NEW! Forty Below® Light Energy™ TR model Overboots
Key Features:
Designed to help insulate trail running shoes and light hiking boots for a variety of applications.
Superlight and Supercompact!
Low profile, and dynamic fit design.
Stretchy nylon covered neoprene foam insulation on sides of foot.
Upper gaiter has stretchy side panels to allow for wide range of clothing and temperature range.
Coated rear calf area to reduce snow buildup and melt through.
Removable closed cell foam bottom inserts to help reduce conductive heat loss.
Light, flexible, and super tough Rubberized nylon sole.
Easy to put on in the cold.
A unique overboot that helps extend the range of trail running and light hiking boots in a variety of cold weather wilderness conditions. With the addition of this dynamic insulated boot cover, you can have a pair of lightweight base footwear be layered on top of, similar to the classic layering system of clothing, now for your feet! The Forty Below Light Energy™ overboots are designed to be a very lightweight and compact insulated boot cover. They are slender fitting- so they are not bulky or cumbersome, stretchy and easy to put on in the cold, and also easy to repair.
There are a wide range of uses, including keeping snow out of your boots, adding insulation around the foot, enabling a set of hiking boots or trail running shoes to be used for lightweight snowshoeing, putting them on as a cover for camp booties while winter snow camping, and many more! We have had several very unique trips that have used the Forty Below Light Energy overboots as part of the development. A very unique trip by Andrew Skurka used two different test pairs on his remarkable Coast to Coast C2C walk, used on over 1,000 miles with his light weight trail shoes in the Midwest States during the winter months with snowshoes. Dave Freeman and The Wilderness Classroom Group used test pairs on a several hundred mile dogsled/snowshoe/ cross country ski trip in Canada. ( see links to these folks websites in our links page). The Cascades Mountain Range , and especially Mt. Rainier which we are located next to, has been our “local use zone”. We have a very long snow season, and have had numerous trips over the past several years with various versions, in a wide range of snow types, and conditions. They have really helped footwear to be used in a much wider environment than without them. Note: It is important to point out that by adding and using these overboots the user must determine the suitability of the set up to be functional for the intended use.
The Forty Below® Light Energy TR model™ are insulated with a stretchy nylon covered closed-cell neoprene foam that is 3mm thick. This provides insulation that doesn’t absorb moisture and is stretchy to allow for a range of different shoe shapes and clothing. The sole uses a thin rubberized fabric that remains flexibility in the extreme cold, such as 40 below temperatures, and provides a small amount of traction.
The upper gaiter has stretchy side panels that accommodate a range of different clothing combinations and is breathable to allow perspiration moisture to escape. The rear calf area of the gaiter is made with a coated nylon fabric, specifically to help reduce the melting of snow seeping through from the snow buildup from snowshoes that gets kicked up. The front closure goes all the way to the toe area, and is 1.5 inch wide hook and loop. Elastic and cord lock top closure with a snap and grab tab.
Two different closed cell foam pads are included for the inside bottom and are removable. This ability to remove and vary the sole insulation gives a wide range of different fits with different footwear, the ability to add or subtract the insulation to vary it according to your needs. You can also add the Forty Below® Simple Slipper™ to your footwear and then put that grouping inside the overboot, and have an even wider use range.
Two other helpful techniques are: 1) add the small flexible heat packets inside, and if you have the type with adhesive on the back of them, just stick them to the inside of the overboot in the toe area as an example. 2) for added traction consider using the rubber and cleat sole products such as from the Get a Grip/ Sure Foot company, and light crampons such as from Kahtoola.
One of the great features of Forty Below® overboots is that they are easy to repair! This is especially helpfull, as crampons and rugged terrain are so hard on everything they come in contact with. Repairing is easily done by simply gluing the poke holes together, using glues such as those for repairing neoprene fishing waders and wetsuits, like AquaSeal from McNett, etc. For repairs while on a trip, use the Forty Below® Repair Patches, which are a special sticky and stretchy tape that works great for repairs during a trip (one is included with the overboot).
Sizes: XS-XXL to fit from Ladies 4 to Mens 16, plus custom sizes available on request.
Weight: approximately 15 ounces per pair size large.
Color: Black
Made In USA!
POSTED FEBRUARY 4, 2010: This product is now "IN-STOCK" made year round and available for shipping immediately.
For Ordering: Please have your shoe brand, model, size, and sole length measurement in inches or cm for us to select the correct size for you. There is a section in the check out of the shopping cart to put these details.
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