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Keeping my feet warm is the hardest body part for me to keep warm when inside my sleeping bag.
WHAT have you done to keep your FEET/TOES from getting cold when inside your sleeping bag? Plzzzz, don't suggest buying a sleeping bag with a lower temperature rating. That's NOT an option.

@ALMAL
Good Question!

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LindaAnn wrote: ↑Oct 29 2020 5:42 am Down socks. Goosefeet Gear makes some good ones, but there are other brands too.

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@LindaAnn
I'm giving GooseFeet Down socks a hard look-see. I've always had a favorable bias toward Down as my insulation product of choice.
5 minutes later - I just ordered a pair of Down Socks.
Thank you Linda Ann

Down socks are nice. I don't usually consider then worth the weight for three seasons, but they are nice.

FWIW, I sleep in wool socks at home year round. Even in summer, I sleep better with warm feet.

@big_load
I think most everyone sleeps better when their feet are comfy warm/toasty.
Here is a link to what I bought: https://goosefeetgear.com/products/down-socks/ I selected Orange & paid $79.00 to have them 75% overfilled with 850 fill Down. I'm planning to slip into my usual pair of polypro booties & cover them with the Down Booties. I'll have Hot Hands Toes & sole chemical heaters nearby just in case.
Several people emphasized the importance of maintaining a core body temperature of the Head/Brain, neck, & face. I've been tempted to start another topic asking WHAT & HOW others keep their Brain/head at the 98.6º core body temperature. I've got that topic covered in spades; in terms of what works for MEeee.

I bought these Snow Lion brand down booties in 1977 for a north rim camping trip. They have the feature of a canvas sole so you can get out of your bag to tend to "business" (or the fire) without walking on the rip stop fabric. Very warm.

My down booties are Sierra Designs. The design appears relatively unchanged from when I got them 15 years ago.

@LindaAnn
GooseFeet Down Filled socks are a WINNER along with HOT HANDS Toe & Sole warmers:
Tuesday, 10 Nov 2020 @5,000' elevation;
I returned to the same Thomas Creek campsite this afternoon & set up camp.
I have some new equipment & am doing several things a bit different from my cold feet experience on 25 Oct 2020:
I have GooseFeet Down Filled Socks; they are not slippers/booties. I got the size Medium, Color-Magenta, 100% overfill.
I have a GooseFeet over-the-socks booties which I can put my feet clad in the Down Socks & walk around camp if I so wish. I'll remove the booties B4 crawling into my sleeping bag. They are Red, size Medium, Toughtek sole material. Sadly, they didn't have anything close to Chartreuse.
I have HOT HANDS Toe & Sole chemical warmers
I have bite size bacon which I cooked earlier this morning to munch on throughout the night + fruit/nut/seeds trail mix I'll be munching on. I don't know why I've not carried strips of already cooked bacon with me from day one.
I'll be using the same sleeping bag - REI Magma 10º
Same NeoAir XLite Air mattress
Same Military Gore-Tex Bivvy
Same Tent, a Black Diamond 2-Person Storm Tracker which is a 4-season tent & way too heavy & bulky for me to backpack. When backpacking I'll be carrying my REI Quarter Dome SL 1
I depend on Buff Headgear & my 100% Wool Military Watch cap to keep my head/face/neck warm & protected from the elements. I especially like the versatility of different configurations of my Buff Headgear from just a neck gaiter to a full-face Balaclava.
I depend on my thin lightweight base layer of polypro on my upper torso & legs.
Yes, I have a nice 750 fill long sleeve Down filled jacket I can always put on if needed.
Yes, I have a Gore-Tex windbreaker/rain jacket with me, always.

Most everything is the same including, however, this afternoon there is a patch of snow on rather wet ground. I have two photos of my campsite so you can see the snow on the ground. The forecast temperature tonight is 19º. The ground though cold & wet is soft, not frozen.
I got my tent pitched while it was still light, only 2 other vehicles parked in the area so I figure to be very well social distanced from most everyone even though I'm less than a quarter mile from my parked car.
By the time I was ready to crawl into my sleeping bag, my feet were cold so I put a HOT HANDS toe & Sole warmer between a lightweight polypro bootie & a lightweight polypro sock, then slipped my GooseFeet socks on, crawled into my sleeping bag, zipped it up which was inside my Military Gore-Tex Bivvy - shortly I could feel my feet beginning to absorb the heat & warm. 15-20 minutes later my feet were comfy/toasty warm & they stayed that way all night even though the chemical warmer quit after 4-5 hours. The Sole warmers are advertised to last 9 hours which is an advertising exaggeration. The HOT Hands warmed my feet & my new GooseFeet Down filled socks kept my warm feet comfy warm all night.
Throughout the night I munched on bacon which was cold, though still tasty & my fruit/nut/seed trailmix.
HOT HANDS, chemical Toe & Sole Warmers will be a stock item inside my backpack from now on. Just know/remember they only provide heat for 4-5 hours, 1/2 the advertised claim of 9 hours.
Between the HOT HANDS chemical warmers & my GooseFeet Down Filled socks I'm confident if I'm out in the boonies & Mother Nature turns nasty, I have the shelter, sleeping bag, air mattress, bivvy, & other equipment to be comfy warm on a cold night.
I have no intention of camping out if I believe the temperature is going to drop below 22º. Ideally, I'll camp out when the temperature is 30º or warmer.

@AZClaimjumper
I just bought one of these
https://smile.amazon.com/OCOOPA-Recharg ... ikearizona

I was really just looking for a power brick, but decided to give this thing a try. Shockingly, it works incredibly well, probably 4x hot-hands just on the low setting. It's also a solid 10,000 mah power brick.

After reading an article about cashmere socks this caught my attention: offers eight times the warmth as sheep's wool.
I ordered a pair on Amazon after reading this article to try them out.
https://www.bustle.com/style/the-4-best-cashmere-socks

@Pivo
AFTER you receive your order, Plzzzz give us a review of the socks, what you like, what you dislike, etc?

@AZClaimjumper
I bought the 15.00 Amazon socks. They are not "Thick"; I have worn them around the house, they do wick and are warm. I cannot attest to the ability to keep your tootsies warm while camping.
Perhaps best used as a liner/base layer with another wool sock.
Personally, I feel that a small dog that dives to the foot of your bag is a guaranteed performance.