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By: Ron Kelley

Ron Kelley — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:47:06 +0000

Yes, I wore Injinji wool toe socks, even two pairs sometimes. The thicker Trek soles do provide more insulation than the standard KSO. I never realized how much normal shoes with thick soles keep your feet warm until I spent an entire day outside in 32 degree weather walking on cobblestone streets in VFFs.

Look at this way Anthony, if you find out that the Treks don’t keep your feet warm enough in cold weather, buy a pair of shoes. You can get a cheap pair of shoes anywhere in the world.

My wife and I are planning to visit a few Greek islands this autumn – a great place for VFFs.

Happy Travels!

By: Dream

Dream — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:39:03 +0000

Hmm… I’ve managed 40 degrees + wind chill in Vibram Sprints and wool toe socks.

Were you also using Injinji toe socks? Very curious to know. I’m counting on VFFT’s + wool toe socks to keep my feet warm in 25-35 degree weather.

On a related note, went shooting at a local range yesterday, for over an hour. Wore my sprints, no socks. Place was ice cold… guess where I was coldest?

Very bottom of my feet, which were on ice cold concrete save for the thin rubber soling of Sprints.

I dunno, maybe it’s a specific problem to me? I’m basically counting on the treks soling being thicker and therefore providing more insulation vs the soling of the sprints/ksos. I think that’s where the real issue lies, not so much the top part.

I may try doubling up some toe socks too =). My 43 size treks may accommodate.

Anyway, thanks for the input.

-Anthony

By: Dream

Dream — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:34:07 +0000

Dude, as far as I’m concerned, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, and Barrack Obama should face trial for “war crimes” and treason against the United States by failing to uphold the constitution they swore to upon entering office – the constitution which specifically states that only Congress has the power to declare war, perhaps the most important aspect in our history of “separation of powers”.

All three of these men started, continued, or increased unconstitutional wars that will likely end in our undoing.

Pisses me off to no end. So, no problem =)

-Anthony

By: Dream

Dream — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:29:27 +0000

Son of….!!

Damn, that ticks me off a bit. They mention to keep them cold for prolonged storage, but I figured they’d at least be fine for a few months.

grrr lol

Oh well. Guess that’s the end of that idea! Thanks for the input.

-Anthony

By: matrix

matrix — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:40:52 +0000

thank you for the following comment..

“If it’s not apparent by now, our government has managed to anger a lot of people, both at home and abroad (enough to motivate suicide attacks apparently).”

i can’t stand it when people think the U.S. Government is the golden-child of the international community.

great post

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:38:59 +0000

Great ideas indeed. Regarding the youbars though, keep in mind they only last about 2 months before they start getting moldy (as I just realized to my dismay).

By: Ron Kelley

Ron Kelley — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:20:44 +0000

A few words about the Treks – I have a pair and love them. They are warmer than the regular KSO and the sole provides much better traction in rough situations. However, they don’t provide as much cold weather protection as I had hoped. I spent the month of December in Italy where it was unseasonably cold – around 30-32F. The stone paved streets in Italy were too much for me in my VFFs. Even with socks, my feet froze. Now some people I know can handle that easily with VFFs, but I can’t. Keep this mind if you are sensitive to the cold through your feet as you seem to be.

By: Dream

Dream — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:14:30 +0000

“By the end though, he’s less paranoid about a horrible apocalypse occurring and more confident in his abilities to help others and himself in emergency situations.”

Notice that the lack or diminishing of his “paranoia” comes after he has…

- a dual citizenship
- multiple bug out locations (including one in another country)
- a wide array of survival skills taught by some of the best coaches in the country
- and I imagine, ridiculous bug out bags with no expense spared
- a plethora of other items/skills/tricks not mentioned in the book, or not explained thoroughly

I think it’s an inverse relationship. He went to one extreme, and bounced back in the opposite direction, better prepared, and more involved in his community – not to mention packing a gun, the skills to use it, CPR training, and so on and so forth…

Anyway, just random thoughts. Thanks for commenting (and I agree, excellent book).

-Anthony