Remington boots a heat wave for your feet
The Remington RF-04 insulated hunting boots are warm and comfortable for Texas hunters setting out on the coldest of days. But anything warmer than that and they become sweat lodges for your feet.The 8-inch boots have 800 grams of Thinsulate insulation and ScentMask and Max-Dri liners for keeping scent in and moisture out.
The boots hold onto heat like it’s glue. On a spring turkey hunt, the weather was cold, and the boots, cloaked in Mossy Oak Break-up camouflage, performed well through hours of sitting on the ground. Warm and snug.
By late morning, however, with the temperature climbing into the upper 40s and 50s, the boots became uncomfortably hot. I had moved to a different, and the exercise got my body temperature up. The extra heat wasn’t leaving my feet, that’s for sure.
Who knows if they kept my scent in. I imagine that task would be tough, though; my feet had to be sweating buckets to try to cool off.
Really, the boots are about like the nicest pair of insulated rubber boots you’ll ever have. They’re warm and comfortable, but pretty clammy.
The boots would probably do best on a cold day where little walking (because of increased sweating) is involved. Think sitting in a blind.
They would probably also do well traipsing through snow. But most Texas hunters don’t have much snow to deal with.
These boots could make a fair pair of all-around footwear for hunting. If the person is going to wear them primarily from December through February, then they should be fine. Remington’s name is on the tag, but the gun maker’s affiliation appears to end there. The boots are made by Radians, which manufactures a wide line of safety apparel such as glasses, gloves and earmuffs.
