Steel toe boots and the winter freeze

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rabbitstew1

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Well I just purchased myself a new pair of redwing work/winter boots and it got me thinking. Being my first pair of steel toes and living in Colorado with somewhat harsh winters. My question is.... if im in very very cold weather is that steel plate going to freeze my toes off? Could it be potentially dangerous (frostbite) while hunting or snowshoeing? Thanks for the help

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Should be fine if you're wearing good socks. Of course, I live in Central Kentucky and I have never been to Colorado, so I don't know how the winters compare.
 
Hi,

Your toes will get cold a bit quicker with steel-toe shoes. Good socks help, but won't prevent cold toes. I don't wear them for winter time outdoor activities unless required for safety reasons.

One of the best things you can do to prevent cold toes and fingers is to make sure your head and ears are well covered and warm. This allows more warm blood to flow to your extremities to keep them feeling warmer.

dale
 
As a matter of fact unless they are insulated they might. I had steel toed boots (not insulated) in Nebraska in the winter and only wore them 1 winter. Those boots were cold.
 
Steel-toed boots have an extra layer of leather, since there's leather both inside and outside the steel.
 
Nothing keeps the toes warm like constant movement..which is why ice-fishing kinda sucked for me. :D:D
 
Thanks guys. A bit off subject but what works better as a waterproofer for leather mink oil or a spray like camp dry?
 
wear wool socks with propylene (sp) liner socks and dont worry about them getting cold. a fantastic combo
 
Redwing also makes a composite toe boot that shouldn't conduct so much cold. I don't know if they have the same specs as steel, but they were rated by ANSI or OSHA or whatever the right name was when I had to buy a pair for my son.
 
I have a set of Timberland construction boots because they were the only ones that were puncture rated without the steel add in foot bed. The toe is composite and meets the same specs as the steel ones.
 
rabbitstew1 said:
Thanks guys. A bit off subject but what works better as a waterproofer for leather mink oil or a spray like camp dry?
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There's a product called Sno Seal that is a wax type of sealer that works well.
You wait until the wife leaves the house, then turn the oven on to a fairly low temp. When the oven heats up, turn it off and put your boots inside. Let them warm up, then take one out and use your fingers to smear Sno Seal into all the seams. The wax melts and wicks into the seams, then hardens and seals as it cools. Repeat with other. You can do the leather itself too, but the water usually comes in through the seams.
I do this every year.


MidwestDave
 
Shann said:
Redwing also makes a composite toe boot that shouldn't conduct so much cold. I don't know if they have the same specs as steel, but they were rated by ANSI or OSHA or whatever the right name was when I had to buy a pair for my son.
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I have a pair of composite toe safety boots. They are rated to the same standard as steel toes. I like them much better than my old boots. Lighter, don't conduct cold or heat so my toes stay warmer. They are made by Dakota, a brand carried by Mark's Work Warehouse here in Canada.
 
Steel toed boots get colder, faster. Even insulated ones. It is good advice to keep your blood circulating and upper chest/head and ears warm and wear thick socks and it wont be an issue.
 
Shann said:
Redwing also makes a composite toe boot that shouldn't conduct so much cold. I don't know if they have the same specs as steel, but they were rated by ANSI or OSHA or whatever the right name was when I had to buy a pair for my son.
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Agreed:thumbup:. Composite seems not hold on to the cold like steel does. I had a pair of composite toe matterhorn goretex boots that really held up well in the cold. Sock are key so size appropriately.
 
I've never cared for steel toe boots because of the cold transfer but it depends on what you do outside.If your moving,it's not as bad but if your not moving they can get very cold,same with hunting,if your a person that hunts sitting,you won't like them in cold weather.I don't wear insulated boots,they get to warm for me,I just wear an extra pair of good thermal socks.A couple years ago I tried those gel insoles and about froze my feet during the winter.
 
beau5278 said:
I've never cared for steel toe boots because of the cold transfer but it depends on what you do outside.If your moving,it's not as bad but if your not moving they can get very cold,same with hunting,if your a person that hunts sitting,you won't like them in cold weather.I don't wear insulated boots,they get to warm for me,I just wear an extra pair of good thermal socks.A couple years ago I tried those gel insoles and about froze my feet during the winter.
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HMMMm, never though of the gels freezing up. Good to know.
 
Steel toes suck in the winter... Even with kick arse socks. Did a couple years of year-round tree removals and the steel toes always killed me, especially when the truck's heater didn't work. I've also made the mistake, many times, of wearing my steel toes to winter bon fires (which typically run for many hours late at night); again the steel toes freeze!


I'm not exactly known as the cold-e-locks type, either...
 
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