How to Size Snow Boots

Executive Summary By David Pepper

Sizing snow boots, however, can be difficult, since your normal street shoes sizes may not apply.
Instructions

• Step 1

Choose the socks you will wear with your new winter snow boots. For insulation, wear a pair of heavy socks, or wear two lighter pairs of socks--a synthetic pair close to the skin to wick away perspiration and a second pair made of natural fibers to absorb moisture.

• Step 2

Wearing the socks you intend to wear in the cold, try the snow boots on. The boots should fit snugly without cramping your toe or pinching the broad part of your foot.

• Step 3

If the boots chaff at the ankles or have spots that rub, try different sizes or boots from other manufacturers.

• Step 4

Measure carefully when buying snow boots from a mail order house or the Internet.

• Step 5

Tips & Warnings

Be aware that left and right foot sizes can differ. Small differences in foot size can be compensated for by a gel or cork insert to the larger boot. Extreme differences in foot size may require custom fitting.
Waterproof boots will repel all water, but may also increase foot perspiration.

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