Another great 'Vicky article'. Love them!
I grew up on a homestead in the Copper River Valley. Now that gets cold! I spent hours outdoors, skating, mushing dogs, getting wood, hunting, you name it. Never froze a single finger or toe or was even uncomfortable. The secret? Ahtna-made moose hide mukluks and mitts. No lie: 50 and 60 below and never got cold once. I put thick wool felt insoles in the mukluks and wore thinner mittens inside the moose-mitts and that did the trick. Hey, it worked for the Ahtna people for thousands of years. And if you want to keep your toes warm indoors all winter get a pair of moosehide moccasin slippers. The hand made ones with beaver fur around the tops.