winter boots and raynauds sufferers

D1 suffers :( She wears Muckboots in winter and they help a lot. Don't know what the ones you're looking at would be like.

Whatever you get, try the specialist insoles that reflect the cold back to the ground. Try fleece liners as well.
 
I like muck boots, and they are very warm.. unfortunately, spending the amount of hours I spend in them.. they give me really bad blisters on my heel

I have hunter welly socks, thermal ski socks and god knows what else!
but will try to get some insoles, I have seen sheepskin ones but dont really like the thought of having sheepskin in my boots. I know it works as I have a sheepskin underblanket on my bed. Just dont like the thought :/

Thank you :-)
 
http://www.shopwiki.co.uk/Thermal+Insoles

Just Googled and got ^. No idea what they're like, but maybe worth a try :)

I used to do a fair bit of winter moutaineering and ice climbing. We always had insulated boots! Sleeping out on the mountains in the snow was interesting lol, the idea was always to try and stop the cold coming up from the ground and cutting out any wind chill.
 
the main thing is to keep the femeral artery warm! so thermal long johns and pants and pocket warmers to heat blood before it gets to the extremeties!! rohan winter bags are superb!!! (esp with silk long johns underneath and silk socks, topped with merino wool socks!)
 
I've got the Woofwear versions of these (and Raynaud's :() and I find them reasonably cosy in the winter. The only thing is they are only waterproof to ankle height - so not a good idea to let them get wet.
 
D2 wears a number of layers in the winter: sleeveless tee-shirt, polo neck long sleeved top, two think fleeces, a body warmer, a down waterproof coat. Tee-shirt and polo are tucked into her johds. The bottom half consists of: tights, johds, water resistant chaps. Two pairs of socks, Muckboots. Hat. Waterproof glooves with handwarmers inside.
 
I don't have Raynauds or anything but my feet have never been cold in my muckboots, I love them. I recommended them to a friend who does suffer from it and she was amazed at the difference. She said they are the only thing that have kept her feet warm in winter.
 
cheers, I have thermals; and I normally wear thermals, breeches and then my ski pants or thick riding waterproofs over the top and sometimes even tights under the thermals.... Always wear ski socks with a thin pair underneath that
I have a toggi down coat, and wear thermals, t shirt, jumper and coat, with scarf, hat/ear warmer and gloves

Im going to get some sealskinz socks, the liner ones and some gloves too!!

I ride in ariat paddock boots/mountain horse lace up steelies, but if its really cold or I have sore feet I ride in my ariat long bromont boots which are insulated (my competition boots)

This year though, I ended up wearing my dublin river talls... which meant I ruined them :'( so now need decent winter yard boots and new long boots such as dubarries...
 
I would buy muckboots, but both mum and sister have them.. and I have used them and they give me horrendous blisters; so they are a no go!
 
Have you had a look at the mountain horse rimfrost riders. I have these boots for winter and think they are fantastic and really keep my feet warm
 
I am a Raynauds sufferer and to be honest my Le Chameau do not cut it any more than other wellies or boots I have had. The best I have found are actually my show boots which are a pair of mountain horse thin leather boots. Anything that is thermal or insulated makes me worse as it is too restrictive and inflexible. The ariat insulated are not too bad as the foot area is not thick.

My winter routine is to heat up my wellie warmers (wheat sack ones) in a microwave put them in my boots for 20 min and wear 3-4 layers of thin socks rather than anything thick and tight. I also take down to the yard some of those clickable hand warmers which I shove down my wellies or boots when I need them. Tried lots of ways of keeping the problem at bay over the years but this seems best. Also found having sprung stirrups has the side effect of reducing the numbness too and my ankles/feet are flexing more and not so fixed. Other than that taking Ginko supplements in winter has always helped.
 
Another vote for Mountain Horse Rimfrost Riders - available as long boots or short - by far the warmest I've come across - and used them in -15 for a couple of weeks!
 
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