Best sub zero boots

My boots are so wore out the tag is unreadable. They were from Canadian Tire, and nothing fancy mind you (just thick liners), so I'm sorry I can't help you in your quest.

 

Is that guy a member of Slipknot?

 

Walmart specials here. If its real cold ill put on insulated socks/wool etc. If its that cold and my feet feel it i go inside. Im only outside making firewood in the cold. Dont get too much in the way of "brutal" cold in these parts.

 

The good old Ice Mans, they used to be GREAT cold weather boots, no doubt! Along with most everything else though, the new ones are not.

 

I have a pair of Baffins that I got when I was working in Canada 10 years ago. They are overkill but man they are nice when the snow is deep and temps are below 0.
Also a pair of the NEOS which are better suited to when I'm splitting wood in the winter.

Kinda like these.
Baffin Impact Review

 

I don’t technically have any sub zero boots. But I basically live in my Muck boots. They are surprisingly warm. They are lined on the inside. I’m frequently outside when it’s well below zero in these and my feet never get cold. I do wear heavy snowboarding socks too, when I’m outside for more than maybe an hour.

The small boots in the pic are my wife’s Kamik boots from Cabela’s. She’s had them for years and they’ve held up well. But they are also not sub zero boots.

 

For the last 15 years or so I use Mickey boots for ice fishing, prairie acton felt lined waders for beaver trapping, and just some 1000 gram Irish setter elk hunters for work. I put tough toe on the boot toe because I'm framing and on my knees a bunch. I get one winter out of my work boots, but I'm walking 8 to 13 miles a day with tool bags on. (according to a couple different pedometers). They are fairly cheap and comfortable for a 1600 mile boot.

I did use to use muck boots for pouring concrete in the spring and fall, but quit when they went south politically. Won't buy them now. I just use some Lacrosse copies.

 

Not that it helps any, but the boots I was referencing are these plain jane boots. Ascent brand. Lots of mileage on these beaters. Not the warmest boot, but you can take the money you saved n buy some heavy wool socks lol always works for me

 

I had a pair of those Arctic Pro’s with composite toes when I was in ND, they were terrible about making my feet sweat. I don’t even like regular Mucks because of my feet sweating.

The Arctic Mucks were terrible on even the mildest of slippery surfaces; hard snow, wet concrete, melting frosted ground.

 

I'm not impressed at all. Luckily they were free because my nephew bought the wrong size and didn't want to return them I guess.

 

I am on my second year with a pair of Meindl’s from Hoffman boots. No complaints with them.

10" Meindl Insulated Sierra Steel-Toe Ground Boot

 

Those look well made.

 

Also the unhappy owner of muck boots, my toes get cold way too quick, they wear out really quick (neoprene stretching mostly) I was looking at some boots from Lacrosse but haven't been able to actually try them on etc.

 

They are pricey for sure but I oil them 2-3 times a year, they are very comfortable & give great ankle support on uneven ground when I am out cutting wood, hunting, fixing fence on uneven ground.

 

Same here on the toes. Even at 30 degrees unless I'm constantly moving.

 

I learned long ago not to cheap out on footwear.

 

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That is true. A few years ago I was waiting for my normal boots to come in the mail. So drove 160 mile round trip to walmart to get something to tide me over. Hermans, survivors. Lasted a total of three days! And my feet froze.

 

I have good luck with the warmest Muck boot (Arctic something) made for the part 12 years or so. I bought a pair of Kennetrek pac boots 3 years ago, they're warmer by about 10% than the Mucks, but take longer to put on.

 

Lotsa folks around here, including my wife, swear by Steger Mukluks when it's really cold. Not waterproof, but very breathable. Men’s Mukluks – Snow Boots | Steger Mukluks

I'm more of an old fashioned rubber/leather pac guy.

I used to wear LaCrosse Icemans bow hunting in December. They were the warmest boots I've ever worn, but too big and heavy for walking.

My last Sorels were lots lighter, but even from their "premium" series the rubber soles blew out in two or three years.

I'm now wearing a pair of Mucks (just okay) while I wait for a pair of Schnee's pacs to be made up and delivered. I'm hoping they're on par with the quality of the old Sorels from Quebec. We'll see. Extreme 10"

 

Baffin boots all the way. Almost knee high and waterproof. Exspensive but Worth it in my book.