Star-Lord
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Looks like I’m in Scotland for winter. Will Musto sailing boots suffice for walking dogs and feeding chickens and pottering around a rather large garden in the snow? Or will I need more grip on the sole?
Musto sailing boots in Scotland snow?
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Bilgediver
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Beware. Rain is rain and snow is snow. Having visited Canada in winter for the last 10+ years I have discovered that the soles of snow boots are somewhat different. In fact I have one pair of shoes for walking in the snow and the soles just look like Doc Martens. Heaven knows what the difference is but the grip is far superior to a similar pair of UK shoes.
Musto might be fine for pottering about in soft snow but be wary out walking on hard snow covered pavements as the grip may not be as good as expected and a bruised posterior might be the result.
Plenty of places selling snow boots on line.
Musto might be fine for pottering about in soft snow but be wary out walking on hard snow covered pavements as the grip may not be as good as expected and a bruised posterior might be the result.
Plenty of places selling snow boots on line.
thinwater
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RunAgroundHard
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Star-Lord, I recommend transiting the large garden via worm holes, as Mustos will not be able to counter the strong gravitational field.
Bilgediver
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If Musto have a rounded edge to the tread your comments most certainly are true. Ok on a wet deck but could be deadly on snow covered marina pontoons just like similar from others.
dunedin
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Sailing shoes and boots tend to have quite thin and soft soles - so can be uncomfortable on stones etc, and wear expensive boot soles very quickly on tarmac roads and pavements. Plus some boat deck grips are useless on wet grass, let alone snow.
A cheap pair of wellies, or moon boots, off Amazon will be less than the cost of the wear on your boat boots. I now keep Dunlop wellies on the boat for use in dinghy and going ashore, after a few slips on wet rocks when walking ashore.
PS. Written with experience of walking in slight snow earlier today - worst possible surface, light snow hiding solid ice. V slippy even with proper walking boots
A cheap pair of wellies, or moon boots, off Amazon will be less than the cost of the wear on your boat boots. I now keep Dunlop wellies on the boat for use in dinghy and going ashore, after a few slips on wet rocks when walking ashore.
PS. Written with experience of walking in slight snow earlier today - worst possible surface, light snow hiding solid ice. V slippy even with proper walking boots
srm
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Star-Lord
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My theory was after a few steps in the snow the treads are full of snow and basically flat anyways!
NormanS
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If I'm not sailing, I go up over the hill at the back of our town everyday. In winter, it can be ice and/or snow. At other times it can be treacherous slippy mud. I bought a set of "Ice Spikes", from Amazon** which are wonderful. Don't wear them on the road of course.
** Other suppliers are available.
** Other suppliers are available.
srm
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I have not tried sailing boots in the snow. However, I do have a fair bit of experience of Scottish snow and found chunky tread agricultural wellies were a lot safer than smoother soled footwear. Yes, the treads can get compacted, depending on the nature of the snow, but just stop from time to time and stamp on a hard surface or scrape them out with a thin stick or suchlike.
AntarcticPilot
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As you might guess from my user name and avatar, I am not unfamiliar with snow and ice, though in polar environments rather than the UK! And I wholeheartedly agree with the comments that the requirements for snow and ice are utterly different from those for sailing. For snow and ice you need deep, widely spaced tread patterns (e.g. the old Vibram soles), and the sole needs to be thick to provide good insulation. Snow boots or miner boots are good - the latter in "mixed" environments, as they provide excellent toe protection and ankle support, but tend to be cold if standing for long periods in snow (I know the latter from personal experience of standing in them in the snow at -30C while someone else was working on the equipment I was using!). Of course, if hard, compacted ice is encountered, crampons may be required, though I've only needed those once.
bikedaft
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Thermal work wellies e.g. Buckboots have a vibram like sole, steel toe cap for anchor stuff, and keep my tootsies warm. I also wear them for some mountain stuff esp if wet and about freezing. Great in dry snow too.
Minerva
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The flat soles of sailing wellies, look awfy like the bottom of skis. They perform similarly too.
winter calls for neoprene muck boots or leather waterproof hiking boots with thick socks. Ice grippers also are very useful too!
winter calls for neoprene muck boots or leather waterproof hiking boots with thick socks. Ice grippers also are very useful too!
LiftyK
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Thanks for pointing these out. I’d not heard of this brand but see they have an interesting product range.
Buckler Boots
bikedaft
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They can be garish, but my toes are warm. And, let's face it, the antifouling drips tone down the colour...
thinwater
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If that were true they wouldn't make snow tires. That said, there can be some truth to that in certain sticky snow conditions.
Star-Lord
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Everything understood! I will just take the Seal Skinz and leave the Mustos onboard ?
Mister E
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You could wear the boots around the house as slippers and keep your feet warm.