Sorry for the bad formatting. My reply below was meant for Brian, not the OP. -joe in pdx
On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Joe Broach <joebro...@gmail.com> wrote: > South of you in Portland (via Montana), I finally got rid of my > insulated boots after a couple of years. I'm finding that a waterprood > lightweight hiking shoe/boot with wool socks is plenty for me, and I'm > cold-natured. Still haven't figured out how to keep my wands warm and > dry beyond about 5 miles, though. It was easier in the dry cold. > > Best, > joe broach > portland, or > > On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Brian Hanson <stone...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I'm interested in lightweight boots that are not too bulky (the holy >> grail?). I've had good luck with North Face Baltoros >> (http://www.rei.com/product/818560/the-north-face-baltoro-400-iii-winter-boots-mens) >> - they are really warm and have been the most comfortable walking boot I've >> had. I wore them daily on my bus/walk commute in MN down to -20, so they're >> plenty warm. Now that I'm in Seattle, I was going to look into the Sidi >> winter boots, but I'm off clipless shoes, and on platforms so a warmer >> "shoe" would be fine as it rarely breaches 20. Perhaps a market will open >> up for insulated waterproof sneakers? >> >> Brian >> Seattle, WA >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 3:41 AM, Bruce Herbitter <bruce.herbit...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I've gone to thick wool socks inside sealskins inside loose fitting >>> sandals. If it's windy out, wind covers over it all. If it's not super cold, >>> thin liner socks inside the thick wool socks in the sandals works okay. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
