Cold feet on a boat: how do you cope

[Slowtack]

Aldi ski socks and Dubs

 

[Jamesuk]

Move down South it rarely rains

Considering I'm in Plymouth I wonder which South your referring too.

Socks wise Sealskinz I'll look into and the Heatsock looks good just emailed them.

Dubarry boots are great because they are a much better fit I find having said that a thermal liner like they have with country boots would be good

 

[johnalison]

Considering I'm in Plymouth I wonder which South your referring too.
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He means the starboard-hand bit, begins with E.

 

[Tex]

Sealskins + Dubarrys

Better still, Bridgedale Trekker socks and Dubarrys.

 

[sailorman]

sealskinz is waterproof on the outside

 

[Tex]

sealskinz is waterproof on the outside

So are my Dubarrys

 

[Dave-Shafa]

2009 I got a lovely pair of Sea Boots in the skip at Tomermory. Right foot had a hole in.

Recently got a lovely pair of Waveline Whitby Sailing Boot £29.99 from my local emporium.
http://www.gaelforcemarine.co.uk/en/Waveline-Whitby-Sailing-Boot/m-3933.aspx

Not had occasion to use them yet.
By the strangest of coincidences I was at an NHS podiatrist today who said I had lovely feet but I must use oil daily on my hard skin.

 

[J Neeves]

Sheepskin boot slippers.

Jonathan

 

[J Neeves]

Sheepskin boot slippers, obviously wool inside (Uggs).

Jonathan

it helps to sail a catamaran and live in Sydney

 

[duncan99210]

Dubarrys and my old army Arctic socks. Not worn often as it's generally quite warm in the Med.....

 

[KellysEye]

Thermal socks, they are thick so you might need bigger boots.

 

[Hadenough]

Cheap green wellies with three lit candles wedged halfway down each leg. :encouragement:

 

[colind3782]

Move to where the weather suits your clothes.

 

[ChattingLil]

I've heard that you should have boots that are big enough for your to wiggle your toes around. Lack of circulation in the tootsies is a sure way to ensure they get cold. And a bit of air circulating down there will help keep them warmer.

 

[haydude]

Ski wool socks, as you mentioned, and ski long johns, but it is essential to keep moving to induce your muscles to produce heat and compensate for the loss through your clothes. If you stand still or sit on watch you will be soon cold. Find yourself some activity. When sitting, move your feet inside the boots, go down below often to check on the chart or radar, and back. If you are helming (and I really hope you have or you can use an autopilot), keep changing position, flex your legs.

 

[Birdseye]

Hi,

I usually wear two pairs of thin socks and ocean boots.

Since moving to a Drysuit I have less of a problem with getting cold feet as I wear ski socks then jump in the drysuit with wetsuit boots..

What do you wear over your feet to keep warm while sitting on watch at night in winter.

Cheers.

I just wear thick socks and rubber wellies. I find that if the rest of me is warm then my feet are OK and the only problem is my hands. For the main part I wear a Cosalt two piece survival suit ie like oilies but with an inbuilt foam layer and my problem if anything is getting too warm.

 

[Sailingsaves]

Something like skiing socks in wellies is usually enough for me. I have Raynaulds anyway but really only night sail in the summer. Keeping the body core temperature up is half the battle.

Like wot he said:
And what the army tells you: "When your feet are cold, time to put on your hat".

You can buy heated socks (they use a 9V pp3 battery)

You can buy Little Hotties designed in much smaller packets for feet - last 8 hours (and do you know, they work simply by the exothermic heat from the reaction of rust! yes, they are full of iron filings and activated carbon (I think).

 

[Sailingsaves]

Considering I'm in Plymouth I wonder which South your referring too.

Socks wise Sealskinz I'll look into and the Heatsock looks good just emailed them.

Dubarry boots are great because they are a much better fit I find having said that a thermal liner like they have with country boots would be good

Don't buy original Sealskinz socks, look on ebay for military surplus black Gore-tex socks (not Goretex boot liners) at about £9.99 (max) a pair as new, unissued stock. Mine are still working after 10 years of being in and out of boots and water. Cost me £5 a pair 10 years ago so bought 4 pair.

 

[Seajet]

Like wot he said:
And what the army tells you: "When your feet are cold, time to put on your hat".

You can buy heated socks (they use a 9V pp3 battery)

You can buy Little Hotties designed in much smaller packets for feet - last 8 hours (and do you know, they work simply by the exothermic heat from the reaction of rust! yes, they are full of iron filings and activated carbon (I think).

On my motorbike rides to and from my place in Sussex to my girlfriend's place in Somerset, in winter I'm not ashamed to admit I wore 12 volt gloves and her wooly tights.

My Mum was horrified, " what if you have an accident and they find you like that ?! " - my thinking was it'd be the least of my worries.

The electric gloves were spiffing until one day I got a 6v pair in a 12v packet, requiring emergency braking on the hard shoulder of the M4, I still have the burnt in scars on the backs of my hands.

 

[Hadenough]

On my motorbike rides to and from my place in Sussex to my girlfriend's place in Somerset, in winter I'm not ashamed to admit I wore 12 volt gloves and her wooly tights.

My Mum was horrified, " what if you have an accident and they find you like that ?! " - my thinking was it'd be the least of my worries.

The electric gloves were spiffing until one day I got a 6v pair in a 12v packet, requiring emergency braking on the hard shoulder of the M4, I still have the burnt in scars on the backs of my hands.

Spiffing? Is that something to do with burnt skin?