I have some Sorel Caribou boots rated to -40f with a removable liner for drying by the fire and the seams were sealed up with some hot tar/rubberized. These are what I'd recommend, personally, as they're just tough as nails boots you can probably pass on to your grandkids!

 

Foot Moisture is the cause.

Wool Socks, or change cotton socks 3x per day.
Smother the wounded are w/ athletes foor cream.

Alternate boots /shoes every other day - so they have time to dry inside.
Stuff old newspaper in the boot (when not wearing it) to dry it out.
"Oder eater" insoles keep it dryer.

It can get serious, if the sore gets deep a major infection can start.

 

i appreciate the advice.

 

I appreciate it. Are these boots sold online?

 

That sounds like the start of trench foot.

It doesn't matter how dry your feet are once they are out of the boot.

The problem is they are sitting in wet/damp while in your boot.

Change socks and dry feet twice a day. Use foot powder to keep dry.

Use a sock that wicks moisture away from feet. Wool over cotten has been used for years.

Get a good boot, one that fits properly.

Believe it or not trench foot took out more soldiers in WW I than shelling did. So dont play around with this stuff, if you lose your feet in a SHTF situation you're dead.

 

wash and clean your feet daily and then powder them at night and wear socks with powders ..plus everything else people have told you to do ..

add okeefe working foot cream also to the daily grind after you come home from work and let the feet dry out a little bit ..

 

also:

at the end of the day put these in your shoes

take a couple coffee filters and fill em up with baking soda, leaving enough room to pull the top together and secure with a rubber band, making a pouch. (the really big coffee filters restaurants use work best size-wise, and i recommend about 2 layers so they don't tear so easy).

they'll absorb odors and moisture. I use them in all my shoes and boots. I had been developing an odor problem in my work shoes from moisture getting in, the baking soda pouches took care of it!

 

now that a good idea thank you ..i learned something new today

 

Annother simple solution is to where shoes in genreal less often...

Ie, when at home, take the shoes off right away and change your socks.... and leave it like that.

My old man has run into this a cupple times and I have myself and letting your feet dry out and stay dry for longer periods of times helped along with the changing of socks 3 times a day... ( after each meal.. but then I work for several hours before breakfast. )