They have a neoprene sole. As I said, not for hiking but should work dandy with heated insoles. I put my shoes in the back when I use these. If I had to bail out, it could be problimatic, but for flying high, they have been great. There is a small problem that they compress on your heels, and that spot can get cold. But I have been meaning to glue a mouse pad like layer of neoprene on the "floor" of the cockpit to have a nice soft and warm spot for my heels.

It is interesting that my "wave ware" has become less and less over the years. Just a few layers of micro fleece on top as dark micro fleece will soak up the sun, but again, in the shadows under the panel, it can be nasty cold, these have worked well for me.

They breathe well enough that I have used the air-activated hand warmers. A pair of socks, then one above my toes and one below, taped in place and under a large pair of fleece socks. Then the down booties.

Happy Feet...

RR




On Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 8:58:23 AM UTC-4, ND wrote:
do these have some kind of sole? do you wear them over your shoes? i like this option, but i want to understand what kind of sole or insole it already might have, since i'd like to incorporate my heated insoles if possible.




Knee High down booties. When it is 40 below, everything from my knees down gets cold (out of the sun), so these are great. NG for bailing out, but are so breathable I can wear them in all but the warmest weather. I am tall, and the relitively thin soles "make me shorter"...

RR