| Superlite Boots | | | | hunt where you will expect to encounter lots of |
| Talk to veteran outfitter and hunter about the | | | | cold weather & snow, Schnee's Hunter |
| upcoming elk hunt & first thing that he will tell | | | | boots, with double layers of insulation, are very |
| you is, "Ensure that you are in very good shape." | | | | hard to beat. |
| It does not matter how conditioned are you if | | | | Weight Matters |
| your shoes are junk. I have seen the marathon | | | | Elk hunting boots will weigh anywhere around 2 |
| runners in good shape spend their days in camp | | | | pounds to 5 pounds per pair. Whether boots are |
| with blistered and sore feet. | | | | heavy or light, ensure that they cover your |
| | | | ankles properly and well enough to aid to keep |
| What is on bottom? | | | | them turning in a rough country. |
| Various styles of the soles are found on a | | | | Good socks will keep feet very happy |
| superlite boots that are all designed to achieve the | | | | As significant as it is having good boots, it is |
| same thing: in order to help you walk up and | | | | equally an important to have well made socks, |
| down mountain safely. Irish Setter Elk Tracker, | | | | which are insulated & wick-moisture away |
| features unique Bull's Eye Air Bob sole planned to | | | | from the feet. Avoid cotton that absorbs |
| keep mud & snow out of treads. Any of the | | | | moisture. In an cold weather, the wool socks in |
| variation of Air Bob sole is good option because it | | | | different weights are good when worn over pair |
| does not pack solid with a snow in colder state. | | | | of under socks, which transport perspiration far |
| Get prepared to accept an trade offs and softer | | | | away from your skin. |
| sole is safe for stalking, however it can as well | | | | Boot Construction |
| wear out sooner than harder one, like the | | | | In boot making, "construction" actually means how |
| traditional Viral. | | | | sole is attached to uppers. Superlite Boots is most |
| Insulation | | | | traditional & most durable of construction |
| Good elk hunting boots may be lined with 1,000 | | | | ways. In this procedure, welt is stitched to boot |
| grams of the Thins late to withstand an extreme | | | | upper, insole & lining in an operation. Then |
| cold. In my superlite boots like Red Head Mountain | | | | outsole is been stitched to bottom of welt and |
| Guide, with 600 grams of Thinsulate, is great all | | | | outsole is wider than boot & stitching is |
| around boot, which may work for most of the | | | | obvious. |
| days during typical elk season. For late season | | | | |