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<blockquote data-quote="Barrelnut" data-source="post: 1367839" data-attributes="member: 74902"><p>Well here's what I used to do when backcountry skiing and camping.</p><p></p><p>1) Get yourself some base camp booties (link below). Get some that will allow you to walk around camp and do light chores, etc. Put the camp booties on a soon as you are in camp for the night. Put a dry pair of synthetic socks on with them each night. This can be a pair of socks that you keep in the booties and only wear at night with the booties. This lets your hunting boots air out as quickly as possible and gets your feet out of wet socks, etc. The booties will make your feet all warm dry and toasty and allow them to rejuvenate. If you have real bad circulation and cold feet, might try a dedicated pair of battery socks with the booties.</p><p>2) Like everyone said bring LOTS of socks. You need two kinds: thin to medium pure synthetic socks like polypropylene. You will also need good 100% wool socks. Everyday you need to wear two pairs of socks in your hunting boots: a pair of the synthetics on your bare foot and then the wool socks over those.</p><p>This will help keep your feet dry because the synthetic socks will not absorb moisture and allow it to pass to the wool socks. The wool socks will collect most of the moisture and hold it. Great thing about wool is that is still insulates when wet. So the wool keeps your feet warm and the synthetic keeps the moisture from your feet.</p><p>3) Now in camp at night, a lot of the moisture will be in the wool socks so when you take your boots off they will not be as wet on the inside to start with. get in your dry synthetic socks and booties and enjoy the evening, then use fresh dry pairs of synthetic and wool socks the next day in the hunting boots.</p><p>In dry cold weather you can hang your wool socks on a branch in the wind and sun, they may dry completely during the day.</p><p>4) If it is extremely cold at night, your boots may actually freeze on you, even in your tent. There is nothing worse that frozen boots in the morning.... In weather that will cause my boots to freeze, I put each boot in a plastic bag and put them in the bottom of my sleeping bag. My body then keeps them from freezing. Even if they are damp in the morning, the fresh synthetic and wool sock combo will work. More than likely you will be able to have them in your tent without freezing. Hopefully there is a wood fire at night. You can dry them slooowly, but like everyone said you have to be very careful not to burn them.</p><p><a href="https://www.shoes.com/baffin-base-camp-slipper/754371/1581173?cm_mmc=googleproductads_pla_with_promotion-_-none-_-none-_-non" target="_blank">https://www.shoes.com/baffin-base-camp-slipper/754371/1581173?cm_mmc=googleproductads_pla_with_promotion-_-none-_-none-_-non</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrelnut, post: 1367839, member: 74902"] Well here's what I used to do when backcountry skiing and camping. 1) Get yourself some base camp booties (link below). Get some that will allow you to walk around camp and do light chores, etc. Put the camp booties on a soon as you are in camp for the night. Put a dry pair of synthetic socks on with them each night. This can be a pair of socks that you keep in the booties and only wear at night with the booties. This lets your hunting boots air out as quickly as possible and gets your feet out of wet socks, etc. The booties will make your feet all warm dry and toasty and allow them to rejuvenate. If you have real bad circulation and cold feet, might try a dedicated pair of battery socks with the booties. 2) Like everyone said bring LOTS of socks. You need two kinds: thin to medium pure synthetic socks like polypropylene. You will also need good 100% wool socks. Everyday you need to wear two pairs of socks in your hunting boots: a pair of the synthetics on your bare foot and then the wool socks over those. This will help keep your feet dry because the synthetic socks will not absorb moisture and allow it to pass to the wool socks. The wool socks will collect most of the moisture and hold it. Great thing about wool is that is still insulates when wet. So the wool keeps your feet warm and the synthetic keeps the moisture from your feet. 3) Now in camp at night, a lot of the moisture will be in the wool socks so when you take your boots off they will not be as wet on the inside to start with. get in your dry synthetic socks and booties and enjoy the evening, then use fresh dry pairs of synthetic and wool socks the next day in the hunting boots. In dry cold weather you can hang your wool socks on a branch in the wind and sun, they may dry completely during the day. 4) If it is extremely cold at night, your boots may actually freeze on you, even in your tent. There is nothing worse that frozen boots in the morning.... In weather that will cause my boots to freeze, I put each boot in a plastic bag and put them in the bottom of my sleeping bag. My body then keeps them from freezing. Even if they are damp in the morning, the fresh synthetic and wool sock combo will work. More than likely you will be able to have them in your tent without freezing. Hopefully there is a wood fire at night. You can dry them slooowly, but like everyone said you have to be very careful not to burn them. [URL]https://www.shoes.com/baffin-base-camp-slipper/754371/1581173?cm_mmc=googleproductads_pla_with_promotion-_-none-_-none-_-non[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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