Thoughts on snow boots?

Taytee · December 2011

We're thinking of taking the girls to Buffalo NY in March. We plan on taking them snow tubing etc. I hesitate to get them snow boots because they'll only get a few wears out of them (the 1-2 days it snows here, then the trip there). I keep looking at the resale stores but it's been a bust so far.

I was thinking about getting them rain boots and warm wool socks to wear inside. Then I can go a size up and rain boots still get a ton of wear when playing outside when it's muddy etc. The ones I'm looking at say they have "grip" on the bottom. If it's good for wet/rain then it should be OK on snow right?

Is this a sane idea or is there something I'm not thinking of?

Temp13436125005166 · December 2011

I would worry about snow getting inside the boot since rain boots are usually stiff and open at the top. I just picture lots of wet snow getting inside the boots. :-(

When we go to upstate NY to visit my parents we usually borrow boots from my parents neighbors. I'm not sure if that would be an option though.

AustinBride06 · December 2011

Taytee:
I was thinking about getting them rain boots and warm wool socks to wear inside. Then I can go a size up and rain boots still get a ton of wear when playing outside when it's muddy etc. The ones I'm looking at say they have "grip" on the bottom. If it's good for wet/rain then it should be OK on snow right?
Is this a sane idea or is there something I'm not thinking of?

Totally sane idea. I polled a few gals in NY b/c I was thinking about getting some fancy snow boots for this winter there... lots of people just wear rain boots with warm socks. Some wear snow boots, but usually just the LLBean ones that are "duck" boots.

If you really want snow boots, Academy had some cheap ones when i looked a few years back. But they weren't nearly as warm as they looked.

lovinmyboys · December 2011

I agree that the snow would get inside the boots and cause wet cold feet. When we went to Colorado last year my husband had on rainboots that he borrowed from his sister they worked great for his sister because she wasn't in the snow as much as we were with the little kids. I had the snow boots from academy and they worked great with some wool socks. Keep an eye out for ski stuff people tend to go out of town during Christmas break and then sell stuff after. Last year I found some great stuff for both my kids for great prices! And Academy put stuff on clearance in January that is where we got the wool socks and warm long johns for half off.

m_and_m · December 2011

Totally sane. Do their snow pants come down over the boots? No problem!

If they tuck in, you can duct tape the top of the boots to their pants. No joke, poor people in AK do it all the time. ;-)

kiarox2002 · December 2011

When I was about 3 we went to visit family somewhere where there was snow and my mom taped bread bags over my shoes, I guess up to my pants. I remember being humiliated by the experience (maybe I was closer to 5?) but in retrospect I think it was a brilliant idea.

Taytee · December 2011

m_and_m:
If they tuck in, you can duct tape the top of the boots to their pants. No joke, poor people in AK do it all the time. ;-)

What kind of dork tucks their pants into their boots Wink

atlantic · December 2011

kiarox2002:
When I was about 3 we went to visit family somewhere where there was snow and my mom taped bread bags over my shoes, I guess up to my pants. I remember being humiliated by the experience (maybe I was closer to 5?) but in retrospect I think it was a brilliant idea.

We grew up in Mass and yep, that's how we rolled!! Actually though, we would do socks, then bread bags, then into boots.