Review on Stay Warm And Dry This Winter With Korkers Men'S Polar Vortex 1200 Boots - Insulated, Waterproof, And Interchangeable Soles by Jerry Mills

These are some serious snow boots.I am a wherlchair user with limited use of my legs. Since I sit all the time, I was looking at boots aimed to keep my feet warm while being inactive.I found a lot of brands I knew, and many did not rate well for idle time warmth. Several did not offer as much insulation as these do. One or two offered more.Most of those get decent reviews. However, patterns of seams sitting, leaks, not waterproof where common issues. The biggest for many was that while inactive not walking. Snomoniling, hides and or tree stands, ice fishing.Most also used the standard lacing methods. Ever go to tighten your laces to end up breaking or straightening out the lace hooks? I do not have the patience for any of that nonsense. The ultimate worse is breaking a supposed new boot string.These are made in China.However, before you roll your eyes and sigh.The workmanship and quality can be compared to US made, Canadian made, you get the idea.These have the neatest cleanest stitches I have ever seen in any work or snow boots. No loose pieces of thread any place. Inside the boot is just as neatThe layers of the materials are tightly attached. No gaps. No worries that these will leak. The quality of these is impeccable. So not your typical made in China junk. The attention to details on these is second to none.The sole plate concept is brilliant.I do not walk to much, so I can't promise the glue used to mount the somid rubber tread to the bright orange durable plastic backing plate will not possibly come undone at some point unde, it would be simple enough to contact Korker and ask what adhesive they devomend or Google what sticks rubber to plastic.The sole plate can even be screwed together with short screws going from 5he plastic side into the rubber. But not through it. Unless for the ice sole ls with 32 between the pair, carbide studs. Then a few screw tips wouldn't be a big deal.The sole plates really lock or snap into place. You see the orange on the side of the boot, these are the connection points. 6 of them 3 per side then you have the little gripper tongue that you slide into a slot under the toe box. The rubber is thick and feels plenty durable. On the back of the boot s are these nail head shaped studs that stick out a little. The sole has a heavy duty built in rubber pull tab that has a hole that goes over these studs.The soleplate makes solid click when engaged l. And, they are hard but not so hard to take off. Even without the back pulltab the soles should stay on just fine.You get about the same amount of rubber tread as on any other noot. Only you can reorder new soles or get creative and try to make your own version.Or take the sole plates to a shoe cobbler and let them see if they can resole them. Just some ideas.These say -50 on them I have been in temps to -60 that was with lake effect weather and severe winds dropping temps that low, I was more able bodied back then. I had a pair of isolated safety workbopts made in the USA that were made for the weather we got in Rovhester NY. They set me back $250 and lasted over 20 years of hard use.Key to keeping warmer: Wear a warm hat. 80% or more of our entire bodies heat is lost through our head. Keep your ears, and neck warm also.If your played in tshirt, thermals, sweater(s), jacket over your legs and torso. You might think being inside a ice fishing hut, or a hide or covered tree stand might be enough to keep warm. In my case inside m6 house with it about 74 or so degrees.That will not be enough without your head covered.What happens while you sit waiting for that ten pointer, or the fish that is longer that you are tall to happen along. As soon as you sot down or rest. The blood contour legs stops returning to your heart for that time.It is called blood polling. Totally natural and normal. However that means the blood will not be as warm as when you walk. Google exercises to prevent blood polling in the legs. They are simple easy and most of all cam prevent blood clots. Sitting full time is way, way harder than walking folks can imagine. Pressure sores and blood flow and other issues that you can't imagine.So why mention the pooling issue? Not many people know about it.The boots work best with all parts of you warm, especially your head, ears l, and neck. You can test this really easily. While watching TV or Netflix wear a warm watch cap or other warm hat you can cover your ears with and of you have scarf or turtleneck sweater tru that. You might find you can turn down the heat a little. And., that may mean saving some money.Then just remove the hat, and notice your feet get colder . This is with or without footwear on.Your brain while warm under a hat, tells your body generate heat all over. So I imagine. When that toasty hat comes off, now all the heat it trapped is escaping. That is 80% of your heat floating into the space around you.Your brain says OK, stop sending warmth or bloodflow to your extremities. That is why your hands and feet get cold so fast when you go out into cold and you're not wrapped up to keep warm. While sitting your body shuts off all action signals to your legs. The walking action or lifting your toes up and heel down, repeat this with relaxing the foot and the stretching o the leg muscles squeezes the parties holding blood up special one way gate valves of sorts. Like a ladder the bood progresses up back into the blood flow in your torso area 5o return to your heart.So to keep feet warmer in times of less leg activity it helps to understand what mechanics are involved, and what we can do to ensure the best outcome.These are some warm and toasty boots. The last two days I wore my thermals, sweater, and an Ironman knit beanie hat with the flaps and tie strings. Today I did not wear the hat. That 3as 5he only thing I did different My feet were almost comd in the boots.I dislike reviews where the person puts: 1 star. I wish I could put negative stars or zero.And, and that is the review.Others that get m3;Sucks.Oe, waste of money. And so on.Yes my post is long. But, you learned something that zi hope helpsThese offer the perfect amount of warmth when proper attire is worn. I could crank my heat up to a nice warm 85 or so, but who wants to pay that bill?Comfort is amazing. These fit like a pair of tall boot rollerskate/blades, icesslates, snow skiboots, etc. They go half way up the calf on the front.If you normally wear a size 9 for nearly all shoes and many boots to a 9.5 a normal width foot these run true to size.The toevox has ample room. This works well when wearing more socks.Width is spot on for me.The boots are going to be stiff at the bend of the foot into the leg. But. Ni4 anything to bad.Again I don't walk. I roll more than anything.These are very stable and well balanced feeling when zi do stand in them.They don't weigh very much to le. About the same as my dress shoes.These are Snow Boots not safety work boots. No sterltoe. No steel shanks or plates to prevent your feet from being hurt when stepping on ladder rungs or stomping a shover into the ground.The BOA Lacing System.This is brilliant. It is so easy now to tie or tighten my boots.To listen just pull the knob out towards you.Then just loosen and insert foot. No adjustment needed in the kbob pulled out mode.Once your in, push the knob back in.Do Not Turn if you encounter resistance. One direction will not turn. Do not force it.Turn the knob the other way. The cable will start to tighten as you hear a ratchet sound. A series of clicks.To get 5he best results tighten until your happy. Then move around or like I do. Squeeze the boot and tighten a little more.BOA Lacing System is it's own company I believe.Value for the money:If you are looking for a quality snow boot and looking to be inactive more or less this may be a good match for you .I highly recommend these.I paid $239.00 for my boots.Shipping was fast.