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Looking for diabetic cold weather hunting/boot socks. Where do you buy them?

I would seriously look at these if it's a problem.

Heated Socks

The old lady bought a pair of Cabellas (Gerbing) heated gloves for me for my birthday. She'd heard me complain about how painful my hands would get while sitting sedentary out on exposed points in the wind while glassing for elk. I tried heavy gloves, mittens, gloves and mittens with hand warmers. Nothing really worked. I looked at these once but didn't want to spend the $$.

Let me tell you what a difference they make! On low to med-low setting, it is just enough to keep the hands "not cold", and the batteries will last for 4 to 6 hours on those settings. A spare pair of batteries in the pack gives me decently warm hands for a day of glassing.

Not going to work on a pack hunt (no way to charge the batteries), but if you can get back to a vehicle or camp at night, these things are amazing.

Only problem is last deer hunt, judging by the looks on my brother's and nephew's faces a few cold and windy mornings, I'm pretty sure I was close to becoming the victim of a beat down as they were eyeing my gloves. Bought my son a pair for an early Xmas present for his elk hunt. He was thanking me daily.

$199.99 you've got to be kidding. Can buy a lot of warm socks for that price.

I think good wool socks, maybe even two pair with a really good pair of boots will keep your feet warm. When I lived in Barrow, Alaska, that's what I wore and my feet stayed warm during prolonged outings. Also Believe it or not a warm hat helps the feet stay warm. I wore an warm Beaver hat and a face mask.

I would look at Darn Tough , they are very warm and comfortable ..

Cheap compared to the price of a foot.

Which may not help much at all for someone with circulation problems.

Not sure what my problem is...doubt it's circulation problems, I've had the issue since I was young. My hands are just overly sensitive to the cold. I've been through a dozen sets of gloves, mittens, glove liners, etc., over the last 10 years looking for a solution. Nothing worked. These do. They're a god-send for me. I can now actually enjoy glassing instead of having miserably painful hands and dreading every minute that ticks by. Worth every last penny of the $200 as far as I'm concerned, and then some. Knowing how well the gloves at least work for me (haven't tried the socks...don't need them), I'd pay $400.

Two hundred bucks is cheap when it comes to turning miserable days in the field to enjoyable ones. I'm kicking myself for not picking up these things a couple years ago when I first saw them.

I wear 2 pair of smart wool socks,and Irish setter boots,my feet don't get cold.

http://hunt.irishsetterboots.com/ir...feemossy-oak-break-up-infinity-camouflag

Are you referring to the compression style? I often wear a light sock under a heavier wool one. And as stated, if your feet are cold, put on a better hat--blood circulation is curtailed at the extremities to keep the brain and core body warm. Also be wary of too much caffeine, and specially alcohol--changes the blood flow for the worse.

Gook's booth at the flea market had all kinds of the special socks for "th' beetus" $3 for 3 pair

Even had the fat albert compression socks.

is the gerbing stuff any good?

Found some, thanks for all the suggestions. Happy Holidays to all!

well,tell us what you found,please.

Went with Wigwan -40 degree, they'll serve my purpose just fine. Plenty warm yet non-restrictive, XL has plenty of room yet fits well.