Keeping feet warm?

[Otter1]

+1 on the likelihood of the socks being too tight.

I wear a pair of socks that isn't tight at all when sleeping. If I expect it to get cold I'll wear a second pair - only a good bit looser than the first. Lastly, make sure your toes aren't pressed too far into the end of the quilt/bag so avoid losing loft.

Let us know what finally solves the issue for you.

[DemostiX]

You need the right dry socks and the right foot pad.
Socks should not compress too much. Insulating value will be retained and air and the sock fibers can carry away moisture from freshly perspiring feet.

The pad should not be too hard, or else a bone in your foot, say your heel or ankle, will part the tissue and come in close proximity to the pad. That can be immediately uncomfortable or grow uncomfortable from concentrated heat flow out of the bone.

But a firm-enough pad will distribute the load of your feet and legs over the down or polyester fill in the foot box, allowing it to retain more loft and insulating value.

[simply_light]

Toe Warmers + Hot Water Bottle.

I sympathize with the cold feet. The rest of me stays nice and warm, but I don't have the best circulation in my toes, so I have to focus on keeping them warm.

I do the water bottle first and if that doesn't do the trick, then the toe warmers.

[Mak]

I have been struggling somewhat with keeping my feet in the quilt as well as my left shoulder (in a WBBB). The general issue is the hammock is designed to lay diagonally but the UQ is not. I have played around with using a piece of shock cord and tied to the little D-rings and clipped to the ridge line using a binder clip. I put one length of cord at the foot end, and one at my left shoulder in order to contort the UQ to the diagonal. This does seem to help, but might be overkill. I also imagine that if I move around too much the binder clip is gonna pop off! I am going to have a go just using the existing suspension as Shug demonstrated in his vid.

[ninjahamockman]

I would suggest this fold up a warm pad in the middle of the fold put some reflectix (bubbly kind the foil will just condense) then I would put some hand warmers in the foot box. And then do what shug does.

[Peter_pan]

I use my JRB Down Sleeves as booties when sleeping in cold weather.... Toastie and dual use.

Pan

[MAD777]

I use my JRB Down Sleeves as booties when sleeping in cold weather.... Toastie and dual use.

Pan

This makes so much sense, it's ridiculous!

[Datahiker]

I have cold feet as well. I even wear socks to bed in the summer at home. It doesn't matter how toasty the rest of me is, my feet get cold when I sleep. I've faced the fact that the only thing that seems to work for me is using toe/hand warmers. I use either one large 10+ hour one in the bottom of a sleeping bag (stuffed into a sock) or one in each sock.

[banjonut]

So I'm not the only one! Feet are cold even in the summer. The problem I usually face is the sleeping back/hammock are wet only around my feet. I've begun to think my feet are hot and sweating and I just don't know it.

On my trip next week I'm going to forgo all of the extra insulation, hand warmers, etc... maybe try plastic bags as a VBL around my feet and see what that does.

[FLRider]

Two tricks that work for me with a full-length underquilt:

1.) One pair of thick, loose wool socks (I've been using Wigwam brand recently); my feet sweat pretty bad (all of me does, actually), so down and even synthetic booties are suboptimal for me. I make sure that they're loose around my ankles and toes, in particular. If they're tight at all (and two layers of socks often are for me; I've not found two pairs that seem to fit right together yet), they cut off a bit of circulation in my feet, which keeps warm blood from flowing properly.

2.) An hot water bottle, inside a sock or mitten, held between my thighs against my femoral arteries. It acts as a secondary warmer for the blood flowing down into my legs. Also, if you place it into the hammock ~5 to 10 minutes before getting in, your quilts will also be nice and toasty. However, as always when dealing with water in cold weather, make sure the top is sealed! Nothing worse than getting your insulation wet. I like a wide-mouth Nalgene for this, as the top is easy to pour water into when your hands are cold (preventing wet fingers) and it seals well even with hot water.

Hope it helps!