..there's a video of a young Inuit guy from far north Canada. He explained that you can't just walk outside of your igloo and stand around while having a smoke. They needed to immediately jump up and down to revv up their body temperatures thru heavy exertion, just to stay alive and beat back the cold. They even created games around this.

As a Canadian I can say everything you said is absolutely correct! I usually don't go outside in weather below -40 unless I have to.

Ohhh I love the howling!! My dog was a husky and we used to roll around on the floor howling! That was the best part of the whole video ❤

i have a winter coat that is rated to -40* now it can be this or it is being a company rating it could only be to -10* so my idea is if it is in those tempertures..."I DON'T GO OUTSIDE". no. i just stay inside, i really do not have any wants to be outside in those temps. I do wool so there is that. keep warm guys

I keep my feet warm by moving to Portugal in the winter, some even move to Florida I've heard...

Good talk on footwear for Lapland. Your warm winter days most places in the world is their coldest day. Some physiology of cold feet is important to understand. Socks and boots can't make your feet warm. The boots and socks trap the heat coming from the core of the body to keep your feet warm. The body to stay alive must keep the trunk and brain in the Tropical range of two degrees on each side of 98 F. 36.67C (1.1C) The brains temperature is slightly higher than the core. The fingers and toes are the radiators that the core sends access body heat to prevent the core from overheating. Only access heat goes to the toes and fingers. When you are moving your body temperature starts to rise and access body goes to the feet and hands. If it is -30C -50C and you will need to add more layers of insulation (clothing) to get access heat to the feet and hands to keep them comfortable. Remember what Gross muter used to say: When your feet are cold, put on a warm hat. Warm feet start with a warm brain. When you take care of the core your insulated footwear can do their job. The feet will generally by evolution be about 8F lower than the core.

Thanks for all the advice

I moved from a Mediterranean country to northern USA more than 20 years ago. I’ve learned a lot of this lessons the hard way. Especially the “bigger size” lesson. But I have never heard anyone before mention that last advice. And it’s so important. Even more so when it comes to feet. Even if you do everything else perfect, if you stand still, your feet will eventually get cold. Even moderate movement, helps a lot because that’s basically your heart source

I bought a thick alpaca wood pair and they're so warm and not itchy at all

Definitely keep it moving. I dipped into the ice last year about up to my knees. It was quite cold at first, though after continuing on for only maybe 5-10 minutes my body heat warmed my feet up real quick. Having insulated boots and wool socks seems key. Now it wasn't below zero, if it was really cold might not have warmed up as fast idk

Awesome!❤

Love wool. Thinner wool garments are great for base layers and warmer weather and thicker wool garments are better for colder, but wool does do a great job in any weather. While it's still attached to the animal before it gets shorn, it does the same thing for the animal-- keeping them comfortable in various weather conditions.

Thank you I needed this information

I'm watching this, and I am from Texas 😂 ok but I just wanted to say that I love this video! I tend to always have cold feet in the winter and could never seem to get them warm! Oddly, my feet don't really sweat much in summertime, but sweat like crazy in cold weather. I use cotton socks, and now I know not to do so. ❤ Great video.

Great. Thank you

Great tips and a great video Stina!

Great video, from someone with first hand experience, thank you

thank you for all these useful insider tips, take care 😉

Awesome video 👍🏻

Really glad to see you in so many movies now Stina! Keep up the awesome work!

Wool sock all year for me... :)

I love Anni coming in at the end, telling you that you have Huskies and that you should look into that.

Great information. You are absolutely correct when you say that the key to staying warm is keeping your body in motion. This is because the motion of your body demands that your heart pump blood at a faster rate, which in turn generates heat. Even the very best materials, layered several times over will eventually fail to keep the cold out if there is no heat being generated from within. A body in motion will always be warmer than a body at rest. 👍🏾

Hej Stina!!!🙋‍♀️❤🙏🥰

Always found wool socks to wear out quickly especially when walking long distances

thank you ..

You've cover the feet very well, but our legs are long and the blood has a long distance to travel to the feet. I make heat reflective, breathable, wind and water repellant/proofed leggings covering my calves. They are located over my base layer with my outer layer over them. They provide added warmth and wind protection to my Winter clothing system. The pair weigh 1.1 ounces.

Nice video! What's your opinion on reflective foil insoles?Thanks!

Thank you for a helpful video. We in Canada know the cold but like people from Southern Sweden, we don't know everything about how to dress for cold weather. I'm still wearing cotton base layers and socks sometime.

Thank you for the fantastic advice, your channel is truly amazing. The wool socks works fantastic. I use Alpaca wool socks made in Peru, for the freezing temperatures, they are just great! ..Yes...cotton socks are useless really, they do nothing for me, you can not beat animal fur for keeping you warm, and comfortable. Thank you again, keep up the superb work.

Thank you!! This was incredibly helpful and now I understand why I feel cold all the time. 🤣I am excited to invest in more wool clothing!

Great info. You should have your own line of socks and boots. I would definitely buy from a person that lives in the extreme. I hope you have done a video on keeping your hands warm.

I hope I never need to wear all these things (I live in Brazil, the city is Florianopolis, it is an island) but I was born near Argentina in a city called Alegrete, and in the winter the temperature can go to -4 degrees Celsius, witch is very cold for us. Our summer temperatures go to 42 C. Your video is very interesting. Have a Happy New Year 2024.

TAK skal du ha' !

Love the howling in the background, I suppose those are Malamutes? Great review on how to keep you feet warm when it very cold and agree with everything you talked about. I also have to deal with extreme cold at times with mountain climbing in snow. I also use a sock liner as well for blister prevention. I have Scarpa Double Boots with removable inner liner and built-in gators which really work to keep your feet warm.

I use Alpaka-wool, it's the best! Greetings from Switzerland

My feet are cold in 50° California winter ❄️ 😂

Hi ! Really interesting as ever. Have you heard about Femund Lobben Felted boots ? By the way, Valenki are traditional russian felted boots.

Stina, try Baffin Apex … not more than 1 pair of socks needed …

Great Video! What do you recommend in terms of pants ?

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There are electric heated socks like snow deer that seem to work very well. I didn't try it yet but i can recommend fluffy fleece bedsocks.

Finally a proper guide to keep your feet warm on freezing cold weather! I agree with most of what was said here, but i still struggle to keep my feet warm while on the bicycle. But from this video i can see i'm doing somethings wrong. One of them is that i need to buy bigger winter boots. Toe warmers are no good for me after 30min outside, and after that, you need to take your feet off the boots and replace them, which, on freezing cold days is no good at all. I currently use heated socks and put aluminum tape around my toes to create a windproof, heated area for the toes.

i use merino socks and merino long sleeve. best is merino yes. what i found is from Wim Hof (the iceman) to train yourself in cold weather, put feet or hands in ice water and increase time to keep them exposed to ice cold. circulation will improve. but this is slow process, and need to be done with caution. (self awareness not force) anyway i have -5 degree in my country, you have -30 or -40 which is a huge difference. My respect for adapting to living in such cold place.

Hi Stina. Thanks for the video. Have you ever tried alpaca socks? I have always worn merino wool socks, for about 20 years, but I am curious about alpaca socks, and there are lots of different options now, including thicker hiking-style ones.

Hej! Mycket bra video! Vad är det för märke på mellansockorna eller var du har köpt dom?

One of the best guides I've seen on this subject 👍 Do you have any tips or tricks on how to keep your feet warm while sleeping in the sleeping bag? I'm struggling with cold feet even though my body is warm but it's hard to keep my feet warm when the temperature drops below minus 20 degrees Celsius.

Hi! thanks for all the info youre sharing with us! Could you explain a bit more in depth the different kind of boots for really low temperature conditions? Really interested on shell boots and wool felt (maybe closed cell foam) liners. What about vapor barriers? I would apreciate to know your opinion on wich style would perform better for trekking, or wich one for should work for less demanding activities... thanks in advance!!

Tack så jättemycket för fantastiskt video❤ och bra förklaring. Jag har ett par Sorel o funderar att komma på vintermarknad hos er i februari. Vad tror du funkar såna skor eller?1 Skickar bild

Bra video. Tycker ofta det känns trångt när jag har flera lager strumpor.. det är inte skon som är trång utan foten liksom kläms ihop av strumporna. Kanske har få små. Hur pass mkt större strumpor har du vid varje laget eller kör du samma på alla?

do you have electricity on the grid or do you use small renewable sources like tiny wind turbines. because I am going to live in Lapland when I am older

Very good. Question. In order to fit the three pairs of socks comfortably, do you use different sizes of socks? I guess the outer sock should be bigger than the inner to avoid compress the inner sock but i have no experience. Thanks!

Love the tip about duct tape on the inner shoe! Wool is fantastic in so many ways but sadly the fibers are not so durable. My wool socks are soon more mended parts than original material...

I got some hiking boots. I plan to wear them through the german winter. I think about getting wool socks and an insulated insole. I dont know yet which material the insole should be. There are primaloft ones, Fleece ones or merino ones. Which Material should be the best for cold and wet winter conditions?

Have you tried Mukluks or Walenki?

Well done, we're getting ready for Texas Deep Freeze 4.0.

So how much bigger in size are your boots to accommodate 2-3 layers of socks relative to your everyday no-to-one sock shoe size?

Ni tydligen inte har problem med att fingrarna blir kalla. Men har ni några tips för det?

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I had cold feet today ... because of no-wool! I had no choice as all my woolen socks were full of dog-pee :-/ Hence I can totally confirm and relate all you said :-)

Have you tried Russian valenki or unty?

Great info but I want the hat!

hur mycket större är stöveln än din vanliga skostorlek?

how long last your longest huskytours in january 2024? your website?

Do you have any experience with electric socks or other battery powered clothing?

Foot warmers need air to work, so you just need to pull out your feet and let some air in the boot, so they reheat and keep on working as long as promised. Tried and true ;)

I agree with almost everything you said here, but I’d like to add one thing. If the thick soles are either very dense, like high carbon rubber, or hydrophilic, like leather, thickness means very little due to rapid conduction. R-value is crucial in this case. Great content, though!

Gosh I don't know how many liner heels I've worn out. Sometimes the wear is also on the inside. I'm going downstairs soon to get some duct tape. Thanks from Northern Ontario.

I don’t think 💭 the waterproof 🥾 without a insulation can’t be work on the heavy snow. ❄️unless, if it’s insulation inside of the boots.

Move to Alabama

Hey - tak ! I would give my right arm for the way your are priviledged to live..... adorable..... The good thing about the South is the track to the NORTH - North RULES !

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I don't know what kind of boots you have in your country, but they're certainly way cheaper than the ones we have in Canada. With good boots, you don't need to wear several layers of socks. In fact, wearing several layers of socks is outdated and not the best anymore. This, IF you have good boots. In fact, wearing several layers is one of the biggest mistakes. One of the reasons why, is that wearing too many layers will: a) compress your blood vessel too much. So it'll reduce the blood circulation and will reduce your feet's temperature. b) your feet will breath less, so more condensation, so....colder feet. Boots like "Baffin" are so good that you can wear only thin socks. Wool socks are, indeed, the way to go. But 50% wool is cheap socks. The minimum should be 70% and should be either Alpaga or Merino wool. It's simple: You'll never see an Inuit or Lapon wearing 3 layers of socks. As simple as that. BOOTS Based on what I saw in this video. The liner of those boots is cheap and also has a major flaw! That aluminum coating is to be avoided. Why? Aluminum, or space blanket (or whatever the name) must NOT be directly against the body, or very close to it. If so, it'll help create moisture/condensation. The right way to use that material is to make sure to have an air gap between the aluminum fabric and the body (or material) you want to keep warm. And THE best way, is to have a "sandwich". Meaning to have two layers of aluminum/space blanket, separated by an air gap, and what you want to keep warm in the middle. That gap as to be SEVERAL centimeters. This is per NASA standards, and NASA is the one who invented that product (to shield the satellites, and now replaced by an updated gold version). The product Reflectix explains that very well on their packaging. Very good winter boots manufacturers doesn't use that marketing/gizmo aluminum product in their boots. Again, I dare you see any Inuit or Lapon, using that aluminum stuff in their boot. They'll laugh at you.. As said, having real good boots makes a big difference. And since you won't need three layers of socks, then you don't need huge boots. But you still need to have some space inside, but not too much as your feet will be very lose. Because if so, it'll be difficult to walk with and you'll get blisters. INSOLE WITH BIRCH BARK Really? Do you know about the properties of birch bark? Some believe birch bark ignites very well because it's very thin. This is not why. Birch bark is loaded with.... OIL. That's why it ignites so well. Why do you think birch bark is making lots of black smoke? Because of that oil. Oil is a liquid, and any liquid will get you 25 times faster than air. Bottom line, you have liquid in your boots, therefore getting you colder instead of warmer! No wonder why you need three pairs of wool socks with all those mistakes and those cheap boots. How to keep warm feet....for real: - Have very good boots. Brands like "Baffin" are bests. - Avoid those cheap marketing foolishness of aluminum liners. It makes things worst (as explained above). - With very good boots, you only need ONE pair of wool socks. 50% is cheap, get 70%+ and make sure it's either Merino or Alpaga (or wool from Yak but they are very difficult to get!) - Boots not too tight, but not to slack. - Avoid those insole with birch bark. My god, what a mistake! - Socks not too tight so they don't restrict the blood circulation. - Always bring two or three more pairs of wool socks in case your feet are sweating. If so, immediately change of socks. Follow those simple, and proven, instructions and you'll see a big difference. Be an Inuit or Lapon, don't be a city boy/girl! PHYSICS LAW: 1kg at your feet = 6kg of weight This is because of the inertial force needed to start moving a mass. That's why all competition bicycle focus on wheel's weight first. And this is why you want to follow my guidelines so you have less weight on your feet. It'll mean less energy wasted to move them. So less efforts, so less sweat. Welcome to Winter physic laws 101!