Cold Toes..Fingers

[Billy]

Wow !!
What a response.
I was/am aware of most of these. I was ask the question and responded with similar thoughts. Glad to hear I was pretty close to good advice with my response.
Keep 'em coming. There may be a few tricks out there that'll help someone else.

A carpet sample of mid to long shag, to stand on; either in stand or on the ground is a wind/cold barrier that has helped me.

[Jeff Strubberg]

Not a popular answer, but...excersize.  The first place you will see circulation issues is with cold fingers and toes.

[RonD]

Move south to one of the southern states. Sorry, couldn't resist. It has been years since I have been cold like it gets in the northern states and I can't imagine living in those cold climates again.

[LV2HUNT]

Toe warmers and handwarmers both work like a charm. Two hats, the inside one being a balaclava, a good warm vest, and wind resistant clothing. Like someone else said, the warmer your core, the warmer your extremities will be.

[Stykbowslim]

Lot of great information here...bowslinger gave some really good feedback, in particular, the nutrional comment.

One other item to consider is one of those 8-hour heat packs for the back...place the pack across the back so it warms the kidney area.

[njloco]

I must be doing alright for an old koot, I do some of what others say above and don't get cold, correct base layers, not too much so you don't sweat, if your feet sweat on the way in, take your boots off when you get to your stand and let the moister out for a few minutes, you can easily do this with Mickey boots ( the white ones have more insulation ) I use fleece next to the skin then smart wool or thicker fleece, then wool. For the hands I use the hand warmers with the type of mittens that you can remove the mitten part of the glove but still have the glove on, this allows me to keep the tab on and just peel back the mitten part of the glove.

Good luck !

[b.glass]

I have never been more comfortable hunting in the cold since using wool sweaters bought over sized then felted, mickey mouse boots with wool socks and antiperspirant sprayed on my toes.

I also have glomits with handwarmers and layer starting with morino wool undies. I made myself a wool neck gater also, knitted and felted. Toasty!

[kwc]

biggest thing i learned from skiing was a lite pair of socks if your socks or boots fit to tight your feet will never be warm

[kill shot]

Lots of good advice here on this topic by everyone. Even the guy that said to move to a warmer climate. All joking aside, make sure your dry before getting dressed. Reduce the exposed parts of your body such as wrists,neck, ears and head. Wear a hat to keep your feet warm.

[kill shot]

Oh yes. I forgot about the hand warmer in the shirt pocket,left side over your heart. Pumps warm blood. Really

[Baswa]

Like NBK said keep your core warm and your head. I think the head controls the rest of the body so I wear a knit military tanker hat that comes down to your shoulders so you can tuck it into your upper layers. Wear a turtle neck with a long neck that you can pull up on your face if needed or roll up to block the wind down your neck. When I get to hot I take off my hat.

layer to control moisture near your skin.

Wear wool as a outer layer.

The warmest think I use is a vest with pockets sewn into it for thoses walmart body hand warmers. I have a pocket on each kidney , one in the lower middle of my back and one on my upper back at my neck. The one in each pocket for my hands.

Smartwool socks with a wicking liner.

[LA Trapper]

When it gets really cold, I use something i put together. The fabric store sells 12" x 12" blocks of felt.  Buy two along with  some flat ribbon type material.  You fold the blocks over and sew them like a fold over sandwich, leaving the top open.  Sew the flat heavy ribbon material on the outside of the folded over blocks to create a harness you slip over your neck. Put a chemical warmer in the pouches.  It will keep your front warm (heart) and your back warm, (lungs and kidneys).  You can slide them up and down your front and back to adjust while on the stand.  It works great and costs nothing.  You can reduce your bulk with the heat being produced.

Billy

[hvyhitter]

Eating all day has made the most difference for me. I already have wool everything in multi layers and have found that a good breakfast and snacking on payday bars,string cheese,almonds or cashews and hot chicen and rice or tomato soup in a themos can really make a difference on long stands in the single digits........much easier for your body to heat itself from the inside than to add too many layers on the outside..........

[Billy]

Well, since there are those of us STUCK inside because of weather...and wind...Any other thoughts / idea....??

[gringol]

move to Florida.

[refugerambler]

I've had good luck so far with merino wool socks and woody max muck boots.

[Moots]

Don't wear cotton socks, cotton t-shirts next to the skin.  Layer with silk, wool, or synthetics.