By those words Chris, I'm guessing you're a Hemingway fan.

I wore Sorels for two winters in the high artic, working in the oil patch back in 70 and 71. We spent a lot of time at the top end of Elsmere Island, 300 miles south of the pole. It was so cold up there the only time we ever shut down machinery or vehicles was for maintenance. The rest of the time everything was left running 24/7. Felt lined Sorels kept my feet toasty warm through the worst 70 below days. They were comfortable too. We worked 12 hour shifts, always on our feet, so a comfortable boot was a must.

Actually Ol Pam's second home is next door to the ranch I board at. I almost ran her down when she was jogging down the firetrail. I was paying to much attention with a much prettier tuscan italian girl on a equally fast horse racing me. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

It's and induval thing. I bought a pair of Soral's about 1980 and am still useing them. The only grip that I have with them is the soles lack support, it's like waring slippers everwhere. It often bothers me that everyone thinks just because there is a new insulation materials, it's better that the old materials. If you stick to basics dress in layers, including your feet, keep dry and it's easier to stay warm than to get warm. One problem is the felt liner in a pac boot can be removed to dry out, this can be a major problem if you have to ware them for a long time. One advantage with the newer insulation materals boots can be made thinner and have the same insolation value. Like many things you will have to make up your own mind. The 1/16 inch thickness sounds about right for a boot with 400oz. insulation.
Have fun in Hamburg, PA.

And you also use to jump out of perfectly good aircraft in to cold water, which makes all of us keep an extra close eye on you for other ?strange? behavior. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
There are times to dress like the Michelin Man while in Eastern PA but not on an average winter day. The Sorel and Bean type boots do not give you the foot support you need for an every day active type of footwear which is why I think there are better choices for most people who live outside artic type conditions.