I wet boot it and early in the morning I am not always so keen to slip on wet cold boots in order to hit the water fishing. Sometimes I might even linger on shore a bit and have that extra cup of coffee. What a woosy!

Using my camp shoes is a no go. I considered bringing my Chota muckluks along and they would really be absolutely ideal as they are extremely comfy but that means a bit more weight.

These caught my attention. Maybe not waterproof like neoprene but that might be a good thing as I despise neoprene socks. Maybe these would have just the right amount of coziness to get my rear in gear.

wet socks

For summer use My Keen boots have enough vents that they dry a sufficient amount over night with the insole removed. I then rotate 2 pairs light weight smart wool socks so one pair will be completely dried by the second day. The beauty of smart wool is they warm the feet nicely even if the boots are damp

those wetsox look nice. i've just rotated wool sox like blatz mentioned

After many years of wetfooting it through the BWCA, this last October I took a trip where I brought some Muck Boots and dry footed it.

I may never go back to wetfooting it.

Yes, it was October and therefore the water was pretty cold by that point and dryfooting it was the way to go. But being able to just step into the water was just perfect. And on the last day it was a cold drizzle, almost sleet, and I could pull my rain pants right over the muck boots.

I just mention this because I had tried the neoprene socks, and gently landing the canoe on shore, and all the stuff to try and avoid that cold boot morning, and now I am convert to just good, tall boots for canoeing.

These are what I got: Muck Boots

I've got some similar socks for the wife and I from NRS. We use them with our NRS Boundary Boots and even 1 size up they are a bit tight. Unfortunately, I lost one of mine. The ones from NRS are similar to neoprene stocking foot waders, just shorter:
NRS Boundary Socks

I just about CHOKED when I saw the price. We paid less than 1/2 that just a few years ago.

This post is not directed toward the wetsock but I thought it was worth posting. After 3 years of wetfooting I have gotten to the point of really hating to put on wet, cold shoes every morning! This year I was up in Ontario the last week of Sept and the first week of October, it never got above 45 degrees, I paddled from 8am to almost dark nearly every day so my shoes never even got close to being dry when I put them on in the morning. I had wool socks on so my feet were never cold but they were never dry either [except in camp when I wore my tennis shoes] I made the decision then NO more wetfooting for me. I'm going to go to either Servus, or LaCroose knee high rubber boots. I will probably step over them at some point in my travels , dump them out, wring out the socks and your not any worse off than wet footing, plus they might get dry at some point in the trip. I'm going with 18 inch tall version. FRED

Well you guys are certainly tougher than me.........the thought would never even enter my mind to wet boot in October. Rather I trip in August and being to jump out wherever I want is mighty appealing. Besides one portage I was in this past summer had me up to my thigh in muck.

These wet socks are not %100 Neoprene. They stretch........besides I despise neoprene socks, I have some from NSR......anybody want to make an offer (size10)?

Yup I get the whole swapping socks concept and that is what I have done for many years. Unsatisfactory, sounds good in theory but you often end up with 2 pair of drenched wool socks......heavy.

I will be curious to see how these perform. Do they retain water? Do they breathe well? Interesting possibilities to just replace wool socks altogether even on travel days. Water absorbing wool socks add considerable weight.

Yup cold weather I'll go with my Mucks

To stop the wetfooting, why not just use a pair of overboots from somebody like Tingley?

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quote hooky: "To stop the wetfooting, why not just use a pair of overboots from somebody like Tingley?


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Yup that was my other thought.........to use rubber overboots and my camp shoes. But I can still see going in over the tops when landing a big pike. I typically drag them to shore and often get out in water which may not be so "friendly" if you catch my drift.

I might just pick up both options and give them a whirl. Thanks for the link Hooky.

I've used these Kokatat Boots a couple times, stepped in flowing water knee deep for a few minutes and stayed dry inside longer than expected (theres a cinch) but i know more than a few min and it would've been wet inside

You're welcome MT. For under $20, they're nice to have for lots of reasons even if they don't work out for this purpose. Only other thing I can think of that would keep you dry to your knees is hip waders and I haven't walked very far in a pair of those for a long time.

quote zski: "I've used these Kokatat Boots a couple times, stepped in flowing water knee deep for a few minutes and stayed dry inside longer than expected (theres a cinch) but i know more than a few min and it would've been wet inside"

Thanks Tim
I have the Chota Mukluks which are rather similar and although I love them and they would be ideal they are a tiny bit heavier than I would like. Maybe I could leave off some food? ;-)