Originally Posted by
fixed1313
Erig007 - I have been thinking about a pair of Steger's for a long time. I have always just muddled through .......... maybe I just need to pull the trigger and spend the money. I ride with flat pedals so they should work. Do you wear a size up? Only problem is that I like to try boots on first and I am not going to Ely any time soon.
If you like the style try the bunny boots or USAF N-1B mukluks first, those are way cheaper than the Steger
Regarding the Steger mukluks, the smaller your feet the more layers you can add the warmer your mukluks will be. It is only half true with the vast majority of the other boots on the market because they don't offer wide versions so that you will reach the width way faster than you will reach the length of the boot. This will limit the number of layers that you can add unless your foot is less wide than average.
Seeing how cold your feet seems to be you will probably need 3 wool felt inside to reach a true -35F on a bicycle.
If your feet (not your shoe size) are 9 or 9.5 and not too wide, mukluks size 15 double wide should be ok.
If your feet are bigger than that just move on unless you plan to use them for warmer temps like -10F temps then 2 wool felt layers should be enough.
Their biggest size is size 15 so that's what i wear in double wide.
With 2 wool felt and 2 insoles (wool insole + reflective aluminum insole) one side 17" height weight 1170g/2.58lbs (4 layers under the foot) and it is very comfy. I can still add a
VB sock and 1 thin sock layer
At first it wasn't comfy because my feet were limit too big for those mukluks (with 2 liners inside) and because of that i could feel the seam on the top of the foot and the tips of my toes were touching the front of the liner inside the mukluks (i believe the big seams is specific to the hunting mukluks that use rubber over the canvas). I was wondering if i would keep them and was ready to send them back but it disappeared when the insoles settled as they told me. (of course i didn't believe them when they told me that
). When the temperature goes up in spring then i remove one wool felt layer and i have too much room for my feet but it is still manageable.
I also have tried the warmest (ENORMOUS) baffin and warmest sorel but they are not as wide which don't offer much room for layering (for my relatively big feet). Not that you need much layering in this kind of boots anyway.
Here are some of the warmest boots available on the market:
http://www.winterfootwear.com/c122-w...ter_boots.html
https://www.armysurplus.com/store/bo...s-type/dp/2813
http://www.billynorman.com/boots.htm (bunny boots)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mukluks-N-1B...item3371328401 (USAF mukluks N-1B)
http://www.baffin.com/polarseries-s/4.htm
http://www.sorel.com/mens-intrepid-e...ot-NM1463.html
http://www.sorel.com/mens-glacier-boot-NM1042.html
http://www.kamik.com/b2c_ca_en/m-boots?temperature=79
http://www.northernoutfitters.com/our-new-arctic-boot/
http://shop.mukluks.com/Arctic/products/27/
http://shop.mukluks.com/Mukluks/products/28/
http://shop.mukluks.com/Mukluks/products/32/
http://bilodeauinc.com/en/products/b...wmobile-boots1
http://www.actoncanada.ca/en/products/winter
http://www.backcountry.com/mens-mountaineering-boots