cold weather flying

I've got myself SkyBoots
http://www.streckenflug.at/shop/prod...oducts_id=1661
which you put over your normal shoes just before take-off (you can walk around a little bit; they have a small reinforcement on the underside).


I actually don't remember anymore what cold feet feel like ;-)

Bert
Ventus cM "TW"

On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 1:32:50 PM UTC-6, ND wrote:
Hi all,

My thread is either 8 months too late, or three months too early depending on how you look at it.

I'm looking for opinions on gear for cold weather flying, and high altitude flying, particularly as it relates to footwear. I'm trying to find a pair of boots which are warm and insulated, but also relatively low profile because i'm looking for rudder clearance. does anyone know of a good brand or specific boot?

thanks dudes.

-Andy

Check out Thermacell heated insoles. You can get them at Cabela's. They have a remote control and I have never had them overheat. Several years ago, I also use Hotonics and at the #3 setting they never overheated my feet, however I did not like the batteries hanging form my boots.

Stu 2Z

On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 3:32:50 PM UTC-4, ND wrote:
Hi all,

My thread is either 8 months too late, or three months too early depending on how you look at it.

I'm looking for opinions on gear for cold weather flying, and high altitude flying, particularly as it relates to footwear. I'm trying to find a pair of boots which are warm and insulated, but also relatively low profile because i'm looking for rudder clearance. does anyone know of a good brand or specific boot?

thanks dudes.

-Andy

Here is my preference:

https://nunatakusa.com/down-booties/...i-mukluks.html

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

Dan, getting out and getting the chute opened are independent of
footwear. ND is pretty flat and well plowed, but you wouldn't want to
walk on the NM canyons and desert in anything flimsy. Then consider how
far you may have to walk in those booties, assuming you haven't broken
an ankle on landing.

Dan


On 5/2/2016 6:29 PM, wrote:
Dan as for a parachute landing the footware is probably the least of your concerns a good ways behind getting out eithout being struck and getting that chute opened. LOL

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Dan, 5J

I wear hiking boots from REI. I also use them on my motorcycle and, oh
yeah, for hiking!


On 5/3/2016 6:53 AM, ND wrote:
thanks guys! i actually have a pair of heated insoles, they work very well in insulated footwear, but they aren't much good in a pair of sneakers, so i wanted to find a pair of good boots to put them into. i think i'll take a serious look at the motorcycle boots, and ski boot liners. ski boots are supposed to be stiff, but i don't know if the liners are restrictive.

On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 3:32:50 PM UTC-4, ND wrote:
Hi all,

My thread is either 8 months too late, or three months too early depending on how you look at it.

I'm looking for opinions on gear for cold weather flying, and high altitude flying, particularly as it relates to footwear. I'm trying to find a pair of boots which are warm and insulated, but also relatively low profile because i'm looking for rudder clearance. does anyone know of a good brand or specific boot?

thanks dudes.

-Andy

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Dan, 5J

Do your hiking boots have lace hooks? If so, they are not safe for going parachuting.

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.

On Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 5:06:53 PM UTC-4, RomeoRomeo wrote:
On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 3:32:50 PM UTC-4, ND wrote:
Hi all,

My thread is either 8 months too late, or three months too early depending on how you look at it.

I'm looking for opinions on gear for cold weather flying, and high altitude flying, particularly as it relates to footwear. I'm trying to find a pair of boots which are warm and insulated, but also relatively low profile because i'm looking for rudder clearance. does anyone know of a good brand or specific boot?

thanks dudes.

-Andy

Here is my preference:

https://nunatakusa.com/down-booties/...i-mukluks.html

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

ND are in north dakota? I fly up in the Minot area. We are getting set up to start a club up here.
Dan

Yes Dan I understand the aspects of the hike out. Most of my xc flying was out of minden and Ive had my share of hikes. As for getting out of the ship, boots may be important for another reason. My bro once had to bail out of a ventus after a midair. After a guy hit him my bro found himself in a high G loop (guy clipped my bros elevator it jammed in full up postion). My bro had to use his legs to kick out the canopy cause it wouldnt eject with the high poss G's. In this case his boots definitely saved his ass.

Yeah, I know. When I was jumping, they taped up the hooks with duct
tape. So I switched to sneakers. Note that I use a ram air rectangular
chute with a much lower vertical speed at landing.


On 5/3/2016 8:14 PM, wrote:
Do your hiking boots have lace hooks? If so, they are not safe for going parachuting.

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Dan, 5J