got to my feet it kept my feet warmer. Bingo it works. So now if I know I'm going to be standing and watching for a long time in the cold I get a thrift store pair of knee pads or elbow pads the are not to tight and slip those on over the knee area and it knee's my feet warmer and if I have to bend over on the ground my pants don't get wet also. It warms for old men, wives and young kids to help keep warm feet when hunting and not moving say if a tree stand or a ground blind. Cheap but warm knee's and feet.
 

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Interesting! I wear elastic knee braces when I work out or do a lot of hiking on uneven terrain. I’ll try them out setting on the deer stand this year. That’s really the only time that I have a hard time keeping my feet warm.
 
Back in the day before I had any brains I use to take the old white gas powered hand warmer and clip it thru my wrist cuff of my shirt the blood flowing thru there you always pretty warm.
 
The padded volleyball knee pads would be insulation, layer of bubble wrap on the backside of your knee joint. Winter sits, I have remote controlled heated insoles. Than blood circulation is improved in the toes/ankle.
 
Working as a carpenter for 55 years I learned a trick t keep your feet warmer in the cold weather. One day I had on a lot of cold weather gear kept warm and the next day I forgot to dress up with the same cloth's as I was in a rush to get out of the house and not be late for work. The weather was rough and I was shaking from being dress lighter not enough cloth's on and no more in my truck. Boss said i want you to lay out those wall lines on the concrete so I put my knee pads on to protect my knee's. After a while I noticed I wasn't s cold I thought how can it be I'm not shivering like earlier? Then I learned a less0n. The knee pads kept my knees warmer with the blood flowing over all that bony knee so when it got to my feet it kept my feet warmer. Bingo it works. So now if I know I'm going to be standing and watching for a long time in the cold I get a thrift store pair of knee pads or elbow pads the are not to tight and slip those on over the knee area and it knee's my feet warmer and if I have to bend over on the ground my pants don't get wet also. It warms for old men, wives and young kids to help keep warm feet when hunting and not moving say if a tree stand or a ground blind. Cheap but warm knee's and feet.
And we had a saying… “The heat is in the tools!” LOL
 
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I participate in Winter time fly fishing ( cold weather) n water. The chemical foot warmers inside my waders are the answer for me. Keeping my feet warm is key to an enjoyable day in the water.
 
I've been told the North Sea fishermen wore heavy wool sweaters to keep their arms and blood going to their hands warm. Hard to wear gloves when fishing the old fashioned way. I was a surveyor, winters I wore a Navy watch sweater, on the really cold days wool fingerless gloves, and on the North Slope of Alaska (-30 F) good mittens over the fingerless gloves. Being tough, cold and uncomfortable is foolish, being comfortable and enjoying the activity is the goal.
 
The best thing I did for my feet is buying some insulated boots. Heavily insulated, you might call them "arctic boots." Big and clunky, they make driving a stick a bit of a challenge. Probably overkill. Big soles make them very stable too. With 2 pairs of socks, they're mighty warm. They're dry as a bone. I absolutely hate cold, and wet, feet.
 
My cold-weather boots are larger than normal because tight boots are a foot freezer, and I use a merino wool blend sock.
The body's natural defence to cold is reducing blood flow to the skin and extremities in an effort to protect internal organs. I have found that the addition of a vest keeps my core temperature up without bulking up my arms, my feet and hands stay warmer, and I don't have to use thick, heavy gloves or socks to compensate.
 
I've been told the North Sea fishermen wore heavy wool sweaters to keep their arms and blood going to their hands warm. Hard to wear gloves when fishing the old fashioned way. I was a surveyor, winters I wore a Navy watch sweater, on the really cold days wool fingerless gloves, and on the North Slope of Alaska (-30 F) good mittens over the fingerless gloves. Being tough, cold and uncomfortable is foolish, being comfortable and enjoying the activity is the goal.
What you describe is how the body maintains core temperature;
When the core temp falls ,the peripheral circulation to the extremities, shuts down shunting blood centrally to keep the core warm.
 
I've always lived in places that got cold (except for a year in Huntsville, Ala. Even there I saw two below zero). In some situations, staying warm was a life or death sort of thing. Other times, it was the choice between comfort and misery. I think being prepared for cold is likely more important than most anything. I recall Vietnam training when it was about 10 degrees. We were ill-prepared and there were actually cases of frostbite. Since I ended up in Germany instead, it wasn't bad preparation.
In northern B.C., I pulled lumber on the green chain one night when it was minus 52. I was wearing wool underwear, wool pants and sweater, a canvas coat, and snowpacs with sheepskin liners. I was working hard and was plenty warm. The full beard was beneficial as well.
The concept of warm knees=warm feet, makes sense. I know that some of my coldest feet came when I was riding a motorcycle in sub-freezing temps while well dressed in a pair of jeans. Put on a snowmobile suit, and the feet were warm. Never thought of knee pads though. If I do anymore sub-freezing motorcycling, I might give them a try. WH
 
I wear multiple layers and put chemical hand warmers in the inside shirt and pants pockets. Pac boots + wool socks for the feet if it's really cold and I'll be stationary. When sitting in a ground blind, I'll wear wool 1/2 gloves and keep my finger tips tucked under the bottom of my coat. Stormy Kromer for my head and ears unless it's zero....then the mad bomber comes out....
 
Retired on disability pipefitter. That is bullshit!! I jumped in a gang box one time and damn near froze to death till I got out!!
In these parts the saying is colder than a well diggers behind in January. Sounds like well diggers could be substituted with pipefitters.
 

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