10-14-2017, 05:16 AM
I have two favorites and choose depending upon conditions.
When the ice is dry or has dry powdery snow or just a little slush, I wear Crispi Hunter boots. They are a hunting boot with excellent foot and ankle support that makes standing and walking all day comfortable even when backpacking heavy. They have insulation and my feet stay warm with wearing them with wool socks. They are breathable leather with Gore-Tex, so they are fully waterproof yet my feet don't even get the slightest bit damp in them and that's nice.
When the ice is covered by wet slush, I wear waders, but not because the boots are more waterproof as the Crispi hunting boots are fine with slush and instead because with ice fishing I kneel a lot and need to be waterproof to kneel in the slush.
I bought electric boot heaters and often have them with me, but never used them even fishing in very cold weather because I have excellent circulation and produce plenty of heat using food as my fuel. I have them for preparedness in general and to be able to provide well for the comfort of guests that I invite to fish with me. I like to introduce friends to ice fishing and tell them they don't need to buy anything special for the trip because, being heavily into preparedness, I have plenty of extras in warm clothing and boots.
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When the ice is dry or has dry powdery snow or just a little slush, I wear Crispi Hunter boots. They are a hunting boot with excellent foot and ankle support that makes standing and walking all day comfortable even when backpacking heavy. They have insulation and my feet stay warm with wearing them with wool socks. They are breathable leather with Gore-Tex, so they are fully waterproof yet my feet don't even get the slightest bit damp in them and that's nice.
When the ice is covered by wet slush, I wear waders, but not because the boots are more waterproof as the Crispi hunting boots are fine with slush and instead because with ice fishing I kneel a lot and need to be waterproof to kneel in the slush.
I bought electric boot heaters and often have them with me, but never used them even fishing in very cold weather because I have excellent circulation and produce plenty of heat using food as my fuel. I have them for preparedness in general and to be able to provide well for the comfort of guests that I invite to fish with me. I like to introduce friends to ice fishing and tell them they don't need to buy anything special for the trip because, being heavily into preparedness, I have plenty of extras in warm clothing and boots.
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