Originally Posted by prairie.dog

After suffering through 3 winters with freezing toes I finally got a clue. Leather boots. I don't know why I didn't realize sooner. Some helpful members of this forum suggested a combo of wool mittens with leather mittens over them for gloves. Like the LL Bean Chopper gloves. That worked so well that I realized the same principle should apply to my feet. Leather boots with medium weight merino wool socks have kept my feet from freezing in temps down to 0-5 F. I don't commute on my bike if it's below that. Wool is fantastic at insulating but not windproof/water resistant at all. Leather keeps the wind/water off, and lets the wool do its job.