Heated socks

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:26:28 GMT, Ningi
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Anybody ever tried heated socks? Wool socks and overshoes aren't doing
the job for me currently.

Northwave Fahrenheit boots are doing the job for me, though :-)

Guy
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blue, and theyre beastes wyth straynge horn-lyke thyngs
onn theyre arses that theyre fartes be herde from myles
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Ningi said:

I'd rather not sound like a wuss, but here goes anyway 🙂

Anybody ever tried heated socks? Wool socks and overshoes aren't doing
the job for me currently.

No but you can get them for ski boots and the like. The main problem I
can see is where to put the battery pack. The back of a ski boot is
fine but the back of a cycling shoe is I suspect less fine and it adds
quite a bit of weight to your foot.

Tony

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Quoted message said:

I'd rather not sound like a wuss, but here goes anyway 🙂

Anybody ever tried heated socks? Wool socks and overshoes aren't doing
the job for me currently.

Pete

I know someone who created some homemade ones and managed to char-grill his
feet with them.

John Wilton said:

I know someone who created some homemade ones and managed to char-grill his
feet with them.

Brings a new meaning to toasty toes ;-)

Tony

Tony Raven said:

John Wilton said:

I know someone who created some homemade ones and managed to
char-grill his feet with them.

Brings a new meaning to toasty toes ;-)

Tony

Can't help wondering if smelly feet were involved, would that have been
something along the line of welsh rarebit created in the shoes?

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Velvet

Why not try pyrotechnics - 100F guaranteed!

http://www.grabberwarmers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TW40

Just zis Guy said:

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:26:28 GMT, Ningi
<[email hidden]> wrote in message
<[email hidden]>:

Quoted message said:

Anybody ever tried heated socks? Wool socks and overshoes aren't doing
the job for me currently.

Northwave Fahrenheit boots are doing the job for me, though :-)

Guy

Just checked their website. It roared straight in to number one spot on
my 'really annoying flash based websites' chart.

Nice looking boots, but quite pricey. Given that they are probably only
necessary for a few weeks a year, I think I'll pass, unless they turn up
in a sale.

Cheers

Pete

Kirby James said:

Why not try pyrotechnics - 100F guaranteed!

http://www.grabberwarmers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TW40

Interesting, these might be just the thing. Can't find a UK supplier
yet though.

Cheers

Pete

Ningi said:

I'd rather not sound like a wuss, but here goes anyway 🙂

Anybody ever tried heated socks? Wool socks and overshoes aren't doing
the job for me currently.

What overshoes? I'm using a pair of Altura ones which are neoprene
rubber. I've not had cold feet since I bought them.

Are you wearing a hat?

Jon

Ningi said:

Kirby James said:

Why not try pyrotechnics - 100F guaranteed!

http://www.grabberwarmers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TW40

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Interesting, these might be just the thing. Can't find a UK supplier

Quoted message said:

yet though.

Or Tchibo does it again - try http://www.tchibo.co.uk and type "heated
insoles" in the search and there they are. £27.99 doesn't seem too
bad. But as Tony said - where do you put the battery pack?

PhilO

Response to Tony Raven:

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what I really want is something built like
a walking boot to be waterproof with a sewn in tongue, smooth cleanable
outsides with NO mesh or cloth panels and NO ventilation holes to let
water and cold in.

That's what I want, but with steelies for work. A fairly small market, I
suspect.

(Here int' Peak District, it hasn't stopped snowing since I woke up three
hours ago. This could be Too Much Of A Good Thing.]

--
Mark, UK.

"I have found people to be more kind than I expected, and less
just."

Clive George said:

Because more people ride in summer where this is an issue. But see below.

My "never ever" having feet that are too hot includes summer and
includes summer in more southerly lattitudes where the temperatures are
much warmer than the UK.

YMMV

Tony

"Clive George" <[email hidden]>typed

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As I may have mentioned before (once or twice :-) ), get them bigger than
your normal summer shoes so you can fit thick socks inside.

And so you allow blood to circulate in the feet. Tight footwear is a
major cause of cold feet IMHO.

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Edgware.

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Ningi said:

Nice looking boots, but quite pricey. Given that they are probably
only necessary for a few weeks a year, I think I'll pass, unless they
turn up in a sale.

The problem with most cycling shoes is they are full of holes and
ventilation and panels that soak up mud, let in water and make
cleaning
them a pain. In my experience I have never ever suffered from feet
that
are too hot. I have often suffered from feet that are cold and wet
because of those ventilation holes and panels. Why do the
manufacturers keep on pushing the ventilated and cool line?

Number of reasons. Firstly, people vary. I really cannot wear
unventilated cycling shoes in warm weather - not because my feet get
unpleasant and smelly, but because they overheat. I do have a pair of
unventilated SIDI winter boots which I really love - they are very,
very comfortable - but not for long distances in warm weather.

Secondly, most leisure cycling world wide happens in climes warmer than
ours.

Thirdly, many of the shoes are designed around athletes who are putting
out more power and hence more heat than ordinary mortals.

Quoted message said:

I use the Northwaves in winter (usually pick up pairs cheap at York or
Mildenhall in mid summer) but what I really want is something built
like a walking boot to be waterproof with a sewn in tongue, smooth
cleanable outsides with NO mesh or cloth panels and NO ventilation
holes to let water and cold in.

You want a pair of leather winter SIDIs like mine. I've put my foot down
through ice into ankle deep water in those (not intentionally, I should
say) - no leaks, no cold, just comfort. Unfortunately they are no
longer made, but the current SIDI Winter Freeze and Inferno models are
probably as good.
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<URL:http://www.withingtoncycles.co.uk/product.php?id=2408&node_id=3041>

(this is not an endorsement of Withington Cycles, with whom I've never
done business - just they had UK prices on the Web).

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Jon Senior said:

Ningi said:

I'd rather not sound like a wuss, but here goes anyway 🙂

Anybody ever tried heated socks? Wool socks and overshoes aren't
doing the job for me currently.

What overshoes? I'm using a pair of Altura ones which are neoprene
rubber. I've not had cold feet since I bought them.

Using Assos overshoes.

Quoted message said:

Are you wearing a hat?

Yup.

I think the basic problem is I just don't have good circulation in my
feet. My feet were cold in the office today, and that's heated.

If this is correct, then no amount of extra layers on my feet are going
to help.

Cheers

Pete

Ningi said:

Anybody ever tried heated socks? Wool socks and overshoes aren't doing
the job for me currently.

I have a MASSIVE problem with cold toes (think necrosis 🙁 ), so I've tinkered around a bit. Basic downside to both heated socks and the electrically heated insoles that are available is power output. If you're just marginally cold they do allright as a comfort feature, but for a serious problem they simply lack the oomph to be useful. A better way then is to build your own, and a good place to start is at a well-stocked motorcycle store. With luck they will carry self-adhesive heating elements originally intended to wrap around the handlebars, but they can easily be laid flat on the insoles of your choice. Some cabling and a battery in a [censored] pack and you're all set.

The chemical warm packs are IMO too untrustworthy to be truly good, I'd say one out of four or one out of three won't work when the seal is broken.

dabac said:

Ningi said:

Anybody ever tried heated socks? Wool socks and overshoes aren't
doing
the job for me currently.

I have a MASSIVE problem with cold toes (think necrosis 🙁 ), so I've
tinkered around a bit. Basic downside to both heated socks and the
electrically heated insoles that are available is power output. If
you're just marginally cold they do allright as a comfort feature, but
for a serious problem they simply lack the oomph to be useful. A better
way then is to build your own, and a good place to start is at a
well-stocked motorcycle store. With luck they will carry self-adhesive
heating elements originally intended to wrap around the handlebars, but
they can easily be laid flat on the insoles of your choice. Some cabling
and a battery in a [censored] pack and you're all set.

The chemical warm packs are IMO too untrustworthy to be truly good, I'd
say one out of four or one out of three won't work when the seal is
broken.

My father had a friend in the Polish air force during the war who was
also, allegedly, a chemistry wizz. He too suffered from cold feet and
decided on a home cure so made some binary mixture which he let into his
boots at the requisite time. Unfortunately his feet became so hot he
had to descend to earth rapidly and was seen to jump from his aircraft
tear off his boots and rapidly immerse himself the nearest cold water
flying kit and all.
As a child I remember he used to let us put our fingers into a huge hole
in the side of his head where a canon shell came through the side of his
canopy and failed to go off, probably made of wood!

Sniper8052

Ningi said:

Kirby James said:

Why not try pyrotechnics - 100F guaranteed!

http://www.grabberwarmers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TW40

Interesting, these might be just the thing. Can't find a UK supplier
yet though.

Cheers

Pete

Try www.raymears.com He sells the to ewarmers for £2.25 a pack. Not sure
how many in a pack and I've never used them myself. Just notcied them
while browisng his site.