Originally Posted by
79pmooney
A classic BF thread! OP asks about an idea that is roundly denounced. A few posts later tells us he's done it and for his riding it works really well. (I was like the first few to respond. Virtually all of my winter riding has been in wet places like southern Michigan, Boston and the PNW but I kept my mouth shut.) The fact that we've learned the OP is doing something that works well for him barely slows the ridicule of his idea.
Assuming he said it does work well (which I'm not sure he did), are we not allowed to remain skeptical and/or point out there's already better solutions for that issue? Other than "I found some goose down", is there any reason to believe that this is a better material to use than other probably cheaper materials? Any reason to assume putting the insulation on the outside of the shoe is better?