Message #17085

[jim-ratliff]

I use the hotronics and also use neoprene boot gloves.
I have reynauds and my toes go absurdly cold very easily.
Even on 30*F days.


Also, make sure your buckles (especially the midfoot top one) are not
cranked too hard. Affects blood flow, therefore circulation/warmth.


Releasing the buckles for the lift ride and consciously move the toes around helps alot on cold days, I find.


(Reynauds syndrome: autoimmune disorder wherein body over responds to cold stimuli with vasoconstriction of fingers/toes then rebound vasodilation. Basically, over response to cold. )


EDIT: Above was written by midwif, not by JimR.  I don't have Reynauds and certainly don't have the medical background to throw around words like vasoconstriction and vasodilation. But I do have a pair of boot gloves that I wear on less than 10 degree days. Other than that my feet do OK.