Irish Setter Men's Snow Claw XT Waterproof 2000 Gram 15" Extreme Cold Boot

I love these boots. Wore them ice-fishing, and it was 0-15 deg F. I only had a pair of wool socks, and I was never uncomfortable. This was a great surprise since I usually get very cold in the toes. They are very fitting in the calves, but I have big calves so that wasn't surprising. The insulation around the calves is actually warm enough that I simply wore shorter socks and they felt great. They are clunky - which I think is expected in a cold weather boot - but I did not find them inordinately heavy, and I am female. I had them on literally for 18 hours a clip and I never felt the urge to take them off. I highly recommend these to anyone.

I live in the city with the highest snow fall in the nation (as of today). It takes me about 2 hours to clear our driveway, parking area, etc with an open farm tractor, no cab. Ski gloves with hand warmers, face mask, googles, down hood, insulated snow suit all keep me warm, but my toes have been cold for twenty-four years, in spite of insulated boots. Finally, this year I splurged on the Irish Setter Snow Claw. Finally, my toes stay warm! As one reviewer noted, they are clunky; I have to position my foot carefully over the clutch to be sure it doesn't get caught. But, with the thick insulation, that it the way it has to be. The stretch in the front over the instep gives just enough to make walking easy. The aggressive tread prevents slipping. Side zippers work fine and make getting the boots on and off relatively easy, although I do recommend a boot jack. (If you don't know what that is, look it up and get or make one.) In summary, I am delighted. Perfect for my purpose.

I haven't worn these in the cold, yet, so I can't comment on their performance, However, I thought it'd be useful for you to know that you'll probably want to order a larger size than normal. I typically wear a 13D. I ordered these in a 13EE and they fit perfect. I don't anticipate having to wear three pairs of wool socks with these boots since there is 2000 grams of Thinsulate, but if I did, 13EE would be too narrow. One good pair of wool socks, these fit great! I can't wait to get out in the freezing temps! Amazon, of course, destroyed everyone else in price. I wasn't targeting these specific boots, but when I saw the price, it was a no-brainer to buy them here. On a side note, be sure you know how high these boots are going to sit on your legs. These come up pretty high. Great for warmth, but may not be what you're expecting if you're used to lower rising boots.

There's a lot of reviews here that say "order these large" - so I did - I have a 10.5 and I ordered these in an 11.5... and I could darn near walk out of them! They absolutely did not run small. (so I returned them - Amazon is the best!)Anyhow - here's some other thoughts - these boots, while they have 2000g of insulation in them are likely NOT as warm as boots with 1200 or 1400 - IF your feet get cold. What I mean is - these boots distribute the insulation from the tip of the toe, though out the foot, past the ankle and all the way up the calf. "The whole boot" is insulated where as many of those other boots with the bulbous foot and then just rubber upper place all the insulation in just the foot up to the ankle.For me - that matters - all my hunting and cold weather gear covers my leg clear down to the ankle and the part of me that I fight to keep warm is the foot (toes). So - despite the fit issue, these would have been sent back anyhow. I'll pick up another pair of Irish Setter's here on Amazon - but stick with the more traditional rubber boot - all the insulation in the foot.And a closing thought - while I liked the idea of the zipper on the side - in practice the 5 or 6 times I used it while trying them on every single time it caught on the material under it in the boot and was frustrating... imagining some mud and ice in the equation and I'm not sure it's such a great idea.

These boots are Great! Bought for my husband, he loves them! These were used but we sure couldn't tell they looked brand new. Excellent price and received them very very fast! I ordered half size larger than normal size and they fit perfect! Thank you!

My goal was to save money & have a nice winter boot to keep my feet warm. I did some research online to see how these boots fit other people & very glad I did. I bought these 1 size larger & they fit great, look great & the price is right. Awesome boots.

The boot legs are too small. I could not zip up the boot because it was too small on the legs.

Fast delivery! Excellent product, exceptional boots. I can't advise about hiking in them. they are heavy and bullet proof. Have not used them yet (I live in FL) but I have a cross country motorcycle trip planned with a lot of camping scheduled, during the months of OCT through NOV from Maine to Oregon (And back to FL), and these boots will keep me warm (Really warm) , dry, and safe while crossing the mountains, and traveling off road with my dual sport bike on wilderness side trips. I made a similar trip years ago and my feet got wet and very, very cold crossing the Serra Mountains. On a motorcycle, you always have a wind-chill issue--the wind speed is the speed of your bike. I will not do that again. I spent a month reviewing reviews all types of water proof-cold weather boots--biker, military, hunting, hiking, and work boots and their prices. Irish Setter's Snow Claw is the best there is in the market place, and certainly better than any cold weather motorcycle boot available. For the price and what they can endure, its the best deal there is.