In addition to the reviews on our site, Scott Oeth of Bull Moose Patrol has an excellent review on Bunny Boots that is worth a read. So be sure to call us if you need a size not shown as it might have just come in and this will be your lucky day! Military Bunny Boots Reviews Same story with hard-to-find bunny boots in extra narrow, narrow, or extra wide widths. Miner and Bata bunny boots size 12 and size 11 are tough to come by so sometimes they sell before we list them on our website. We usually have a good selection in sizes 5 to 15. So we recommend men order a half size smaller and women two sizes smaller than their normal size.
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Bunny Boots Sizingīunny boots are only available in men’s full sizes and they run large. If you want them to keep your feet warm - and we think you do - keep them closed. That’s the only time you need to open the air valves to make sure the air pressure between the sealed rubber walls that sandwich the boot insulation and the outside air doesn’t cause the boots to rupture. Just ignore them unless you plan to take them on an airplane. There’s all kinds of confusion about those valves. So the soldiers there dubbed their ultra-warm clodhoppers ‘Bunny Boots’! It’s brown fur turns white in winter to blend in with the snow and it has big, fluffy ‘snowshoe-like’ back feet. Now no good boot should have to suffer such a name! The Snowshoe Hare is common around the Fort Greely Army Garrison in Alaska. How original of our military! They were both originally designed by the Navy Clothing and Textile Research Center (Natick, MA) for use during the Korean War. Their cousins, black Mickey Mouse boots, have the same name except they are ‘Type I’ for less cold conditions. troops that wear them, call bunny boots by their official name of ‘ Extreme Cold Vapor Barrier Boots (Type II)’. Rubber wedges on front of toe and back of heel lock into military-standard ski and snowshoe bindings.Waterproof rubber vapor barrier is sealed so no moisture from outside the boot - or your sweaty foot inside the boot - gets in to compromise the insulative qualities of the air and wool felt sandwiched between each layer.Thick insulation (2 layers of 1/2″ thick wool felt) in the footbed to prevent heat loss standing on ice or frozen ground.Roomy toe box for thick, wool socks and flexibility so you can wiggle your toes.Call or email if ordering more than 1 to check inventory availability. These Miner and Bata bunny boots are in used condition and will show signs of age and use. You’ll especially appreciate them when you’re not moving a lot.
Wear them hunting, snowmobiling, ice fishing, snowshoeing, working in the oilfields, whatever you’re doing in the bitter cold.
Used, with cracks, discoloration in the rubber, may not be matching dates, USED.īunny boots are extreme cold temperature boots that will keep your feet warm down to -60° F in cold dry weather in snow or ice conditions.