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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Dressing for ice fishing => Topic started by: walpy on Jan 09, 2017, 02:16 PM
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I'm trying to find insoles to add to my boots, while I save up for a pair of nice pac boots I have my eye on - I'm not messing with rechargeable insoles, but any advice on which additional insoles are the warmest? Wool? Sheer?
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I liked wool, thick as would fit with adequate room remaining for my foot.
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The most important insulation in your boots is what's under your feet, not what's in the uppers. Closed cell foam is a good and inexpensive insulation. Cutting your own insoles from an inexpensive yoga mat is the cheapest way I know. One mat will make many years of insoles. If you're on your feet all day the foam will compress in about a month. Making insoles this way is so inexpensive you won't care how frequently you need to cut new ones.
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alpaca wool insoles - I have a 1/2 size foot - they don't make boots like that - the alpaca wool insoles take up the space and insulate
I trust these folks for their products:
http://www.mistyacresalpaca.com/ (http://www.mistyacresalpaca.com/)
Search around - the Survival sock are hard to beat for every day wear. I do want some dress socks but I do have 2 pairs that will last me a life time.
The Blizzard type - I have 2 pair and I do not have to buy any other sock for hunting or fishing - keep them dry, rotate them and done.
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Felt always did well for me. Now I have Baffins and dont need an insulated insole.
Just saw some battery powered ones the other day if your feel get real cold.
J-
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Felt wool...never been cold with them...
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Toasty Feet insoles.
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I don't know if they make them any more but I use to put the wool covered Dr. Sholes in my fireboots years ago when we had all rubber boots, they helped a lot to keep my feet warm.
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Alpaca with refletix underneath
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Felt/wool insoles for the bottom, light liner sock and a good pair of 100% wool socks...
Everything oversized and loose fitting to allow and not restrict good blood flow. If your boots feel tight then they're restricting blood flow.
I wear the LaCrosse snow packs boots but last year I purchased a pair of the Mickey's... haven't worn them yet..
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These help for me when I was tailgating for college football, but good boots are the answer.
https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/little-hotties-thermal-insoles?a=1772425