GOOD winter boot suggestions?

[NH homesteader]

My husband tried on every kind they had... I think they had 7 kinds. Only two were comfortable for him. The most expensive two. He went over budget for what my parents gave him to spend so I pitched in the extra towards his Christmas present so he could have the expensive ones.

Hey the guy makes precipitation. He should have comfortable feet!

I do appreciate a girl who drags deer out of the woods BTW.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

@Bruce sorry you didn't like the Mucks. Hoping you find something suitable soon!

NH- glad y'all were able to get him something nice!

Pretty sure he needs to get you another goat now

 

[NH homesteader]

I am on the waiting list for a spring buckling from a farm in Maine....

 

[norseofcourse]

I like boots that are big enough to put on over my shoes. I got a pair of the big yellow kind a few years ago (like I see construction workers or road crew guys wear), and they lasted one winter and started leaking the next. I got another pair, I figured if I got a winter out of a pair (about $20) that wasn't too bad. The second pair didn't even make it four months - and I wasn't even wearing them that often. They were cracking where they bend when you walk.

So I went to PBS Livestock and ended up getting a pair of over-the-shoe 'Workbrutes' for under $20, and they held up for two summers and one winter with quite a bit of use. I'm still using them, but noticed one is cracking near the heel so I need to replace them soon.

 

[Southern by choice]

I am a weather wimp through and through.
I have been sick and still had to assist in unloading a truck full of furniture last weekend... to give you an idea of how wimpy I am it was upper 40's lower 50's and mildly rainy ...
I wore a down filled parka rated for -20 and under that 2 sweatshirts, fleece leggings with flannel lined jeans... 2 pairs of socks (1 being wool) and my MUCK boots!
Oh yeah and my BIBS over my clothes!
Of course I was sick... but still ... I HATE COLD.

Personally I could live in my boots- they are so comfy. I get them a little big because of the extra socks and ease of putting my foot in... we have a boot puller for removal.

I would die if I lived in New England, Minnesota, Dakotas, Nebraska, Montana... anywhere North of here!

 

[NH homesteader]

Wow... I did chores this morning in 25 ish degree weather with far less layers than that and I was hot. A sweatshirt and light jacket was more than enough!

 

[Southern by choice]

Wow... I did chores this morning in 25 ish degree weather with far less layers than that and I was hot. A sweatshirt and light jacket was more than enough!

well I was sick Normally I don't wear the Parka

 

[Hens and Roos]

My DD has a pair of lined BOGS waterproof for doing chores- they are very nice(I wear them when she isn't ). She has a pair of winter boots- RANGER brand that are very warm- in fact they are to warm for her so I use them!

DH has a very hard time finding boots that fit him and shoes for that matter...he needs size 15 and not a lot of stores carry that size!

 

[Simpleterrier]

I'm with Bruce I don't like muck Boots they just don't fit right. I like hunting style rubber boots. I've had to pairs from Cabela's. They are 800 gram thinsulate full rubber. They are really comfortable and have great tread.at work I were tinglies over top of normal work boots treads not as good but they are cheaper also used them all the time on the dairies that I worked at. But it's gotta be really muddy or crappy or walking in more then two inches of water to were rubber boots normally just goretech lined work boots

 

[babsbag]

Muck makes a lot of boots and they all fit differently. One thing I learned about them is don't try to wear them with no socks. You may NEVER get them off. Seriously. My DIL did that one day too when she was here visiting and it was a challenge to extract her foot from the boot. Socks...no problem.

@cjc my DH has a pair of Sorels. Older than time but he doesn't wear them much now days. When we lived in snow country and he had a snow-blowing business he swore by them. Had extra liners in case he got snow in the boot.