Paul in Idaho
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I'm planning on a backpack mule deer hunt in mid-October above 9000 feet elevation. I found an area that has no motorized access, surrounded by high hunting pressure. In previous years, bucks have appeared to stay high until the rut starts. I expect temperatures at night to be well below freezing.
Several years ago I had to leave a hunt due to boots freezing solid overnight, with no way to thaw them. (I could have built a fire if other factors hadn't contributed to giving up.) This time I want to plan ahead and be ready for this problem. I don't have a backpack tent with a stove. Sleeping with my boots on doesn't sound restful.
I have thought about putting a fuel handwarmer in each boot when I go to bed, or building a fire to heat rocks and putting a warm rock in each one. Have any of you tried something like this, or have better ideas?
Thanks.
Paul
Several years ago I had to leave a hunt due to boots freezing solid overnight, with no way to thaw them. (I could have built a fire if other factors hadn't contributed to giving up.) This time I want to plan ahead and be ready for this problem. I don't have a backpack tent with a stove. Sleeping with my boots on doesn't sound restful.
I have thought about putting a fuel handwarmer in each boot when I go to bed, or building a fire to heat rocks and putting a warm rock in each one. Have any of you tried something like this, or have better ideas?
Thanks.
Paul