Winter is a great time to be out and about taking photos, but getting cold, can put a stop to an outing pretty quickly
I have always struggled to keep warm while trying to enjoy the great outdoors in the
winter. Dressing in layers is key, but I hate wearing so many layers that I can’t hardly
move. I have finally found some solutions to keeping myself warm so I can enjoy being
outside for longer periods of time and I would love to hear how others keep warm and dry
in winter weather.
My feet were always the first thing to get cold, but I found a very inexpensive way to solve that problem. To keep my feet warm and dry, I didn’t go out and buy the biggest, baddest winter boots on the market. I went to the closet, and grabbed an old pair of tennis shoes. Then I went to Walmart, and bought some heated insoles to put in them. These aren’t anything fancy, just cheap insoles with a hollow spot that sits right below the ball of your foot. Then you put those little hand warmers that you get 2 for 88 cents, inside that hollow spot in the insole. Then to top it off, I got a cheap pair of 10" high rubber slip on boots to go over the top of everything. Get the boots a size or two bigger and it makes them much easier to get on and off. If you plan on doing a lot of walking, get a snugger fitting boot to go over your shoes. For about $15 my feet stayed the warmest and driest they ever have, and that was with stepping in open water and standing on a frozen lake for a couple hours.
So what do you do to keep warm?