How to Keep Feet Warm Outside

[Rich Riddle]

We are attending an outdoor playoff game on Sunday. It's supposed to be cold and one party gets cold feet literally. The Internet reviews of battery socks don't look well. How should one keep his feet warm? Do you know a practical and reasonable way to keep them warm at the game?

Fortunately we have front row seats so we won't have to stand because someone in front of us stands.

[Dave Richards]

I'd get a pair of these. They keep my feet toasty warm even in the cold temps we've been experiencing here.

[Stephen Cherry]

Cotton Kills

[Pat Barry]

My bride gave me a pair of these for Christmas. I spent about 8 hours this weekend standing on a frozen lake ice fishing and my feet were warm and toasty like I never thought possible. My toes were always frozen in a short time with my old pac boots. She didn't tell me they cost this much or I would have told her to take them back, but not now that I have used them. They are great.

[Bruce Volden]

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Assuming you have the boots etal. Polyprolyene socks (1st layer) followed by a pair of good thick wool blended socks! Add a little enthusiasm for the home team and you should be all set. Total cost----< $20.00! You're welcome. I also ice fish and it has been VERY cold here as of late---we're driving full sized pick ups on the ice already!!!

Bruce

[Bruce Wrenn]

Do a couple things BEFORE you get to game. Moisture is the cause of cold feet. Spray feet with anti-perspirant deoderant I use Suave with powder, as it cheap. Don't ride with the head blowing on your feet,as it will make them sweat

[Pat Barry]

Another idea (on the cheap side). Bring along a doubled-up piece of corrugated cardboard to keep your feet off the concrete. Either that or a carpet square or best yet, a piece of styrofoam. Basically anything to keep from standing on the concrete.

[Dan Hintz]

And don't forget the simple trick of chemical hand warmers down in the socks...

[Rich Riddle]

Another idea (on the cheap side). Bring along a doubled-up piece of corrugated cardboard to keep your feet off the concrete. Either that or a carpet square or best yet, a piece of styrofoam. Basically anything to keep from standing on the concrete.

Pat, thanks for that idea. I have front row seats so won't be standing, but can bring those to the game to place under our feet anyway.

[Brian Ashton]

Pat, thanks for that idea. I have front row seats so won't be standing, but can bring those to the game to place under our feet anyway.

Don't forget your backside also. A bit of carpet goes a long way.

[Jeff Erbele]

I've never used electric socks and chemical warmers. They may work but if they do, only for a little while.

Dress for the weather. Its winter and you will be sitting on what. Summer pants and tennis shoes or like dress is ill-prepared.
Not knowing which game, where or the weather, my suggestion is insulated winter boots, insulated coveralls with a hood, a hooded sweat shirt, a good winter cap and insulated gloves. If it is really cold wear a pair of light gloves inside insulated mittens. Working mittens have a finger for the index finger (trigger finger) and a slit in the palm with a weather flap if you need your fingers for tasks.

Gloves and caps that the wind blows thru (knit style), only do any good if they are covered with another layer to stop the wind and instant heat loss.

The first rule of winter survival is never uncover your head. Most of your body is lost thru your head; over 60% and higher. While heat is lost thru your head it shows up first in the extremities with cold toes, feet, fingers and hands.

Equally important is dress in layers. Never sweat, never get wet. If you start to get warm, start opening zippers. Remove or ventilate layers as needed. Reverse the procedure as soon as you start to feel chilly.

Insulated coverall suggestions, durable for work - Carhart; or the type sold in sporting goods stores worn by snowmobiler's an skiers. Pants legs have zippers for ventilation and so you can get get in and out of them with your boots on. All zippers are bi-directional, covered with a wind flap and snaps.

Head gear - you may get buy with a knot cap. I prefer true winter head gear, insulated, with insulated visor for the forehead, and ear flaps; better yet on that covers the neck and chin. I don't know that you need that for a foot ball game. Your friend will know by the 4th quarter, but then it is too late

Take a stadium cushion, piece of foam or corrugated cardboard, to sit on, and as previously suggested the same for under your feet.

Stay hydrated and avoid alcohol.
If you have the proper clothing and use it correctly, you will not get cold at a football game.

Bonafide North Dakota native, outdoors man deer hunter, ice fisherman, and Army Winter Operations Instructor; worked, lived and slept outdoors in Artic conditions for weeks at a time, navigating on snowshoes & skies, towing gear and supplies on akio sleds.

[Don Morris]

When you really get serious about wanting cold weather gear, go to the Technical Advantage Gear site. They are the people who supply the arctic, antarctic expedition, iditarod dog sled race people: http://www.tadvgear.com/. Their tech talk parallels Jeff Erbele and even gets more detailed about cold weather gear design. I have a pair of their gloves because my fingers got slightly frost bit in Chicago while skating as a kid. Their gloves/mittens, while not cheap, are warm...I would imagine their other gear functions similarly.

[Myk Rian]

Like Dan said, they make toe and hand warmers. They work great.
The toe warmers are flatter than hand warmers, so they don't bulk-up in your socks.

[Brian W Smith]

4 season motorcyclist here.Have gear that will keep me riding in weather colder than a bike should be operating.Once temperatures get below about 20*F(wind chills off the chart,at speed),Sealskinz socks get broken out.The engine will seize up before your feet get cold.Got them at a backpacking joint.Blue Ridge Mnt. sports?

[Andrew Fleck]

Get a pair of boot blankets. Just type that into amazon or google and you will see what I'm talking about. I use those in my tree stand when it's really cold outside. You just put them on right over your boots. My feet stay warm and comfortable for hours in very cold weather. You just carry them with you and slip them on whenever you want. Here is a link. http://www.amazon.com/IceBreaker-Bla.../dp/B0002EET0Q